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ESTABLISHED 1904. YOL. 13. NO.
President Calls America to A&ion
to Defend Democracy Against
German Ruthlessness.
Washington April 3 After President Wilson's nil dross, 5 far
tin's hill in the Senate and the Flood Hill in the House declaring
that a stale of war exists between Germany and the United States
were referred to foreign affairs committees in tiotli brunches. Holh
committees met at ten o'clock this morning and decisive action is
expected soon. No action has been taken agninr-t Austria but the
Senate has not accepted Tarnow the new Austrian ambassador.
Washington, April !5. The people of the United States are deter
mined to tolerate no longer the outrages committed by Germany's das
tardly methods of warfare. The President of the United States in his
address before Congress pleaded for an immediate declaration of-war
against Germany. President Wilson said:
"Germany stands as a menace to t lie world's peace.
"Our rights as Americans, the sons and daughters of men who
fought and bled for liberty, are much more precious than peace.
"We will fight for democracy and enter into the battle dedicating
our lives, our fortunes, in fact everything that we have; to save piotect
and honor the principles which gave birth to the American eagle and
which brought peace and happiness into the land of Liberty. With God
helping her she can do no more.
"This will not be a wai against the German people either in Ger
many or in the United States, but against the ruthlessness of the Ger
man submarine campaign which is the cause of slaving Americans with
out warning.
"This inhuman method of warefare has swept aside every restric
tion to civilized warfare. It is now a warfare on Germany's part against
all mankind.
"The United States can no longer submit to the inhuman methods
of warfare which is killing our citizens. Therefore we will rise to the
support of our sacred rights as a nation standing for liberty.
"Members of Congress, I advise you to exert all of your power in
placing this country in a state of defense; recruit the army up to
strength of 000,000 men; rush the building of submarine destroyers and
carefully guard all lines of invasion and manufacturing plants in our
domains.
"We will use all our resources to bring Germany to terms of peace.
We mrst use our destroyers and dreadnoughts in keeping clear all the
lanes of ocean travel whereby supplies can be furnished to the armies of
the Allies operating in Europe- and foodstuffs in abundance be sent to
the peeple of the Entente powers.
"We are now about to gaze into the face of Mars the God of war
and perhaps enter into battle with a natural foe. The standards of
Liberty will be launched against Prussian autocracy.
"We will conduct our operations whatever they maybe, without
mission but with proud punctilio
standards have been built upon.
"Absolute Hight and Fair play.,'
Two hazardous motor climbing
records for this venr on Kauai, were
broken last week bv the Advertiser
Pilot Car. The car piloted by
Thomas O. Duggan, was driven to
the base of Pun Ka Pele and be
yond a half mile and to the spill
way falls on the Olokele canyon
road.
This feat was not without nu
merable difficulties. Jvquipped with
pick and shovels, the party in
many places built portions of road
way so that the car could navigate
over the washed out stretches to
the regular travel road. On the
Pun Ka Pele trip the rear wheels
of the car were buried on one
occasion when the portion of the
road collaped.
The pick and shovel soon had
the cat cleared sufficientlv so that
with tremendous pulling power on
the part ot the motor the little
Dodge car climbed out of the hole
back on to the trail.
The mileage which was recorded
from the mam belt road to the
base of Pun Ka Pele was 9.2 miles.
At one point near Puu Ka Pele
at which the visitor gets his first
glimpse of the beautiful Waimea
canyon, the car was driven to the
edge ot the grassy point and pho
togi iphed with the canyon in the
backgiouud. An exceptionally fine
scenic effect is teen ft om the top
of Puu Ka Pele and with a drive- j
KAUAI'S SCENIC POINTS
REVEALED BY PILOT GAR
LIHUE, KAUAI,
always observing what the nations
way in repair, the trip will be one
of the greatest assets as a tourist
attraction on the Island.
HAZARDOUS CIJ.MB MAD IS
In like manner was the trip
made up the long hazardous nar
row road bordering the Olokele
canvon. The road is in remark
ably fine condition. A half mile
or so below the spillway from Olo
kele ditch where the excess water
starts on its precipous plung to the
bottom or the canvon, the pilot
car party went abend to reconoiter
for the possibilities of driving
farther.
From the ditch house it was
found that motor travel was closed
on account of a foot bridge which
spanned a small mountain stream.
The party then set to work and
built a road over the ditch and
drove the car up to the spillway
falls and as evidence to prove their
claims, placed the wheels of the
car in the fust plunge of water for
a photograph.
The partv which is composed of
J. P. Ness, automobile editor ol
the Adv rtiser, W. F. Kilciiue, of
the Advertiser staff ae on a tour
of exploiation throughout the Gar
den Ishud. lSverv point of inter
est cm the Island will be visited by
the party ami photographs taken
togethe: with the compiling of data
1.
(Continued on page 6)
TERRITORY OF HAWAII, TUESDAY.
ROWN CASE NOW
A decision in the case of Henry
C. Hrown against Henry W. Kin
ney, Superintendent of Public In
struction, will be rendered by Judge
Dickey early next week.
"The only question which re
mains to be answered in the mind
of Judge Dickey in rendering the
decision is:
Was there the proper official no
tice given Mr. Hrown by the super-
itendent of public instruction re
lative to the former's discharge and
did the proceedings before the de
pnrmcnt of public instructions Au
gust M, li)l(3, constitute a proper
hearing?
Judge Dickey, it will be remem
bered in a recent case, decided in
favor of Mr. Hrown. At the request
if Attorney General 1. M. Stain
tack, the ease was reopened and
the new hearing was held March 31.
Hrown's defense was not put on.
Mr. Kinney was suminond from
Honolulu, accompanied by Mr.
Stainhack. On the stand, the su
perintendent of. public instruction
testified that the board had given
Mr. Hrown a hearing in Honolulu
August 14 and it was at this time
that they decided that the charges
igainst the Waimea principal were
substantiated to such an extent, that
they decided that he should be
dripped from the staff of the
schools.
Mr. Hrown in the present suit
begs the court that it order the de
partment of public instruction to
reinstate him. Although no inkling
is given out as to the expected de
cision of Judge Dickey, many on
Kauai are of the opinion that Mr.
Hrown will be reinstated through
the order of the court.
Senate Balks At Case
The following is from the Hono
lulu Advertiser:
Hy inference, the senate voted
vesterdav that it was unwise to
carry the case of the Browns of Li-
hue into the courts, over the head
of the superintendent of public in
struction.
Without a dissenting vote Sen
ator Desha's bill No. 61, which
proposed to allow a teacher an ap
peal to i lie supreme court from a
decision of dismissal by the depart
ment, was tabled
"Under the present system,
says the report of the committee,
a teacher is employed by the de
partnient of public instruction for
one year. At the end of that year
it is optional with the department
whether or not the teacher is to be
'employed again, and if he orslieis
i so employed a new contract is is-
isued:
1 he contract in eacli instance
provides 'a teacher miv be dis
missed from the service for a cause,
i after a hearing of the case befo
the department or authorized agent
of the department.' The contract
itself therefore recognizes the prin
ciple that a person should be dis
charged without the chance for a
hearing.
"As the contract is only from
vear to year, if an appeal were al
lowed to th; supreme court, or a
hearing before the supreme court
directly, it might result in no de
cision being reached until tne con
tract had expired.
"For the above reasons the com
mittee recommends that the bill be
tabled."
Easter Service
There will be a special ISaster
service this comiin Sunday at the
Lihue Union church with appro
priate special music and floral dec
orations. During the week Holy Week
theie will be Vesper services every
aftermr n at 4 p. m.; brief devo
tioeal ei vices to which all are
cordmllv invited On Good Friday
tln.it w 11 be service at the regular
chtinh 'vice hour. 11 a. m. iu
eotUKcuou with which the Lords
Supper will be administered-.
EARING
DECISION
APRIL 3, 1917
'GUARD BULL ft
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BRAND SUCCESS
Possibly in no place in the world
was gathered so many representa
tives of the world's racial "melt
ing pot" as was seen at the mili
tary ball which marked the formal
opening of the Mlnie armory Sat
urday night.
With the greater ' part of the
world in a turmoil of wars and the
United States now on the brink of
entering the European conflict, the
military bearing of the officers n
their white uniforms and the khaki
clad guardsmen who exhibited the
results of careful training gave to
the occasion a sense of stern dig
nity and forcefullness of power.
Music-was in abundance and the
manv who motored miles to the
affair entered into the spirit of the
dance which maiked one ot the
biggest successes in military enter
tainment yet held on Kauai.
One of the striking features was
the infonnallitv of the evening's
dances'.Eve'rvone dancea and those
who had learned the latest fads in
graceful dances and turns were
not in a class by themselves. For
the elderly couples were not to be
outdone bv the vounger in their
keeping with modern dance tech
nique, and it was a treat to sec so
many couples holding to the regu
lation two step and waltzes.
The armorv was beautifully dec
orated and in symmetry of design
had the mark of military 'prepared
ness stamped all over it. The
streamer effect was worked out
splendidly and many congratula
tions for the earnest and hard work
of preparing the hall for the dance
was received by Jack Horner and
his aides from the guests at the
dance.
The refreshment booth was kept
busy iu the earlier part of the
evening when the wind apparently
died down and the hall grew
trme warm, l he ladies who so
kindly offered their services as dis-
pensois of the refreshments, han
died the situation splendidly.
the music in its variation, was
played and arranged without
hitch. The Fourth Regiment band
under the leadership of bandmas-
Souza, the Kealia Filipino Orches
tra and Peter Malina's troup of
Hawaiian musicians arranged and
delivered their dance renderations
with just enough lapsing time to
hold the dancers in the spirit of
always ' one more dance "
The exhibition drills hy two
squads from Company D and two
squads from Company IS under the
command of Capt. IS. Kopke was
the event of the evening. The
picked company iu their first drill
with bayonets unshielded, decipt
e:! to just what advantage tfie ritle
sword is put in time of actual bat
tle where foe meets foe' hand to
hand,
With a step and carriage of
regular., the company in its second
exhibition, marched into the hall
with a regularity of alertness and
military bearing that gave evidence
of perfect instruction, In the close
ord r drills executed from company
front into squad and plantoon
formations the crack company
moved with the piecision and uni
on of the verteran soldier.
That about 5400 will be realized
ifoi the benefit of the guardsmen
in the estimate of tue treasurer of
the entertainment committee,
SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $2.50
TODAY'S A! LATEST
NEWS BY WIRELESS
Washington Five llnwaiians are believed to have drowned
when the armed American steamer A zee was torpedoed without
warning by a German submarine off the coast of France. They
are Julian H. Macoinbcr and Charles Pinaole of Honolulu; Ekilia
Kaoki, Tato Davis anil H. K. Price of Hawaii. Several members
of the United States navy who were on the steamers as gun crews
are reported to have been drowned.
Hilo James Kuzezek was cut to' pieces near the Standard Oil Com
pany's railroad crossing in this city when he was struck with a train.
' Honolulu Queen biliuokalani will welcome the Senators at her
lninie, Washiiigsun Place.
Honolulu The house in a session this morning approved universal
military training and went on record as endorsing the Chamberlain bill
which is now before Congress in the special session.
Luin Wai Pi, a Chinese mi reliant was arrested here today on a
charge of having opium in his possession. The haul was valued at
ijSOO. Customs OHieers Nicoll, Miller and Oliviera made the arrest.
(Continued
FAYE WENS OUT
In a session which lasted about
thirty minutes the jury in the cir
cuit court returned a verdict in the
aye vs. Knudseu case in favor of
II. P. Faye, manager of the Keka
ha Sugar Company at five-thirty
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The jury held that all of the
land which lies in vicinity of the
Waimea district extending from the
government road to the sea and
which was purchased by Mr. Faye
fi-iitii tlifi n ninl.i i, i nct.itn llwl
property of Mr. Faye and that the
land which is occupied by the Gai
den Island Honey Company is in
cluded in the title of the property
which he purchased. It is expected
that Attorney Olson, acting for IS.
A. Knudsen will note an appeal to
the supreme court.
The suit which was brought by
Mr Faye against the Garden Island
Honey Company for action to quite
title has aroused a great amount of
interest on Kauai. It involves the
strip of land mentioned above on
which the Waimea plantation have
their stables and a lower stretch on
which is located the Garden Island
Honey Company The Honey Com
pany have been using a road
through the portion of property
leased by them from Mr. Knudsen.
When the sale of the lands was
perfected by Mr. Faye, he closed
the road up, claiming that all the
property which was occupied by
the honey company was included in
the sale which took in the private
road.
Mr. Knudsen 's claim was that
the land was the property of the
late Wnldeniar Knudsen who was
entitled to the land through adverse i
pos.-essio;i. In charging the jury
Judge Dickey presented seven forms
of verdicts which would suit the
rendcrition of a verdict in the" case.
Attorneys Alexander I Jndsay and
John W. Catheart of Honolulu re
presented Mr. Faye.
Palm Sunday Service
Appropriate for the occasion,
Lihue Union church was beauti
fully decorated in palms of many
kinds, on Sunday; fresh, and cool
and restful. The music was un
usually fine, especialh a solo by
Mrs. Ahana. and a verv stirring
and melodious anthem, musically
as well as verbally descriptive of
the triumphal entry into erusalme.
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What will be the duties of the
National Guard on Kauai in eent
of a declaration of war and an or
der of mobilization?
This is the question which is be
ing asked in every circle on Kauai
today and which is now popular
the subject for debate.
Although there has been no offi
cial information received on Kauai
relative to the mobilizing of the
National Guard units on this Is
iand, there is every probability of
an order being received shortly a
fter the formal declaration of war
is announced.
The majority of the contingents .
on Kauai are readv to go into the
field .t a monent's notice. Al
though there is a shortage of equip
ment owing to inadequate storing
facilities until the armorv was built
the Hawaiian Department w.iich
would command the forces are in a
position to equip the guardsmen.
It has been reported from the
good authority that the Kauai con
tingents would stand in readiness
in the event of mobilization, to
move to Honolulu, The regiment
as a whole would probably not
move but, battalions would be sent
into field seivice and act iu co
operation with the regular army
on Oahu, When a battalion has
been fully trained and prepared for
actual service it perphaps would
return to Kauai and the home bat
talions would relieve it on Oahu in
the training camp.
It is not likely that a order for
sudden mobilization wouid be re
ceived here. Time would be perhaps
giving for the arranging of com
mercial affairs so that the present
work now' i it operation would not
be forced to halt.
That much will be expected from
the "boys of Kauai" is evidenced
in glowing report which was re
turned by Major Lincoln, inspector
of Militia Affairs, following the
inspection ot the Kauai regiment,
When the troops in Hawaii have
been trained for a period and are
fully instructed iu camp and field
life, it is said in certain circles tlu.t
the guard then will be demobilized
and ordered to hold themselves In
readiness at the call of the com
mander of the Hawaiian Department.
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