Newspaper Page Text
Miw Elsie Wilcox
. f$SKr?: XA-T1 .
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.
think a minute
Allot the Red Crom War
Fund goes for War Relief
ESTABLISHED 1904. YOL. 15. NO. 19.
L1HUE. KAUAI, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, TUESDAY. MAY 13, 1919
SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $2.50 PER YEAR 5 CENTS PER COPY
TENNIS CLUB UP-
AND
OM
At a meeting of the Lihuo Tennis
Club held last Friday .evening at the
Llhuo Social Hall, It was decided that
the club hold a series of tournaments,
beginning with a round robin for
gentlemen and one for ladles. After
the round robins arc played, ladles
and gents singles will occupy the
courts, followed by doubles and mixed
doubles tournaments.
Mrs. Hans Isenberg has kindly offer
ed two rackets as prizes for one of the
tournaments. Other prizes will prob
ably be forthcoming by the time they
are needed.
Dr. E. N. Young and J. O. Warner
wore appointed a committee to take
charge of the tournaments with In
structions to get play under way with
as little delay as possible. '
It has been felt for some time that
the Club should branch out and cover
a larger range of activities, such as
bowling, swimming, the promotion of
baseball and kindred sports, as well
as social events, all of which will tend
to make the community lifo more in
teresting and enjoyable.
Mr. R. D. Moler, manager of Lihue
Plantation, has expressed himself as
heartily in favor of such a move and
says he will lend all possible aid to
the project. It Is believed that Grove
Farm and Lihue Ranch will also
heartily support the movement.
To get the project under way with
as little loss of time as possible, Pres
ident K. C. Hopper appointed tho fol
lowing committee to lake up tho mat
ter and to report at a meeting called
for next Friday evening at the Bowl
ing Alley, at 7:30 o'clock: Dr. E. N.
Young, chairman; R. D. Moler, of Li
hue Plantation; Chas. A. Rice, of Li
hue Ranch; Chas. H. Wilcox, of Grove
Farm Plantation, and E. H. Wood,
representing the independent interests
of the district.
The possibilities connected with an
organization of this character are
many, and if given the proper support
and encouragement will bo far-reaching
and of vast benefit to tho com
munity. A Non Partisan
League for Hilo
HUo is organizing a Citizen Non Par
tisan Leaguo which on the face of it
looks moro or less revolutionary, but
which outlines some promising re
formB. Eight definite major purposes
. of endeavor are tentatively set forth
for tho Jeague, among them the fol
lowing:
To elect the best men to office with
out respect to political affiliation; to
cooperate with and assist such men
when elected; to initiate and support
measures of reform in county govern
mcnt; to endeavor to secure an cqult
able apportionment of county funds to
the different sections of the island; to
assist in every possible, way toward
comprehensive system of good roads,
and the effective up-keep of them, etc.
These are worthy aims for any
county and if a citizen non partisan
leaguo will minister materially to their
attainment Kauai had better try
league of that kind too.
Farewell Send Off
Mrs. Guy Rankin of Makawell, as
sisted by Mrs. Marcalllna, entertained
last Saturday evening in the form of
a farewell danco to Mr. Johanne
Ilrandt. ,Ir Brandt, who is tno neph
lew of Mr. Thorvald Brandt of Wal
mea, Is soon to leave for the Orient
having China as his destination. Dur
lng the evening Mr. Brandt was tho
recipient of many useful articles, suit
ably designed for uso in the country
of heathens.
Among tho invited guests-were, tho
Misses Melancon, Garlinger, Brodio
HaBtie, Butt and King; Mesdamos Rao
Oliver, Marcalllno and Rankin; Mas
srs. Brandt, Sutherland, Turner, Honv
er, Marcalllno, Baggot, E. Knudsen, F,
Kmu'scn, R. Macfle and D. Macflo.
:o:
Mr. A. G, Horn, of Theo. H. Davles
& Company, Is on the Island doing
business for his Arm.
Miss Center to
Give Concert Here
Kauai will have tho opportunity of
hearing Miss Peggy Center sing, in
two concerts to be 'given on this Island
toward tho end of this month. Her
first concert is to bo on the Waimea
side of tho island, on Saturday even
ing May 24th, and her Llhuo concert
will bo given at the Tip Top theatre,
on Friday evening, May 30th. Tickets
may bo obtained for tho Waimea con
cert from Mrs. Guy F. Rankin and for
tho Lihuo concert from Miss Edith
Rice. General admission is $1.00, and
reserved scats $2.00.
Miss Center is an island girl, and as
such we should all be proud of her,
and assist her in every way.
Somewhat over two years ago, while
passing through Honolulu, Mmo Nelllo
Mclba heard Miss Center sing, and
was so charnied by her voice and its
possibilities, that she took her to Aus
tralia with her, where "our Peggy"
studied for two years under this great
prima donna. Mmo Melba has been
called to England to sing before tho
King and Queen, and Miss Center ex
pects to join her in Loudon shortly to
continue her studies.
:0:
Up Against It
At a meeting of tho parents interest
ed in the Kauai High and Grammar
School hold at the church last evening
it became evident that the needs of
the school would call for three or four
additional rooms for the coming year,
and two or threo additional teachers
with living accommodation for them.
To meet these needB there was only
$900 available, which would suffice to
build only ono bungalow school room.
It was felt that this was a very
serious condition of things which call
ed for immediate action, and a com
mittee of threo, consisting of Mrs.
Mm. Henry Rice, J. M. Lydgate, and
J. H. Moragne, was appointed to take
measures to provide by whatever
means feasible, for the necessary ad
ditional school room capacity and
equipment, and for accommodation for
the additional teachers. It was under
stood that tho necessary teachers
would be furnished by the department
of education.
Another committee, consisting of
Mr. McCluskey, Mrs. C. H. Wilcox, and
Mrs. J.. A. Hogg, was appointed to
report on probable enrollment for the
next year.
These committees are to report back
to the parents meeting at an early
dato so that early and satisfactory
provision may bo made for next year,
r:0:
Getting in Too Deep
Competent authorities who are fa
miliar with the conditions there, say
that they have bitten off more than
they can chew in the Philippines In
he way of mill construction and sugar
enterprise. It is going to strain their
resources and thoir. banking resources
to finance the large now factories
which they have ordered and which
are being furnished mainly by Hawaii
an firms.
Heretofore, in tho Philippines, they
have been content to stick by their
own native canes, of which they have
many varieties, and haven't had any
use for Imported varieties from other
countries, but now, at length, they are
beginning to adopt tho bettor kinds
from Hawaii, with an increase In yield
in some cases, of GQ per cent.
Local Girl Decorated
Word has been received from Miss
Mabel Wilcox In France that sho and
Miss Ethel Damon have been decorat
ed by tho Queen of Belgium with tho
Order of Elizabeth in grateful ap
preciation of their services in wel
faro work for tho benefit of Belgian
refugees and wounded.
Little Tommy Hustaco had a birtli
day and a birthday party commensu
rate to tho ovent on Friday at his
homo on Grove Farm with a dozen or
so of his young friends participating
Tommy had recently seen somo of tho
dark side of thimrs when hn wns vnrv
seriously ill. and was falrlv entitled
to somo of tho bright side. Hero's to
you Tommy and many happy returns,
I
T
T
T
t
Local News
Gathered from here and there
M. Roclm, traveling man, Is paying
his regular visit to 'Kauai.
Rep. Chandler and family returned
from Honolulu by the Klnau on Fri
day. J. M. Kancakua is back from town,
whither ho was called as witness In
tho election booth conspiracy case.
Mrs. II. M. Von Holt arrived by tho
Kinau from Honolulu this morning
and will visit her childhood homo,
Waiawa, Kckaha.
Mrs. H. H. Garsten, from tho Coast,
is on tho Island and will visit relatives
and friends at Waiawa, Kckaha,
where she lived as a girl.
Roy P. Colo, representative of the
Great Western Smelting fc Refining
Company of San Francisco, was on
Kauai last week In tho Interest of his
firm.
Senator Coney returned from Hono
lulu by the Klnau on Friday. Mrs.
Coney remains behind for a few days
to install thoir daughter, Catherine,
in the Phillips Business School.
Senator John Coney Is organizing a
gun club on Kauai to competo with the
trap shooters of Oahu and other is
lands at a trap shooting contest that
has been proposed for the coming Ter
ritorial Fair.
Rep. Kaahu was among the passeng
ers by the Klnau last Friday morning.
He returns to private lifo and his
homestead at Kapaa, from which somo
peoplo think ho should never havo
been separated.
There is a flourishing and enthusi
astic Junior Girls' Rcservo Club at
Kalaheo, 'organized May G, with Mrs.
Maud Thompson as Adviser. The offi
cers of tho club are Frances Jardine,
president; Sophie Vlerra, secretary,
and Rose Ahl, treasurer.
This coming Sunday'; is to Bo Kauai
high school Sunday at tho Lihuo Union
Church. Special reservations will be
made for the school which will be
there in a body, and will sing one or
more of their school songs suitable for
the occasion. Come and see what a
promising "bunch" they are!
A report comes from Sanioa to tho
effect that hid treasure to tho extent
of $G00.00 has been found In an ex-Ger
man backyard, and that treasure hunt'
ers are busy digging up that back yard
for more. Whon it comes to German
money in back yards) Lihue ought to
be a good place for treasuro hunters!
Mrs. Jackson, Miss Jackson and
Master Jackson arrived by tho Kinau
this morning and will live at Ahuklnl
where Mr. Jackson Is landing manager
for Lihue Plantation. A comfortable
new homo has recently been built for
them. Tho family will bo a welcome
addition to the social ond school in
erests of tho communuity.
E. M. Cheatham returned to Kauai
on Friday after a few days in town.
He is very much Impressed with tho
extravagance of the pace in Honolulu,
especially in the matter of ladies wear
ing apparel. When ho was thero in
the drygoods business, a $50 dress
was above the average, something
worthy of note, because of its cost,
but now moro dresses over $G0 than
under, are sold. In his time the
highest priced ribbon was $3 a yard
now they are selling somo at $20.
Sugar Shortage
More and more, as wo havo indicat
ed, It Is evident that there will be a
great falling off in tho product of
sugar this season. In the Philippines
tho shortage will bo 40 per cent; in
Australia 30 per cent; In India 3G per
cent. Even In Fiji thero will be a short
crop. Unfavorable weather is given
as the cause generally. This all goes
to inpiiro good prices.
:0i
Pears all the Year Round
Haloy, tho Honolulu tree man,
promises avocado pears any month
in tho year and all tho rear round. It
is only a matter of having the right
kind of a treo. It seems thoy can turn
them out now, budded stock, set llko
an alarm clock for any particular
season of tho year, and when yon havo
got four or flvo of those timed trees,
I to go off In succession, you aro fixed
for pear cocktails and pear salad just:
to suit yourself. Pela'yaha!
SCHOOL BASEBALL
UP
The iuterseholustie baseball ser
ies lias been resumed Willi a ven
geance since the recess enforced
by the flu for several weeks. The
past week lias seen four more
games knocked oil' the.schetlule as
follows: On Wednesday, Maka-
Weli met the Eleele nine on the
hitter's diamond. This game was
distinguished for ils clean, good
sportsmanship and exciting lying
of the score in the sixth and nin
th innings. In the tenth inning
Witli the score 00, Makaweli made
a sudden spurt and shoved over
7 more runs before the home team
could stop them. The latter fail
ing to score in the linal swing left
the score iy-0 in favor of .Maka
weli.
On Thursday Lihue grammar
made a salient on Kapaa and
enme home with a victory song to
the tune of 12 (!. Kapaa played
well however and showed them
selves to be thoroughly good
sports. The Lihue teachers and
other visitors were pleasantly
served at tea following the game
in Mrs. Burke's cottage.
Friday was the day on which
Makaweli went down to defeat in
their turn before the onslaughts
of the Koloa sluggers at Koloa. In
the llfth inning Makaweli led in
i score of 7-(i. After that there
was much excitement in a hit and
run all'air on both sides until the
score keepers were tired of count
ing. The game ended after an ex
citing ninth during which Koloa
outdistanced the visitors and the
linal score was 2S-125 in Koloa's
favor. Thus we have a triangle
tie-up with Eleele having beaten
Koloa, Makaweli having beaten
Eleele, and Koloa having beaten
Makaweli.
Saturday afternoon Eleele visit
ed Lihue and played a game on
the public diamond. The game
started out closely enough but
gradually Lihue walked away
from the visitors to the extent of
i:t-:5, which was the linal score.
Eleele is sure they can turn the
tables on another chance. Both
teams exchanged chivalrous greet
ings at the end oi t lie game and an
all round helping of ice cream at
Ota's place following the game
left a kindly feeling generally in
cluding that toward the umpires.
Hilo Leads the Way
Hilo is speculating over a coopcra
tlvo storo after the manner of the
famous Rochdale Pioneers, of England.
Designed, in the first Instance, for tho
benefit of tho Waiakea homesteaders,
its advantages will bo available for
anyone who will subscribe to tho
stock or become a regular customer
thereof. It is not proposed to give Its
stockholders or customers any ad
vantages in tho way of prices; It will
sell goods at current rates, and strict
ly for cash but tho stockholders, and
to a less degree the patrons, will bo
entitled to participate in tho profits,
Theoretically the idea is a good one;
all depends on the way it is worked
out nractically. Efficiency and in
tegrity in tho management are oven
moro Indcspcnsable In such a coopcra
tlve scheme where what is every'
body's business is nobody's, than in
an enterprise conducted on tho usual
privato lines.
:0:
Two Little Boys Drowned
Two little Japanese boys, six and
eight years old, wore drowned Sunday
morning in tho open ocean off Wal
awa. Only ono of tho bodies has been
j recovered thus far,
WARM NG
Land Commissioner
Means Business
Land Commissioner T. C. Bailey
will make a trip to Kauai in the near
future to settle land matters on the
Island. Ho will make a prolonged
stay, and while here intends to make
a thorough canvas of the homestead
ers, visiting them all personally and
thereby satisfy himself that home
steaders are and havo in tho past been
living up to thoir homesteader's agree
ment with tho government.
:o:
An Uninvited Guest
By a happy coincidence Lellanl Rob
rig and Catherine Moragne celebrated
their birthdays on the same day, tho
lpth of May. So they united forces in
a joint birthday party at Nlumalu on
Saturday. There were some two doz
en invited guests who camo In tho tra
ditional way and behaved very
nicely as little girls do, and they all
had a lovely time. But thero was one
uninvited guest that was very differ
ent 'from all th6 others that was a
shark. Mr. Coney electrified tho par
ty with the news that they were mak
ing a big haul offish and that thero
was a good sized shark In tho net.
They all rushed down to tho beach;
and sure enough there was a shark,
five or six feet long, and a little baby
shark. And they had left their com
pany manners at homo, and were as
vicious as could be. They would snap
at you like anything. It is not often
that a little girls' birthday party is
honored by guests UKfc that!
Waimea Literary Musicale
Tho following account of the last
meeting of tho Waimea Literary Club
was received through tho mall too late
for our last issue:
A well attended meeting of tho Wat
mea Literary Club was held on Frt
day, May 2nd, at tho homo of Mr. and
Mrs. Sinclair Robinson. Tho meeting
was in the form of a musicale and a
splendid program was presented by
local talent.
PROGRAM
First Movement of Beethoven's
Sonata . . . .Mrs. Sinclair Robinson
Two Songs by Lasser..Mlss Smith
3.
(a) Consolation by Liszt
(b) Butterfly by Grolg, Mrs. Brodio
(a) Lotus Hand by Grll Scott.
(b) "Song" by MacDowell
(c) Lovo Dream by Liszt
Mrs. Sinclair Robinson
Readings Miss D. Johnson
G.
G. Fantasia by Chopin
..- Mrs, Sinclair -Robinson
Concert at Kealia
Last Saturday evening at Kealia
Armory, for the beneft of the Kawai
hau District Nurse Fund, a concert
and dance was held under the direct
ion of James von Ekekela. Mrs Ma'
derlos beautifully rendered "Queen of
tho Gardens" and in other songs was
accompanied by Messrs Kcaloha and
Meheula. This was the first time that
Alull Lyons has appeared before tho
public at Kealia, and ho proved him
self a master of both tho guitar and
tho ukulele; his wonderful playing on
these instruments brought forth great
applause Ho has just recently re
turned from a tour of tho mainland
where ho helped to spread tho famo of
fair Hawaii.
Tho arrangements for tho concert
were mado hurrldly, but It is hoped
that tho program can bo repeated in
order to accommodate those who were
unable to be present.
: o:
Mr. and Mrs. Enoka Lovell, Jr., of
Nawillwlll, havo tho hearty sympathy
of their friends in tho loss of their
infant son, Charles, who died Friday
morning. Ho was sick only a fow
hours, so that his death came as a
great shock to his parents and firlends.
Tho funeral took place from the Lovell
homo Friday afternoon, Rev. J. M.
Lydgato officiating. Thero was a
large number of friends, and a wealth
of beautiful (lowers.
MUCH ALIVE TO
SCHOOL INTERESTS
By special arrangement those par
ticularly interested in the Kauai High
and Grammar school consisting entire
ly of those having children in the
school, held a conference with Sup
erintendent MacCaughey at tho Lihuo
Social Hall Tuesday afternoon a week
ago. uy way ot introduction Air. mac
Caughey spoke at some length on the
relation between the grammar grades
and the high school, and explained the
status and relation of the junior hibh
school.
Coming to tho questions and prob
lems more Immediately at hand, he
emphasized the need, based on the
information he had received, for
somo moro adequate dormitory and
boarding facilities, so that children
from the outer districts might be ablo
to avail themselves of the high school
privileges.
When the meeting was thrown opon
for general discussion, Mr. Lydgato
assured tho Superintendent that tho
Immediate and pressing Interest of all
present was the status and character
of the grade school In conjunction with
tho high school and leading up to. He
explained how this school had grown
out of a privato school inaugurated by
the parents, and merged Into this pub
lic school, only on assurance that it
would bo continued along the lines
and up to the standards of an English
speaking school. There seemed to be
indications that this school might be
withdrawn or be allowed to lapse. Tho
people with children attending this
this school were very anxious for some
guarantee that it should bo continued,
and kept up to tho highest standard
of efficiency. Mr. Broadbent confirm
ed this statement and emphasized tho
fact that intelligent people must have
satisfactory means of education for
their children or they would move
away to somo country whoro they
could secure it. It was a very vital
matter and must be dealt with as such.
Other parents present confirmed
these convictions in no uncertain
tones.
Mr. MacCaughty assured them that
ho had not understood the situation
before, and that slnco the school had
been established on that basis, and
seemed to havo met tho needs of the
commuunity, it would, of course, bo
continued, even though It did seem to
bo paralleling tho work of the ordinary
public school. Evidently tho thing
to do was to institute a survey of tho
conditions and needs ot tho school
and of its cllentello, and then report
to tho Department. Ho thought that
thero was no reason to doubt that
those needs would bo supplied. .
After somo discussion it was decided
to appoint a committee to make this
survey, with Mr. Broadbent as tho
head of it, to make his own selection
of ohor members, and a farther meet
ing of tho parents was set for Monday
evening, May 12.
:0:
To Fleece the
County Treasury
The conspiracy case recently in
the Circuit Court in Honolulu is
of special interest to Kauai as
well as to the other Counties. The
substance of the case is this: Fol
lowing the general elections bills
of large proportions came to the
different counties for the building'
of voting booths for the enlisted
men located at the military camps
near Honolulu. That of Kauai
was for $1,001.30. Some of the
other counties paid their bills,
but Kauai demurred on the
ground that the amount was so
grossly excessive as to carry the
presumption of fraud. Inquiry
developed the fact that no special
booths were built for the men
from other counties at all; that
they used those already in exist
ence, with perhaps some slight ad
ditions in the way of partitions,
etc., and that in any case $100
would cover the cost for any one
county.
