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Mia Elsie Wilcox
While Some One gives
his LIFE what are
YOU giving?
When you buy War
Savings Stamps you
do two things, you
help your country and
yourself. Put your
money in the govern
ment's hands.
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think a minute'
All of ihe Red Cro.i War
Fund goet for Wer Relief
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ESTABLISHED 1904. VOL. 15. NO. 16.
L1KUE, KAUAI, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, TUESDAY. APRIL 22, 1919
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OF
COMMERCE MEET
Tho regular bi-monthly meeting of
the Kauai Chamber of Commerco was
held in Walmca Courthouse last
Thursday afternoon. The secretary
being absent, Mr. Wlshard was elected
temporary secretary.
Tho minutes of tho two previous
meetings were road and approved.
A bill of $53.85 from Tho Garden
Island Publishing Company, Limited
was presented for tho consideration of
tho Chamber. It appeared that this
bill was incurred by tho 4th Liberty
Loan Committee. Upon motion It was
decided to bear one-half of tho expense
of this bill provided tho Kauai Plant
ers' Association would bear the other
half.
Tho committee appointed to arrange
a suitable compensation for Mr. Mc
Clcllau icported progress through its
chairman, Mr. Crawford, and asked
leave to sit again. Report accepted
and permission granted.
Mr. Crawford then asked that an
authorization bo given the committee
that when tho compensation for Mr.
McClellan Is collected that tho com
mittee roport direct to tho secretary
of tho Chamber and that tho secretary
forward tho same to tho Chamber of
Commerce in Honolulu.
Tho matter of tho coming Victory
Loan drive was then considered and
various communications on tho sub
ject read. The president was author
ized to appoint a committee to handle
tho campaign on Kauai. The presi
dent named as this committee : Messrs
Cawford, Alexander, Brandt, Wolters
and Larsen. This committee was in
structed to act with tho standing com
mittee of tho -Kauai Planters' Associ
ation. Tho mitter of War Savings Stamps,
Series 1!J19, was brought to tho at
tention of .the Chamber by a letter
from Mr. A. H. Tarleton. It was
moved, seconded and carried that tho
secretary write to Mr. Tarleton and
suggest that he take up tho matter of
tho sales of theso stamps with the
organization handling the matter last
year, that is, post office department,
stores, teachers, etc.
A letter from Col. Newcomer ask
ing for information in regard to prob
ablo railroad facilities to connect the
south side of tho Island with Nawilt
will Harbor, was then read. The sec
retary was instructed to reply that
while tho Chamber had no definite
informafon to impart they anticipated
no difllculty whatever in tho proper
railway facilities being provided.
Tho committee on Kaana Park had
no further report to make but the
president reported that work was bo
ing done on the road to tho Park and
that great improvement had been
made.
The following new members were
proposed and elected: I. K. Kapunlai
and Win. McCluskey.
Tho following resolution was moved
by Mr. Hofgaard, seconded by Mr.
Crawford and upon vote, duly carried:
"That a list of members of this Cham
her be printed and a copy furnished
to each member."
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A Promising New Industry
A Portuguese small farmer on
Oiilm, with commendable enter
prise, I. ns inaugurated a new in
dustry which may be of consider
able interest to tlie Islands, viz
the cultivation of the willow tree,
and tli' manufacture of willow
ware. The tree grows readily, and
there would assuredly be a very
considerable demand lor willow
ware products, such as baskets
crates, hampers, chairs, etc. The
over sens freight on such bulky
article.! is necessarily very high
these davs; it will be to our ad
vantage every way to produce
it here.
Mr. Fernandez, of Kapaia Store
is planting some of the willow in
his vaid by way ol experiment
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RUMMAGE SALE COMING
The Mokihana Club will hold a
lummago sale, Saturday, May 3rd,
from 8:30 a. m. to 11:30 a. m., to dis
pose of the articles left over from the
Ked Cross .Shop.
CHAMBER
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Local News
Gathered from here and there &
Mrs. D. B. Baldwin and child, of
Mnkawcll, went to town by tho Klnau
last Saturday.
llov. H. P. Judd, of the Hawaiian
Board, is down to attend the church
convention.
Hev. Prank Scudder, Hawaiian
Board Secretary for the Japanese
work, was on Kauai last week in tho
interest of that work.
Mr. II. P. Fayc of Kokaha, left by
the Kinau on S.aturday for tho Coast,
whence he will return shortly,
bringing his family.
Mrs. J. A. Hogg returned this morn
ing from Honolulu where she has been
for a week attending to somo business
matters.
Mr. and Mrs. Honan, of Kealla, and
daughter, returned from Honolulu this
morning after a couple of week's va
cation. "
A select choir of the Kamohameha
Glee Club boys will assist in tho Llhuo
Union Church service on Sunday.
Come and hear them!
P. W. Vaille, of tho Railway Mall
Service, was on Kauai for a few days
last week in relation to postal affairs.
Ho was tho guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Crawford whilo in Lihuo.
U. S. Deputy Marshal Cathcart ar
rived from Honolulu this morning and
will return this evening accompanied
by the two amateur distillers who
were taken up by tho authorities tho
other day.
Mrs. Aukal Anlcoto Ignacio and Al
fonso Bernantino, charged with a stat
utory offense, were haled into court
last week. Both pleaded guilty, and
as they were old offenders, wore given
a stiffer fino than usual Thirty and
fifty dollars respectively.
An artistic and commodious now
cottage is being built on Koloa's choice
residence avenue, which will be oc
cupied by Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Betts
and family. Mr. Betts is tho now
assistant manager of the Koloa plan
tation, recently arrived from Maui.
Tho Lihue Ico Company has made
arrangements with Mr. G. N. Wilcox,
and henceforth will use water from
Grovo Farm's private, unexposed to
air and weather, water system. This
water is conceded to bo tho finest in
tho island for sodawator and ice mak
ing purposes.
Seven Filipinos were caught gamb
ling in Lihuo last Saturday night, the
attraction being "Monte." Four men
forfeited ball of a ten spot each and
tho remaining trio pleaded guilty to
the charge and were fined ten dollars
and cost each. One man paid his fino
and tho remaining two are in the Bas
tille working out thoir fines.
The Children Helping Out
Lihuo Plantation has planted iuv
wards of 250 acres of their crop al
ready with school children labor. Tho
intermission of the schools was a
boon to the plantation in this respect,
which was made tho most of.
Even with tho resumption of school
thoy hi vo not entirely lost tho valu
able services of tho children. Every
day after school a truck awaits them
as they arc dismissed, and conveys
them to somo near-by planting field,
whero they put in two or three hours
of work. And thoy go joyfully, as unto
a picnic, singing and shouting and
swinging their hats.
A Word of Appreciation
The departure of Miss Carry Castle
man recently becauso of physical
breakdown consequent on tho strain
of tho flu epidemic, takes from our
midst a public servant and a public
benefactor of exceptional character
and ability. She was for fivo years
managing head nurso of the Lihuo
hospital, and during this timo sho
ministered personally, with tho angel
touch of healing, to hundreds of peo
ple of all clascs and conditions in tho
community, and sho has left behind
her a host of friends who will cherish
her memory with an enduring and
very kindly regard. Quiet, gentle, un
obtrusive, lady like, and faithful as tho
day is long, that is tho kind of pcoplo
that wo want to keep; wo aro sorry
to lose her; our very best wishes go
with her.
I SPECTACLES
10 THRILL FMR
Honolulu, April L'O No mill
military demonstration has been
witnessed in tho Hawaiian Is
lands than .that which will hti
staged in Kapiolani park at the
Territorial Fair, during the week
of .time !)-M.
Col. It. MeA. Schotield, who is
in charge of this spectacular and
educational feature of the Fair's
entertainment, is lending every
energy and all his enthusiasm to
the .mcess of the exhibition. At
the first Fair, last year, Colonel
Schotield was chairman of the
general committee in charge of the
entertainment program. This year
declares the Colonel, the military
and liaval program will be bigger
than ever. There will be twice
the number of troops camped at
Kapiolani park during Fair week
this year as was the case last
June.
The 17th Cavalry, recently ar
rived, will have a squadron en
camped on the Kaimuki side of
the polo grounds, where is to be
established Camp Hodges, named
in honor of the commander of the
commander of the Department of
Hawaii, and here also will be es
tablished a battalion of infantry,
together with cavalry and infant
ry bands.
a nospirai detachment, in
charge of experts, is to be fully
equipped and ready for. duty, pre
pared to render first aid to the
injured and to administer emerg
ency treatment, if necessary.
There will be a minature camp
hospital organization, includin
the service of motor ambulances,
ready, in case of need, to deliver
any case of illness or injury to any
hospital in the city, civil or mill'
tary.
The military exhibition will be
on the order of that of last year,
but more comprehensive, showing
ordnance, equipment and every
thing identified with the duty of
a soldier.
Aero appratus will be shown,
too, and an aero squadron will be
one of the many big attractions.
A special committee, says Col
onel Schofield, will have charge
of the various military displays,
and another special committee
will handle military athletics.
These committees are to be named
later, for, thus far, the plans are
tentative.
General Hodges has signified
his hearty cooperation in the
plans, as has also Admiral Doyle.
Naval plans are developing and
will be determined with the gen
eral scheme of entertainment.
There will be something doing
every day of the week of the Fair
in the military line. Fireworks
will supplement the night scenes
of sham battles,- and all the en
tertaining features which proved
such a success last year will be
repeated, with many additions.
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MOVING PICTURES AGAIN
Moving J'icture Fernandez has
seen the light! He has not seen
his wav clear recently to secure
the best high class films, and open
up the circuit on Kauai, but now
lut lnik nrljitj1 i t it WM mwl 1U
negotiating for the "Hearts of the
World" film, the best production
which has ever come to the Is
landes. ::
Mrs. Bovin, a trained nurse, arrived
last wcok from Honolulu to accept a
position in Lihuo Hospital.
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THE WAY OF THE
TRANSGRES
"No more to-day. Come back Sun
day," was tho reply received by tho
"stool" sent out by Sheriff Itico and in
tornal revenuo officers Hana and Mac
Comlsky, when ho knocked on tho
door of Otanl Scizo'3 shack nt tho
bottom of the gulch somo distance
makai of Lihuo Mill.
Instead of waiting until Sunday he
came back' a short time aftenwrds
with the sheriff and rovenuers, who
proceeded to investigate Otanl's quart
ers. After searching tho place for
somo timo tho raiding party almost
went away disappointed, for nothing
that looked like a still could bo found
in tho house. It so happened, ,how
cver, that whilo investigating a near
by chicken house the still and two
hundred and fifty gallons of rice ma.jh
ready for distillation were revealed,
and Otani was gently removed to the
jail whero ho awaits further orders
from Federal officials in Honolulu.
According to tho raiders the shod
in which tho moonshiner concealed
his outfit had all tho appearances of
a chicken coop, but had probably
never been used as one, but had been
put up with the purpose of docolving
those who might suspect Otanl's oc
cupation. On tho night of April 17th, Kong
Pong Yeo, Korean, was caught by
Deputy Sheriff Lovell, making swipes
at Puhi Camp. Konk Pong Yeo is now
keeping Otani company at the Jail.
With theso two arrests already made
and several unsuccessful raids on sus
pected moonshiners, tho local police
are making a general clean up of tho
moonshiners on Kauai.
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A TREAT COMING
Reader and Story Teller. Once in
a long timo there comes to our Island
a real artist, with a charming gift
along the Hue of this choicest of arts,
and we remember them most pleas
antly through tho years.
And now again wo have the promise
of such a pleasure in tho reading and
impersonations of Charlotte A. Powers
who will give such an entertainment
at tho Tip Top, Lihue, on Thursday
evening, April 24th, at 7:30 p. m., and
at Waimca Friday evening, April 25th.
The Glee Club Concert
Hawaiian music is famous tho world
over and people in any land will go
far to hear It. Particularly fino is
Hawaiian Glee Club music when
rendered by a trained band of singers
such as may bo heard at the Tip Top
next Saturday evening.
This band of boys has made the tour
of tho other islands with great success
and from what ?o have heard of them
wo can assure our readers that thoy
will make good to tho satisfaction of
everybody, and that it is a rare oppor
tunity not to bo missed. Keep your
calendar clear for it. After tho con
cert at tho Tip Top everybody will
will adjourn to the Armory wher tho
Gleo Club will furnish music for
dancing.
A free exhibition drill will bo given
at tho Lihuo Park on Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock, which will be well
worth while, and tho public is earnest'
ly invited to bo present. About ono
hundred boys aro coming over.
TAKE NOTICE
Attention is called to tho fact that
tho various dates of installment pay
ments on tho Fifth Liberty Loan aro
Honolulu dates.' Tho local dates will
onough earlier to connect in Hono
lulu.
WAR
SOUVENIRS
FOR DRUE IN
Hawaii is going to have a share
iii the German helmets which were
sent from (lie Ithinolnnd for use
in the Liberty Loan. When the
Yankee boys entered Germany
they came upon a factory full of
brand new Prussian lielmutf
There was a rush lor souvenirs
and finally a guard was placed
over (he factory until a disposi
tion could be made of the mate
in 1. They were finally shipped to
the Cnited Stales as material to
be used in the Victory Loan. A
cable to the Victory Loan com
mittee at Honolulu received Sat
urday morning announced that
200 of these helmets had just been
shipped by express. This means
that they will be on the next boat
arriving early next week.
In the shipment also are '2ti
medals for the volunteer workers.
These medals have been struck oil"
from the German canon which
were captured during the actual
fighting at Chateau Thierry, the
Argonne and St. Mihiel. The win
ner of one of these medals will
have a souvenir of the Victory
Loan worth while, and it is ex
pected there will be much com
petition among the workers to ob
tain one.
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I Eleele Notes I
Twenty-two now voters were regis
tered at Eleelo last Thursday by J.
M. Kancakua, County Clerk.
Mr. J. I. Silva has returned from
Honolulu after spending several days
in that city on business.
Mr. J. M. Souza, popular silcsman of
McBryde Store, has returned to duty
after a two week's vacation.
Mr. Koenduhl, manager of McBryde
Store, is adding to his equipment a
Ford truck for local delivery.
Miss Edith Brodie has been spend
ing a couple of weeks vacation in
town from which she returned on
Friday last.
The current rumor is that Kauai
people will have the opportunity of
witnessing leaguo ball such as wo had
in prewar times.
McBryde baseball enthusiasts are
making the rounds getting subscrip
Hons to defray tho expenses of tho
coming season's sport.
By tho consent of Mr. Alexander,
tho long awaited for movies will again
appear at Elccle Hall, beginning to
morrow night.
Mr. Uobort Middleton, a nephiow of
J. II. Moragno, who was hero somo
time ago, beforo entering military
service, is back again and will assist
Mr. Moragno in his work.
Tho Eleelo public school opened
yesterday after two months of enforc
ed vacation owing to tho flu. Tho
children wero eager to return to
school, and to get at tho back work
which has to bo made up.
Mrs. W. G. Pillar was hostess last
week at u small, informal tea which
Just tho ladies living around the mill
attended. These informal teas have
become a weekly affair among the
mill ladies; each ono taking a turn at
being hostess. Mrs. Neil Robertson
will be hostess noxt week.
Captain and Mrs. Leavett returned
from Honolulu on Friday nfter a week
spent In that city.
Tho worst of tho flu is over at
Eleelo; there are only 32 cases loft,
and they will soon bo disposed of.
Much credit is duo tho hospital nurse,
Mrs. Kamanoha, for her very ofllclent
cooperation with Dr. Watorhouse in
handling a difficult situation. Sho was
faithful, intelligent, and sympathetic
in her ministrations, always ready to J (ends to look after us. And, see
do what sho could. ing that he is the man that he is,
:0: we are very glad to be looked after
Superintendent McCaaghcy will ar- 1)V him,
rive on Kauai next Tu'i.i.lay and will i ' Hoth he and Mr. Killani con
spond a week visiting the schools and J gi-alulate Kauai on being the first
getting acquainted with his teacliersi outside island to take up the work
il.l.. J 1 t 1 1 ! tl
on this Island,
THE REVIVAL OF
S
Mr. F. G. Krauss, director of tho
Halaku Experiment Station at Haiku,
Maui, has Just loft Kauai after a gen
eial survey of the island. While this
was Ills regular annual trip to the Is
land as head of tho U. S. Agricultural
Extension Service, ho made It a point
to get a line on tho present and past
status of Cassava cultivation and man
ufacture on this Island. Cassava
starch manufacture is on old industry
on Kauai, and at one time was carried
on quite extensively in the vicinity of
Lihuo. G. N. Wilcox was able to furn
ish Mr. Krauss with a good many
valuable and interesting points on the
industry as it was carried on here
many rears ago, and E. H. W. Broad
bent, manager of Grove Farm planta
tion, explained and pointed out a good
many things about the industry as it is
carried on hero today.
Mr. Krauss has Just recently return
ed from a tour of the mainland on
cassava investigations, and ho has
many interesting things to relate re
garding tho use of cassava starch . in
the arts and in the manufacture of
well known food stuffs. Ho says that
there is a good demand for tho ctarch
which wo call pia and which tho main
land buyers term cassava flour. Ho Ib
trying to encourage tho revival of tho
old industry on this Island whore the
crop scorns to do so well and where
there is so much land suitable for its
cultivation. He says that it is very
probable that people on Maui will
start a plant for starch manufacture
on a commercial scale this year, and
that it is hoped that a beginning may
be made on tills island in the near
future. Ho says that tho present sup
ply of cassava starch for tho mainland
manufacturers comes chisfly from
Java. He is preparing a government
publication or. his recent cassava In
vestigations and the same will bo
published in tho near future.
Whilo on Kauai Mr. Krauss also
visited a great many of the farmers on
the island and spent considerable time
with tho pineapple planters with whom
ho has been conferring regarding re
cent investigations of pineapple wilt.
Ho sajs tho pineapple troubles that
uro prevailing on Kauai are similar to
those on Oahu and Maui. Tho Haiku
snb-stalion lias an extended experi
ment under way, planned for the de
termination of tho fundamental cause
of tho serious trouble known as pine
apple wilt. Ho say3 it is a grout satis
faction to see the very evident pros
perous condition of tho homesteaders
on Kauai.
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Strangers In Our Midst
Mr. (i. I'. McDill, Divisional
Secretary for Ihe Pacific Coast
and Hawaii, for the Y. M. C. A.,
and Mr. L. A. Killani, Territorial
Secretary, have been making a
lour of Ihe island during the last
few days in Ihe interest of the
grow ing work here.
Two interesting and suggestive
conferences have been held with
the local friends and patrons of
this work; the one at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. S. Wilcox, in Li
hue, and the other at Mr. Hrandt's
in Waimea. At these conferences
Mr. McDill has explained in an
informal and entertaining, and
very winning way, the aims and
purposes of Ihe V. M. C. A., and
has told us that we belong to bis
great fold that extends from
Alaska to Hawaii, and that he in-
and make a succes of it.
C
GROWING
