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THE GARDEN ISLAND, TUESDAY, JAN. 22, 1918
THE GARDEN ISLAND
Issued Every Tuesday Morning
H. E. BOOTHBY ' Editor
KENNETH C. HOrTEIt " . Manning Editor
TUESDAY
JAN. 22
ALOHA LI HUE, ALOHA KAUAI
God looked from the windows of heaven to earth, one day,
and saw that the Pacific ocean wa wide. He had not upon any
one land bestowed all the Messing, and knew that in the latter
days the children of men would e,o down to the sea in ships, in
order that they might exchange the products of otic land for
those of another. The world lay spread out heforc him as a map.
and His prophetic eye looked ndown the coming years and saw
golden argosies from the four quarters of the globe threading their
way across the foaming sea. And their paths converged at a
point central, from whence the sun to Him reflected its rays
from a turquoise sea.
And He saiil 1 will add still another blessing to those which
I have already bestowed upon mankind. For here at the cross
roads of the Pacific 1 will cause to arise isles from the sea;
where the children of men may tarry to refresh themselves and
exchange commodities. As they are the last, so shall they be the
best: for I will temper the winds and the waves, and bless the
land with great fertility. Here shall the stormking of the north
land never come. I will neither allow the cyclone to form, the
lightning to flash, nor the thunder to crash. I shall send the rain
in plenty, and bid vegetation cover the land as waters cover the
sea. I will make it beautiful, fertile and attractive. No snakes
shall here abide, nor venomous insect. Neither shall wild beasts
hurt nor make afraid. And I will add to the land a lure from
which no man shall ever recover. In other lands, men may come,
and men may go; but here shall all men forever desire to remain.
If they go, they shall return. If they will not heed, the lure shall
remain with them through life. So that once having seen, men
shall cling to it with a devotion which by oilier men shall not be
understood. '
And it was so. And lie called the land Hawaii. But men
called it the Paradise of the Pacific.
To this land some years ago the writer came and went
again. Nor peace, nor rest would come to me. while away from
the land of the cocoa tree. 1 lived in P.oston, but my heart was
in Hawaii.
So has the wanderer returned to these Isles of the sea, where
cocoa palms lift up their heads, alike in sun or rain, to wave a
kindly welcome, to ships from o'er the main; and surf, and sea,
sing madrigals to prodigals.
And I feel that it is good io he here. Henceforth I hope to
devote my time and talents to the upbuilding of Kauai. To aid
in the developpment of her resources, to promote the interests of
her inhabitants, to work early ami late for the welfare of Hawaii
uei. This shall be our greatest joy, our sweetest care. We
hope to aid in giving the right kind of publicity to her business
interests and her scenic attractions, and to write her name large
upon the map of the world.
To this end we ask the co-operation of all her citizens. We
desire to be right before we go ahead. Wc shall be careful not
to injure any man or any interest. Our policy shall be to build
up, not to tear down. To promote business interests, not to in
jure them. With this policy the owners and the manager of the
Garden Island are in full accord. To be worthy of confidence and
co-operation is our sincere desire.
Aloha Lihue. aloha Kauai. H. E. P.OOTIIBY.
PROPOSED NEW STEAMER
SCHEDULE
There has for some time been a
demand for better steamer service
between Honolulu and Kauai. The
schedules which have for some time
been In use were neither satisfactory
to the Inter-Island Company nor to
their patrons.
With a view to discussing the situa
tion, and If possible, formulating a
schedule which would insure better
service, a number of the prominent
business men of Kauai held a nieetiiiK
at the Bank of Hawaii, in Lihue. on
Monday afternoon. The situation was
very thoroughly discussed, and a
schedule was formulated which seems
to present many admirable features.
If it 1b adopted, it will give better
service to the patrons of the Inter
Island here, and at the same time in
crease the company's income ma
terially. It insures the regular ar
rival of steamers, an increased mail
service, and it will allow each steamer
to secure a full load both going and
coming.
The business men who attended the
meeting are all patrons of the com
pany, and represent firms which con
tribute very largely to the coffers of
the Inter-Island. They were not only
in full accord as to the necessity fur
a change in the schedule now prevail
ing. but were unanimous in their be
leif that the schedule at that time
formulated, and which will be pie
sented to the Inter-Island company
for consideration and adoption, will
insure an Increased amount of freight
and passenger business for the com
pany, and a far greater degree of
satisfaction among the patrons of the
company.
With this opinion, the Garden
Island Is heartily in accord.
The company has complained that
the steamers serving Kauai have not
been profitable. In answer to this
charge it may be stated that there is
a reason, and a very palpable one
For it is quite evident that when the
Klnau used to leave Honolulu Tuesday
Bight, arriving at Nawiliwili on Wed
nesday, and loafed around the island
till Saturday evening, she wasn't
making any money for unylx. ly
either company or patron.
Again, when the Mauna Loa left
Honolulu Monday evening, and arrived
at Nawiliwili on Tuesday, leaving here
that same evening, she was practically
spoiling the job, as far as the Kinau
was concerned. And by leaving Hono
lulu on Thursday of the same week,
and arriving here on Friday, leaving
far Honolulu that same evening, she
s as rushing the business to such an
extent that she neither had time to
load nor unload.
Then the company commenced to
run the Kinau on a twice-a-week sched
ule. The difficulty with that scheme
has been, and still is, that she cannot
discharge her freight in one day and
still have time to reload for her return
trip to Honolulu. The result is that
she is sometimes held over till any
old time Tuesday night, or even till
Wednesday morning. In such a case,
passengers who come from the other
side of the island by auto are kept
waiting till the steamer is ready to
sail. I'as.-engers arrive here promptly
at r, in the evening. Sometimes the
steamer does not arrive on her return
trip from Koloa till 1 o'clock in the
morning, as she was delayed while
loading at that point. Passengers in
such a case must wait around till the
steam t arrives.
The real f;,et seems to be that a
sti.amer can't make two trips a week
10 ami from Honolulu and take and
disiharge a full load of freight.
The Mauna Loa also comes irregu
larly.
i ll" company claims they want to
ct i very mime, of freight they can
ilial sounds reasonable enough. What
puzzle:, tlic writer is. how in the world
the company expected to do that un
i.-r tlie schedule they adopted.
Hi- business men of Kauai have
1 upon a schedule which seems
to avoid the dilliculiies. Briefly, it
piiniiles for a steamer service every
four days, instead of two trips in six
days a at proem. In this wav, each
.-t.-aanT can take a full cargo going
and coming. In addition to this, the
new plan will give us a mail and pass
enger service every two days. It will
.;ive equal service to both tides of the
:!a;. I. ami t,-nd to build up both the
freight and pasenger t raffle.
It represents the best thought of
the business men of the island, and
ought io commend itself to the com
pany for immediate adoption.
The features of the new plan will
lie easily undeistod by leferance to
me pian as outlined in the local
columns.
THE ASS THAT DROPS THE GLASS
Business has reached a point on
Kauai where It is almost Impossible
for a business man to transact busi
ness and keep up with the procession
without using an auto. The auto
saves time, broadens the business
man's field of endeavor, promotes
business, and enables one to transact
more business in a day than he could
do with the use of ox teams, horse and
buggy, or any of the old-time methods.
Quick and safe communication is
the object of the hour. We must not
only get there, but we must arrive
with alacrity. This fact has been
understood and thoroughly appre
ciated by the supervisors and by the
territorial authorities as well. So we
have on Kauai a system of county
roads which, by promoting business,
increases the value of property. Thus
the county gains an increased sum
of money for public improvements of
all kinds.
In order that business may be in
creased through this accelerated speed.
laws are passed tending to insure
that the indifferent, the careless, and
those with the speed mania, may not
be permitted to risk their own life
or the lives of others by driving reck
lessly through densely inhabited dis
tricts. Chauffeurs are expected to
observe all the rules of the road, and
to use brains and judgement while
rushing around in the pursuit of
business.
We will all admit that the auto is
useful, necessary, and in fact indis
pensible. Anything, then, which will
tend to insure the safe use of it, is
in the interest not only of private
individuals, but the public as a whole.
All right. So far we are in harmony,
but there is one thing that deservs,
and. if we hope to accomplish the
most business at the smallest cost
and least friction, must be adjusted,
and quickly.
Rubber tires do not last very long,
at the best. And GLASS is the rub
ber tire's WORST ENEMY. A broken
glass bottle in the road can result in
more damage than six months' use of
tires, and do it in one second.
There is no'excuse for broken glass
on the road. It is either the result of
gross carelessness, such as the throw
ing of empty bottles on the road, the
thoughtless smashing of bottles by
small boys, or the result of CRIMINAL
CUSSEDNESS upon the part of some
one purposely strewing broken glass
along the road. There is no excuse
for it, in either event. Any one who
either carelessly or purposely throws
glass on the road should be most
severely punished.
It might pay to have a little de
tective work done along that line
And the situation calls for the pas
sage of a law providing for a punish
ment severe enough to fit the crime,
for the throwing, placing, dropping.
laying, depositing, of glass of any de
scription on the public roads, or on
private road3.
A good, stiff jail sentence is not too
severe for the ass that drops the glass.
A number who have lost tires
recently have complained to us of the
conditions prevailing, and the Garden
Island Wireless car has had three
tires ruined in the last month, be
tween the Halfway Bridge and Koloa
Hill. We are in a position, therefore,
to realize how others feel upon the
same subject.
There is already upon the statute
books a law which makes the scat
tering or placing of glass, rocks, nails
and other foreign substances upon the
roads' and lanes a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine of not exceeding
one hundred dollars. Many think it
is not severe enough. And it seems
very difficult to detect any one in the
act.
Possibly the forming of an auto
mobile association, and the appoint
ment of special officers to remove
such obsticles from the road might
offer some measure of relief.
walians. As an advertising scheme, It
Is all right. As a method of entertain- ;
Ing and helping to keep up" the spirits
o the soldiers, it is commendable to j
the last degree.
And we hope Hollinger will work
early and late,, till he succeeds In
placing a number of Hawaiian singers
and musicians in France, singing
Aloha Oe," "Old Plantation," "Hono
lulu Heigh." "Iona," and all the good
ones. There are a number oi tne
Hawaiian tunes which will be in
vogue when many of the topical songs
of the day have been forgotten, if
the Hawaiian boys go "over there,"
they will make the Germans dance a
hulahula. And if it were practical to
send some of the Hawaiian hapahaole
wahines across and over the top.
every German in the bunch would
drop his gun and surrender.
HOW TO WIN THE WAR
Supervisor Ben Hollinger of Hono
lulu has suggested to the Board of
Supervisors that the city and county,
through the Hawaii Promotion Com
mittee, send a quintette of Hawaiian
musicians to France to give concerts
in the amusement halls and canton
ments back of the front line trenches
to the American soldiers. He hopes
in this way not only to advertise the
islands, but to aid in entertaining the
soldiers.
The idea is entirely practical, and
has many features to recommend its
adoption. Every land has distinctive
musical instruments, and its own
peculiar melodies. And there is no
music which appeals more strongly
to the great majority than Hawaiian
music. The steel guitar, played by
an expert, has a charm that is not
secured in any other way. And there
are in the Islands many expert per
formers. The ukelele has a peculiar tone
that is not found in any other instru
ment. And there are few who can
play as well as those to the manner
born. With the steel guitar playing
the air, and an ukulele or two to ac
company, and a few Hawaiian sing
ers, the music has its own distinctive
charm. There are few persons of any
other nation among whom will be
found so many magnificent bass
voices as there are among the Ha-
THE DAILY WIRELESS
The Garden Island, at the request
of a number of business men who de
sired to keep in daily touch with the
doings of the world, established the
little Daily Wireless. It has been
distributed to the various plantations,
stores and residences between Lihue
and Kekaha by auto every day except
Sunday. It was started purely as an
accommodation to the public, and not
with a view of acquiring great wealth
through its publication.
We have thus far published it at a
loss of about fifty dollars a month.
We cannot afford to continue to do
that. If the Wireless cannot at least
be made to pay what it costs to pub
lish it, we must suspend it. We con-
not well republish all or any gVeat
portion of the wireless in the Weekly,
as the majority of the people take
other papers which In some measure
cover the field more often than the
Garden Island is published.
Briefly, and more to the point, we
may say that the Wireless will cost up.
over $250.00 for this month. Our in
come has been, or will be for the
month about $200.00, and unless we
can secure sufficient patronage to
warrant us in continuing its publica
tion, the Wireless will be discontinued
at the end of the month.
A few public spirited citizens have
contributed very liberally toward the
project. But the burden should not be
allowed to be borne by the few. The
Wireless should be supported by the
people as a whole. We need, not a
few who are willing to bear the entire
expense, but many who are willing to
do their individual share.
The following persons have thus far
subscribed toward the necessary ex
pense of publishing the Wireless:
W. H. Rice, $15.00; G. N. Wilcox,
$15.00; A. S. Wilcox, $15.00; Mrs.
R. L. Wilcox. $10.00; H. P. Faye, $15.
00; B. D. Baldwin, $15.00; Gay & Rob
inson, $15.00. In addition to these,
individual subscribers at $1.00 per
were secured amounting to $59.00,
making a total income, with the few
advertisements, $211.00
In addition to the expenses already
noted, there are overhead expenses
not noted here, such as wear and tear
of the auto, the cost for a chauffeur,
punctured tires, gasoline, light, rent,
tax, insurance and a few other things
which bring up the total to a high
figure.
So that no one need be surprised if
we find it necessary to suspend the
Wireless at the end of the month.
FINGERS AND THUMBS
The Honolulu Advertiser is heartily
in favor of the establishment in the
islands of a Bureau of identification
of criminals. This would naturally
call for the adoption of the bertillion
system, or the finger print, or both
This would be a very wise move. If
it had been adopted some years ago
a number of murders committed on
Hawaii could probably have been
traced. But what does the Advertiser
mean by saying: "Of course, before
any such system would be of any
benefit we would have to have de
tectives who knew the difference be
tween a thumb print and a buffalo?
Have some of the detectives been
wrestling with printing made by
fingers and thumbs? If so it must
have been printing turned out by
some other shop, for the Advertiser
turns out some very excellent work
WHO WAS ASLEEP?
A late wireless says that German
destroyers fired twenty shells into the
town of Yarmouth, England, on the
fourteenth, killing a number of per
sons and wounding others. This is
surprising news, as it shows that the
British blockade in the North Sea is
not entirely effective. No method of
blockading has yet been discovered
which will prevent the passage of a
submarine while it is submerged.
But the British, with a tremendous
fleet of vessels, maintains a day and
night patrol of the North Sea, and
it has been thought that it was prac
tically impossible for any but under
sea boats to get through the cordon.
The fact that the German destroyers
were able to do so may result in the
loss of office by those in command of
the fleet on patrol. Who was asleep?
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If the people of Kauai appreciate
a good live local paper, thev now
have a chance to show it by sub
scribing fur and advertising in the
tiarden Island.
Order It By Mail!
Our Mail )iti'i:u li;i'.imn:sT is excep
tionally well equipped to handle nil your Drug
nnd Toilet wants thoroughly and nt once.
We will pay postage on all orders of oOf and
over, except the following:
Mineral Waters, 15a by Foods, Glassware
nnd articles of unusual weight and small
value.
Non-Mailable: Alcohol, Strychnine,
Rat poisons, Iodine, Ant poison, Mer
cury Antiseptic Tablets, Lysol, Car
bolic Acid, Gasoline, Turpentine, Ben
zine and all other poisonous or in
flamable articles.
If your order is very henvv or contains much
liquid, we suggest that you have it sent by .
freight.
Benson, Smith & Co., Ltd.
"Service Every Second"
The Rexal Store Honolulu
WE HAVE IN TRANSIT A LA IK! K SHIPMENT OF THE
FAMOUS
ARMCO IRON
('19.84 'k PURE IRON)
In plain, galvanized sheets.
Also a limited quantity in
m
corrugated, galvanized sheets;
Rest for culverts, mill roofs, Humes, bridging, structural iron
work, etc., because it
resists rust
Honolulu Iron Works Co.
Agents for Hawaii
Honolulu
Hiiinrf
Cruii litttr
it i rmlt of
jtiiililie Soi-ikiig.
Dms lot
wistt.
IMPERIALS s
PER08ODEX A
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V I K ( J N Imperial
f V W A I .1. I I I
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is an antiseptic If I
P jr P soap, made for V I
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J g and general I
, . , , purposes. f I
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Each cake
is wrapped to
insure delivery to
you in a sanit
ary condition
and to retain
it's original
delicate perfume.
Made in the clean
est most sanitary fact
ory in the world.
For Sale at
Lihue Store
Has a most pleasing
effect on delicate skin,
besides making it
healthy and clean.
MIC
J I J A SI 5 Jr 1 I I
TIMS
M
Mr!
TF you buy a Michelin
Universal and hand us
as much as you're asked to
pay for some tires, we'll
give you back 25 to 30
in change. Yet no better
tire than a Michelin can
be made.
KAUAI GARAGE
Mis. .1. A. Hogg, Proprietor
Mlchtlln Gunf I an ul at good cm Michelin Red Inntt Tuhtt.
uklch art cflen Imitated In coor bat never In quality
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