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ESTABLISHED 1904. VOL. 13. NO. 39. LIHUE. KAUAI, "TERRITORY OF HAWAII, TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 25, 1917 SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $2.50 PER YEAR 5 CENTS PER COPY he i-: aa- i, 1 v, r- FILIPINOS ATTEMPT TO On Tucsdny night lust, four Fili pinos belonging t o tho Kapahi homesteads, walked into the house of one Mariano, a Filipino, in Kea lia, and while two of them covered Mariano with revolvers the other two grabbed Mariano's wife and carried her into' a waiting automo bile just outside the hottsc. When tho two men who hold thp guns turned to follow their companions, Mariano made a rush at them. One of the gun men. Guan Gamboa by name, turned and opened fire on Mariano, hitting him in the thigh. A crowd quickly gathered at the sound of the shooting, and taking in tho situation, rushed the des peradoes, who, realizing their game was up, released the woman, and fled in the machine. Juan Gamboa, who did the shoot ing, and two of the other men came to Lihue where they were later iden tified by officer Cobacha and placed under arrest. The other man sur rondeied himself to tho police at Kealia. " ' Tho wounded man was taken to the hospital at Kealia where it ' was found that his wound was not of a very serious nature. Gamboa has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon . The other men will have to stand trial on a charge of attempted kid napping. Headquarters of the Red Cross Moved Beginning Thursday, Sept. 27th, tho headquarters of the Lihue Auxi liary of tho American Red Cross will be in the Armory. The ladies who have been meeting at the lanai in the church grounds are request ed to meet at the Armory instead. The Armory will be open for work every Thursday from 9 a. m. to 12 M. and from 2 p. m. to 5 p. m., also every Mondiy from 9 to 12. ''! Failed to Make Good Last Sunday afternoon the passers by on the iColoa road saw a crowd gathered by the road side near the Puhi camp evidently intent on some unusual interest. A closer exami nation rcYealed tho fact that a Jap anese laborer, outfitted with a rope and a ladder was preparing to hang himself to a near-by tolephonepole, and was only waiting till he got a big enough crowd to go ahead with the show. Various emotions were betrayed by the, onlookers; some wore very such alarmed, while some were moved onlf to a mud indifference It is said that the man's wife was the least concerned of all ; per haps she know that it was all a bluff; or perhaps her only fearwas that ho wouldn't do it. Howevor that may be, ho didnt. The crowd melted away; he took his rope and his ladder and went home; but everything is still avail ble for another occasion. A Pretty Wedding A very sweet though quiet wed ding was that of Amy K. Mahikoa of Kalihiwai to Win. C. Bdrtfeld of Honolulu, a t the Lihuo Union Church Saturday afternoon with Rev. J. M. Lydgate officiating. The brido was very charming in white crepe do chine. Only tho im mediate family friends were prcsont. Tho bridal couple took theKinau for town immediately after tho cere mony, where Mr. Bortfeld is a res ponsible employe of tho Rapid Tran sit Co. A Correction A mistake was made in last week's paper in regard to the classification of grades Vl-VII in the Lihuo schools. There arc G8 pupils in the two grades under two teachers. The principal does departmental work. Tho total enrollment Sept. 18th was 395 with moro expected to enter. KIDNAP The Community Nurse And What She Finds Miss Kuhlig the new disti ict nurse has been here long enough to begin to liocome familiar with the condi tions, and to realize, in some meas ure at least, ihe lines of most necessary sorvicn to tho community on tho part of a trained nurse The following is tho outcome of an in formal interview a fow days ago. oho. finds that it will be, by all means, the most feasible to work out from the schools as the best way to get hold of tho children and through them of the home. Also through the children tho coming generation is being helped, in the formativo stage, rather than the departing in a fixed and un recep tive stage. She has been devoting her at tention for tho last few days to the receiving room of the Lihue school, down near the mill. Here, as a sample, in a room of 70 children, 25 are seriously affected with ring worm, a contagious disease, and one with scabies, or itch, a much moro serious contagious disease. The urcvalenco of these diseases in a crowded school means that the whole lot of children are subject to the infection. Immediate measures are taken to treat the disease, and to segregate the children, generally by keep ing them at homo for a few days, until the" danger of infection has passed away. The nurse .accom panies the children to thoir homes and inaugurates the treatment and explains tho same to the mother. Another crying evil that calls for prompt attention in these schools is the matter of unclean heads. Some of them are fairly swarming. few thorough treatments with kerosene will generally cure the trouble, but it needs to be followed up for some time to make sure that thero will be no recurrence Defective teeth is an almost uni versal condition among tho chil dren here. In the case of this par ticular lot of children, 70 of them, practically every one of them has defective teeth, many of them in very bad shape. The children need professional attention. To" be sure most of them are first teeth, but decayed and defective' first teeth, mean defective second teeth and mis-shapen mouths; a life inheri tance of defect and suffering. The causes of theso conditions are perhaps unsuitable food, in part condensed milk nutrition in infancy perhaps; but mainly it is a matter of simple neglect. Many of the children have never had a thing done for them in tho way of the care of tho teeth. The treatment, of course, should involve the two lines of presont remedy, and preventive caro for the future. As a 'rule Miss Kuhlig finds a very ready spirit of cooperation on the part of the, parents as soon as' they realize that it is all in the in terest of their children ; of course it requires some tact and some pa tience to convince tligm of this. Poi Lunch And Shower . A novel social affair in two sec tions was given by Mrs. W. N. Stewart past Friday with Lulu Webor as the guest of honor. Section one was a very choice poi lunch, in tho most approved Hawa iian style after the manner of tho Aliis of old, with every dainty that they ever knew and some that they didn't. Following tho lunch a coat hang er shower was sprung on Miss Lulu Weber. In a dainty chariot of green and white, with a kewpio in com mand of the reins, little Anna Gladys Stowart brought in load after load of beautiful, daintily per fumed coat hangers, o f various shapes and siczes and colors, which were tho subject of much admira tion. The balance of the afternoon was devoted mainly to cards. Thero were eighteen guests, and it was a very delightful affair. Mrs. Isonberg has kindly given "The Wonder Book" to tho Lihue public school. It is a gift much appreciated, as it is a most valuable edition for both teachers and pupils. Kauai Man Goes To the Front II. S. Padgett, former steam plow engineer of Makawcli, is a member of the second British contingent destined for service in Franco who left on the Niagara last Friday. In a letter to tho Garden Island Mr. Padgett stated that ho had join ed the second British contingent and would leaye on the Niagara for British Columbia. ' Ho stated that he would be sent to Quebec to ovor hall traction engines for the war, and that he would probably be sent from there to France. Last Sunday's Ball Game Sunday's game at McBrydc be tween the homo team and KoloaB was fast and snappy. The McBryde played a clever fielding game and combined with the masterful pitch ing of Nobuto held tho Koloas down to one run and three hits. Nobuto worked in big league style and had the Koloas at his mercy. His broth er Nobuichi, behind the bat caught a good game. A. Perreira at first was one of the bright spots of the game. He fielded like a veteran, and his one handed catch was a treat. Takeuchi and Spalding also plaved a stellar game at short and se"cond. Takeuchi knocked down rt liner from Almeidas bat which was good for a hit. Doi, the fleet-footed left fielder of the McBryde was Johnny on spot as a Hy chaser. He raced over to center in tho third inning and caught Waialealo fly, and again in the seventh, he robbed Andrade of his hit which lookeiV like a sure homer. The rest of tho boys, also played well and deserve recognition. A. Reis who was on the firing line in the first inning for the Koloa was yanked out in onc.-th.ird inning after hittingaman walking one and making two wild pitches. Mitsu came to the rescue and pitched a good game but their inability to hit the ball safely suffer ed a defeat which meant much to them. Score, McBryde 10. Koloa 1. . LIHUE VS. MAKAWELI Game forfeited by Lihuo. Old Acquaintance Prospering Many of tho old kamaainas will remember the Sweetsers who used to live in Lihue ten or a dozen years ago. They are now located in Ber keley wh'ere he is ono of the lead ing men connected with the con struction of Stato Highways. Some years ago appropriations amounting to some eighty-two millions were made by Congress for public high ways, and it is in connection with tho administration of this fund that Mr. Swcetser is employed. He has a very responsible position that takes him over the States of Cali fornia; Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. ' Don t Neglect to Report In regard to the mattor of vital statistics, referred to in our last is sue; it is imperative that births, deaths and marriages bo promptly reported to tho local agont of tho Board of Health, generally the Doc tor. Failure to do so exposes the negligent to the liability of legal penalty. ' This report should be made by those most nearly concern ed and should be made promptly. Wo fancy that there is a good deal of neglect in this matter es pecially in regard to births and a mong tho last intelligent classes, mainly because of entire ignorance of the requirement. Married Cable news has been received of tho marriage of Leslie Wishard to Miss Mary Ronton at Berkeley on tho 19th of September. Miss Ronton is the second daugh ter'of Mr. and Mr3. Henry Ronton of Union mill, Kohala; a very attractive and lovable girl. She is at present an undergraduate student of the University of California. Tho friends of both parties are very much pleased with tho union. Tho Garden Island adds its con gratulations and good ivishes. local and Personal Notes 0. A. Nelson and family of Nu wiliwili arc camping at Hanalei. Mrs. E. W. Jordan of Honolulu & ma'king a somewhat lengthy visit with Mrs. 0. II. Wilcox. Mrs. Weber gave a quiet lunch party, suitable for the day, at La wn i Beach last Sunday for Silbuir Purvis and her daughter Lulu. A vorv fine set of Stevenson's Works complete, beautifully illus trated and excellently bound, 1ms been added to the Lihue library. Mrs. E. H. W. Broadbentand Alice Broadbent went to town on Saturday 'sboat. They return home tomorrow morning. Mrs. E. W. Jordan of Honolulu was the guest of Miss Elsie Wilcox for a trip to Hanalei on Monday. Mr. James Clapper of tho Kauai Garage spent a fow days in Hono lulu last week, returning home Friday by the Mauna Loa. Mrs. Burke and Mrs. Lake of Ka paa, acoonlpanicd by Miss Mum ford, spent tho week end front Fri day till Sunday afternoon at Ku kaua the delightful mountain home of Mr and Mrs. Isonberg. Otto Johnson, of Lihue, plead guilty to burglary in the second de gree last week and was sentenced to not less than seven months or more than ten years. He stole a, gallon of wine valued at SI. 30. An honor breakfast followed by cards and a guest towel shower is thelatest novelty in social ameni ties'. This is the original new de parture made by Mrs. Crawford: Tuesday last for Lulu Weber. ..Miss Fisher, the last ol the Kau ai High School teachers to arrive, came by tho Mauna Loa Friday. Kauai High has now its full quota of teachers, six in number besides the principal, Mr McClusky. Mr. Sinclair Jiobinson returned to Kauai last week with his bride. They will live at the Pakala homo which has been entirely renovated and improved for them. This new homo and all that it will mean so cially and beneficially will be cordi ally welcomed by the community. The youngest Lydgate boy, fami liarly known as Peachcr, fell from a tree on Saturday afternoon and fractured his shoulder seriously. An Xray picture showed.three lines of cloavage, so that he will be laid up for some time. He is doing well but demurs at being kept still. Rev. Akaiko Akana has come to Kauai as the advance agent of the Religious Education Campaign that will bo conducted here during the next few weeks. An outline forecast of tho plans and purposes of this campaign reached us too late for this issue but will be a prominent fca hire of next weeks edition. Miss Silburn Purvis arrived on the Mauna Loa Friday last. She is the guest of Miss Lulu Weber. On Wednesday last Mrs. Weber gave a tea for her daughter Lulu to .which some 30 ladies were invited. Miss Purvis was to have been the guest of honor on this occasion together with Miss Lulu, but failed to ar rive, much to the disappointment of her friends. Woman's Food Commission Miss Elsio II. Wilcox has been appointed chairman of the Kauai branch of the Women's Committee of theTprritorial Food Commission. Local committees of women in each district will soon be ftrganized, who will undertake to interest everyone who can be reached m this impor tant movement for the Conservation ot Foods. Mrs. Russell of the Young Women's Christian Association, who has so ably conducted classes in Honolulu recently will come to Kauai in November to give demon strations in bread-making and food economy in general. Hazing Abolished At a meeting of tho senior class at Punahou, held at the opening of tho term, it w a s decided to abolish entirely tho old -custom of hazing the freshmen for which the freshmen are duly grateful. Red Cross Activity At The Coast .Mrs, Wishard, who is just back from the Coast, reports that we aren't in it at all in the matter ol Red Cross activity and War enthu siasm, along with the people at the Coast. There, it isn't a mutter of one day a week, but all the time, and everywhere, and under all cir cumstances; on the street, in tin cars, on the ferries, in the social call, at meals, at public affairs, in church, at concerts, everywhen and always people are working on Red Cross supplies. For a while tho university students kept at it during recitations and lectures, bill finally the professors ruled it out on account of the disturbing click of the needles. All the principal department stores have regular Red Cross De partments, where a whole section, or a whole lloor, is given up to Red Cross interests. All necessary sup plies are available there and a Red Cross export is in waiting, a train ed nurse or other representative, to give instruction and assistance to any who need it. Any one who comes yi may sit down and do Red Cross work of any ono of the various kinds as long as convenient, and tho finished work is taken care f and forward ed to the proper headquarters. They aro no longer making band ages and tho simpler things, but now they are mostly working on sets of outfit, consisting of sixteen different articles, containing among other things; two suits of pajamas, cotton and wool, a sweater, a nigh tingale, night shirts, batli robe, etc. These thing are all made un into standard packages, ready to be given out. Ono of tho most difficult things to get made is woolen socks for the aviation corps. They must be ab solutely smooth and free from lump or crease or darn. Comparatively few women these days are able to knit these socks and do it right; it is the lost art of our grandmothers. The hand-made are much better than the machine made; they last much longer. In the District Ccurt A little over a weeks activity ir the September t"iin of the Circuit Court ha done much to dispose or the work ofhe term and elearify the calendar. The eminent domain case of tho Territory against Annie S. Knud sen et. al, has been continued. 11a mano vs. Miyake, aiipeal from Dis trict Court; judgment rendered for plaintiu. J. I. Suva vs, Joe G. Silva; defendant confessed judg ment ami claim ordered paid Of tho criminal cases two or three have been disposed of by failure of tho Grand Jury to bring in a true bill and one or two have been nolle prosscd ; while two convictions have been made. One of these, that of Iladio Delcon, assault and battery, a plea of guilty was entered and sontenec rendered of imprisonment of from one to live years. Notice: Fish Wanted The ladies of the Mokihana Fair Fish Pond bespeak .the kindly in terest and favor of tho public in the way of fish for the pond. There will be a great many little fisher men and maidens about that pond on the eventful evening all eager for fish. But how can the fish come out of tho pond if thoy haven't been put into it? Any little gift that will appeal to tho interest and heart of a child will be welcome. Please send the samo to Mrs. C. Maser, in charge of the pond. - Radio Officer Calls ' Lieut Ashley, District Communi cation Superintendent for the Ha waiian Islands, inspected the Kauai wireless plant last week. Ho came over o n tho light house tender "Columbine" Saturday morning and returned to Honolulu on tho "Kinau" Saturday evoning. Lieut. Ashely Mas formerly in charge of the big radio station at San Diego, California, A WANTON TRAGEDY L 0 MP A most reprehensible tragedy happened about 5 o'clock Thursdsy morning in the Japanese Camp, Lihue, when one Azuina Kagehiro, a Hawaiian born Japanese killed his wife and then sought to end his own life by taking a d.se of ant poi son. They occupied one half of a double house, and his parents the other half. Hearing sounds of dis tress in the uppcrstorv the father tried to ppt into the up stairs rooms but found them locked. He finally got help, procured a ladder, and ef fected an entrance through the up stairs window, when they found Azuma's wife lying weltering in a pool of blood, her head having been battered and mangled by repeated blows of a hammer. She was alone with the baby, but Azuma was af terwards found in the kitchen writhing from the effects of the poison which he had taken. They were both taken to the hospital .where the woman died shortly after. The man, though still alive at lat est accounts, is not exncctul to ic cover. No satisfactory reason is given for the tragedy. Mr. Timmons to the Maui News Mr. L. I). Timmons, we under stand, has assunfed the editorial management of the Maui News. Wm. Cooper the former editor hav ing gone into military training for the front. ... We commend Mr. Timmons to the Maui community as a gentle man of exceptional intelligence and culture, with many line qualities. We bespeak for him many friends and all success in his new relations. It will be a pleasuic to hail him as wo pas? from time to time. Mobilization Begun The transportation of the begin ning of thenew army has begun, t'ho first hection, consisting of 300,000 men, are being gathered up here and there throughout tlie .ength and breadth of the land, Hid conveyed to the diffeicnt can ionnnnts, sixteen in number, where they will be given that rigor iiis, intensive training which will make soldiers of them, This first section is-J0 of tho whole army, aii't will be followed, in the course of a few weeks by the rest of tho force. The task of moving this great body of men, and the supplies and equipment required for them is an enormous one, but it is being carried forward with facility and expedition. More TLan His Share W. Q. Roland surely gets more than his share of auto mishaps. A few week ago he was the victim of a disaster withMiis motorcycle which deprived him of most of the fingers of his left hand, and now he has been run into by a Filipino car and pretty badly banged up. The accident happened near Kilauea. The Filipino rounding a curve with too much speed on, and monopolizing the most of the road, there was no alternative left for Roland and his motorcycle but a collision. This again emphasized the neces sity for care in rounding curves, and tho importance of being on the right side of tho road. Selective Draft Board Meets The Selective Draft Board met Monday last at the court house and clouted the following officers: Wm. Henry Rice, Chairman and Executive officer; Dr. J. M. Kuhns. Examing Physician; J. M. Kanea kua. Clerk and Recorder. About forty-five children from tho Lihue Japanese school spent tho day last Saturday at the' Bark ing Sands. .a. 1$ -i .v -'i- ') ' a. v i . V