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ESTABLISHED 1904. VOL. 17. NO. 28.
LIHUE, KAUAI, TERRITORY OF HAWAII. TUESDAY. JULY 19. 1921
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WELL UNDER WAY
Considerable nctlvity marks tlio
work on the brcakwator for tho Aim
klnl Terminal and Hallway Company
The locomotive crane has been busy
for the past month laying tho rocks
for the breakwater and tho first fifty
feet has been completed. This
brings tho stone to tho edge of the
water and tho work of laying tho
rock under water will begin at onco,
The completed breakwatW will ex
tend out about threo hundred feet
from shore.
The company has been very for
tunate In that they do not have to
do any quarrying as they are able
to get stones of all shapes and sizes
along tho coast on tho Llhuo side of
Ahukinl. A former pllodriver has
been rigged into a derrick and a rail
road built along tho shore so that
all that is necessary for. them to do
Is to swing tho rocks onto a flatcar
with tho derrick and run the cars
Into position behind tho locomotive
crane. This cranb then places the
stone In position in tho breakwater,
The stones are not dropped in
position in any haphazard manner,
but are carefully placed and tho
chinks between the larger stones are
filled with small rock. Those rocks
that are placed below the water line
are Just dumped In, but when tho
breakwater comes within five feet
of low water mark then they must bo
placed carefully. Tho larger rocks
weigh from four to eight tons and
at times as high as twelvo tons.
It was hoped to finish tho break
water and terminal about the first of
tho new year but It appears now that
it will take longer and will' not be
finished until two months or so later.
It will be necessary to place about
two hundred tons of stone a day to
finish according to schedule and
those in charge believe that this
amount is a little large to be placed
properly.
The wharf is expected to be com
pleted about the same time as the
breakwater. It will bo two hundred
and fifteen feet long. The tonnoge
of the ships that are expected to tie
up in Ahukinl will not exceed three
thousand tons.
It would bo of great benefit to
Kauat if it could be arranged with tho
Inter Island to have their ships load
and discharge passengers at Ahukinl
upon completion of the project. Any
method that would do away lightering
of passengers would bo greatly wel
coined not only by local people but
tho tourist as well. Although It
may bo unusual and picturesque tho
discomfort of it in rough weather
more than offsets tho novelty of it.
The locomotive crane that is boing
used in tho construction work has an
Interesting history, as it is the first
of its kind to be brought to tho Ter
ritory. It was first used on the Hilo
breakwater and upon completion of
that work was taken to Kahulul and
used on that breakwater. The Ahu
kinl Terminal and Railway Company
then bought it and brought It to
Kauai to build the local breakwater.
Kauai has been indeed fortunato
in regard to improvements to har
bors within the last year and with
tho completion of the Ahukinl and
Nawiliwlll projects will havo two ex
cellent harbors where formerly thero
were none.
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FRED PATTERSON HERE
Fred Patterson and II. A. Truslow
of Hilo leave on the Kinau today for
Honolulu. They have been on this
island for tho last four days attend
ing to business matters in connect
ion with the Kauai Bank in which
they aro interested.
Fred Patterson is well known to
Kauai people. Ho was a successful
lawyer at LIhue for several years
prior to tho war. He was a captain
In tho First Hawaiian Infantry sta
tioned at Schofiold barracks during
the war. He is now a partner in the '
Russell and Patterson law firm of
Hilo.
Mrs. A. R. Glalsyer and Mrs. Susan J
Dunn returned from Honolulu by tho
ClaiuUno last Wednesday morning
whero they had been to attend tho
annual conference of tho nurses of
tho territorial anti-tuberculosis bureau.
AHUKIN
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Kapaa Notes
Tho engagement of Vivian, young.
est daughter of Mrs. Wong Alolau, to
Mr. -"Henry K. Y. Kum of Hanalol,
was announced last week. Miss
Alolau Is a teacher at Han'amaulu
and Mr. Kum is In tho restaurant
and auto-llvery business in Hanalol.
Tho marriage has been sot for tho
30th day of this month.
David Wilson, Kapaa homesteader,
who returned about three months ago
to settle certain matters In connect
ion with his homestead property, loft
on Saturday on his way to Santa
Clara, California, where he will en
ter the automobile business.
Mrs. Rose Kong and children arri
ved last week to attend tho coming
wedding of her sister Miss V. Alolau
this month. She was accompanied
by her friend and companion, Miss
Ayau of Honolulu.
Mr. J. C. Tabor and family return
ed from Kokeo Friday morning with
their Ford touring car looking more
like a truck than a pleasure car, with
tents, boxes and miscellaneous camp
ing equipment loaded on It. They
roport that a fine time was had in
tho mountains.
Mrs. Flora Ahana, wife of K. M.
Ahana, assistant cashier of the Bank
of Kauai, left for Honolulu on Satur
day to spend a short vacation visiting
her parents and "Flat" is now hum
ming that old familiar air of "hurrah,
hurrah", etc.
Tho "squeeze play" is ono of tho
prettiest stunts to see in a baseball
game, that Is, if it is carried out
properly and the opposing pitcher
does not cross you. It certainly
makes a runner look foolish though,
if the play fails as it did on Sunday
at Makaweli when Ahana missed a
perfect strike, and left Itodrigues on
tho paths with no whero to go.
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HONEYMOON COTTAGE
IS NOW UNDER WAY
Llhuo's disappointment due to tho
fact that the bungalow occupied by
Mr. Baggott Is not to be a Honeymoon
Cottage will be alleviated by the fact
that tho new home being built bo
twoen the homo of Wm. Henry Bice
and tho wireless cottage will be a
dovecote for newlyweds. Upon com
pletion It will be occupied by Mr. and
Mrs. MIddleton. Mrs. Mlddleton'-to-
be is now known as Miss Frances
Simpson of Piedmont, California.
Rumor says that the house warming
will take place somo time in tho
early fall.
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MRS. B.
BALDWIN
HONORS
NIECES
Mrs. B. D. Baldwin of Makaweli on
lortameu about forty local young
people at her home last Wednesday
evening In honor of her nieces, Miss
Jessie Baldwin of Honolulu and Miss
Winifred Weddeck of Maul. A pake
supper which was complete in every
respect and dancing to. 'a stringed
orchestra furnished entertainment for
the guests until a very late hour.
MOONLIGHT PARTY ON RIVER
Last Friday night Richard and Mar
garet Sloggett gave a moonlight
party up Waliua River In honor of
their guests, Teddy and Doris Haro
of Maul. About twenty-fivo young
people from various parts of tho
Island wore Invited.
Tho party was towed up tho river
in a big boat by a small tug. About
threo miles up thoy landed at a beau
tiful ' littlo spot whore all onjoyed a
good swim. A picnic supper was
served after which all went down tho
river In tho moonlight.
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Kauai Is to enter no team in tho
annual polo series at Honolulu this
fall
This announcement was re
made by Jus. Spalding, tho
cently
I Garden Island's premier polo playor.
This Is due to one or two of the
Kauai regulars being out of tho Terrl-
tory or too busy to tako tho necessary
practice.
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F. S. Puah, Industrial supervisor
of tho Kauai schools, is In Honolulu
for a veok on business.
R. C. Macdonald Takes
Over Y. Work Here
Mr. Warner has left tho Kauai
M. C. A. to enter prohibition enforce
ment work but that does not mean
that tho Institution Is closing shop
R. C. Macdonald Is taking his place
and Is doing some sort of Y work
every evening nt Llhuo.
At this timo of tho year there aro
a number of young men on Kauai who
are thinking of entering the Unlver
Blty of Hawaii or somo of the main'
lund colleges or universities. Mr
Macdonald has entrance require
ments Information for all tho lnstitu
tlons that young, men may care to
attend, or ho is in position to got tho
information, and ho will bo at tho Y,
M. C. A. offlco every morning from 9
to 12 ready to help anyone that may
be interested.
Mr. Macdonald is now devoting hl3
time to various lines of Y. M. C. A,
activity The night school that has
been successfully conducted for the
past year is continuing, although tho
business course has stopped for tho
summer. Every Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday night tho
school Is open at tho grammar school
building. Plsltors aro cordially in
vited to attend any or all of these
sessions. On Monday night after the
regular English classes for Filipinos,
Mr. Macdonald is giving Illustrated
talks on Amercan history. Ho has
lantern slides from tho tlmo of tho
French and Indian wars to the time
of the Spanish War. These talks
are rousing much Interest, among the
night students.
The athletic work is not being neg'
lected. Sheriff W. H. Rice has loan
ed the armory to tho Y. M. C. A. for
Its free athletic work. Every night
some sort of games are being played
there Wednesday and Friday nights
have been reserved for business men
The other four nights a week are
Roman bars, wrestling mats, boxing
The Y. M. C. A. now has parallel and
care to go there and enjoy the games
open to all nationalities who may
gloves, ping-pong, chockers, dominos,
a phonograph and records, volleyball,
basket balls and indoor baseball
to nlay Indoors at night. Visitors
may take their choice of any or all
of these types of amusements.
The armory Is not open for games
on Sunday. Sunday mornings Mr,
Macdonald Is devoting to teaching in
tho Filipino and Japaneso churches.
ASSESSMENT REPORT SHOWS
SHORTAGE OF $17,250 IN
TAXABLE VALUES FOR 1921
The real and personal property as
sessincnt values for Kauai for 1921
were forwarded to tho territorial
treasurer last weok and show that tho
real property values were $11,093,695,
as against $1.0,815,015 for 1920.
' Tho personal property values for
1921 were $13,308,8G0, as against $13,-
904,925 for 1920.
Exemptions for 1921, under the An
drows exemption act, amounl to $15,
050. In 1920 the exemptions wore
$295,185.
The net result shown by the return
Is that, after deducting the exempt
Ions for 1921, there is a shortage In
taxable assessed values of $17,250.
The only tax appeal caso on Kauai
is that of the Hawaiian Sugar Com
pany, which made a return snowing
taxable property valued at $3,000,000,
while the assessor valued it at $5,000,
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LIHUE UNION CHURCH
Regular services Sunday morning
at the usual hour. Rov. Johnston
W. " Walker, of Berwickshire, Scot
land, will deliver tho message, taking
for his themo "A Royal Proclamation
and Precept". A stiver offering will
bo- taken at this servico for the
maintenance of tho "Dally Vacation
Blblo School" which will bo conduct
ed during tho month of August.
MissLella Hardell and Miss Alma
Barker, of the Hanamaulu school, whl
havo been In Honolulu for tho past
weok will leave next Saturday on a
visit to Hilo and tho Volcano.
Kauai Post No. 2, American Legion,
will hold a mooting at tho County
Building, Llhuo, Wednesday ovening,
July 20th, at 7:30 o'clock.
Diving Exhibition
Entertains Passengers
Living up to her reputation of hav.
Ing tho happy faculty of always doing
tho unexpected, Miss Adelaide Mc
Connell, better known as "Midge"
oniertameu tlio uopartlng passen
gers and their friends at the Nawlll
will landing last Tuesday ovening by
doing an Annotto Kellerman into tho
harbor. Her efforts consisted of a
beautiful back dive off the wharf into
about ten feet of water. For a mo
ment it appeared that things might
result seriously and Mr. Broadbent
and Tommy Soper dovo in to help
her. Midget had no trouble In keen
Ing afloat and was rescued without
much difficulty.
Tho cause of her plunge was the
fact that she was so interested in
watching tho men load tho Advertiser
Pilot car onto the boats that she did
not notice that she was, backing oft
tho wharf. When she did her
plunge she was carrying her purse
and a bag that contained Jimmy
Case's food and change of clothing,
Jimmy was accompanying his mother,
Mrs. A. H. Case, on a trip to Maul
As she came to tho surface without
the purse and bag It was necessary
for somo of tho Hawaiian boys who
were swimming near tho wharf to do
some deep sea diving to recover
llicin. All were recovered eventually
although Jimmy's' ration of milk was
spoiled by the salt water and he was
quite a hungry boy by tho time he
arrived In Honolulu.
The fact that sho was soaking wet
did not stop "Midget" from taking
her trip to Honolulu, and wrapping
herself in somo shawls, that wore
loaned by friends she boarded tho
Klnau as though she was in the
habit of falling into the harbor every
time she wont to Honolulu.
Captain Gregor? says that ho re
fues to be startled by "Midget" any
more and that he really expected her
to pull something of the sort as her
trip to Kauai on the Kinau was with
but incident.
THE RESOLUTION PRESENTED
BY LABOR.. COMMISSION
Following is the resolution presen
ted by tho Senate labor commission
In Washington, introduced June 20th,
approved by the Senate and House
committees:
WHEREAS, by reason of the acute
shortago of agricultural labor which
now exists throughout the territory
of Hawaii tho American control of
the agricultural Industries of tho Tor-
rltory is seriously imperilled and
whereas In tho best Interests of the
Federal and Territorial Governments
and of tho Territory of Hawaii gener
ally it Is Imperative that tho control
of thoso Industries should remain
American and should not be allowed
to pass Into alien hands and whereas
tho Govqrnor and tho Legislature of
the Territory of Hawaii have petition
ed Congress for emergency relief
from the said grave and acute labor
shortage which vow exists and which
threatens and imperils tho said agri
cultural industries of the Territory
now therefore bolt resolved by tho
Senate and tho House of Representa
tives of tho United States of America
In Congress assembled that for a per
iod of flvo years from tho passage
of this Joint resolution tho Secretary
of Labor bo and ho Is hereby em
powered under such conditions and
regulations as ho shall proscribe to
admit to tho Territory of Hawaii such
aliens othcrwlso Inadmissible as ho
may deem necessary to meet the
emergency oxlsttng in tho shortago
of agricultural labor provided that
sucfi aliens shall bo admitted only for
limited periods of tlmo for the pur;
pose of engaging only in agricultural
labor or domestic service, that such
admission of aliens shall not operate
to Increaso tho number of persons of
my ono alien nationality in tho Tor-
itory of Hawaii so that tholr number
at any ono time shall oxceed twenty
per cent of the total population of tho
Territory as determined by tho last
census and that the regulations shall
provide for and secure tho return of
such laborers to their respective
countries upon tho expiration of tho
time limited provided further that
nothing heroin contained shall bo
onstrued to nllow any alien admitted
under tho terms hereof to romovo to
any other placo under tho Jurisdiction
of tho United States.
Old Time Japanese
Drowned At Haena
K. Sharashl, one of the old time
Japanese who has been on Kauai for
tho past thirty-eight years, was
drowned at Haena last Monday.
Sharashl and a number of his friends
were bathing and fishing at the
Haena beach. He got Into a current
that was too strong for him and was
cnrrled out to sea.
Sharashl was a rice planter. Ho
had Just finished planting his rice
rcop for this season. As a number
.of his friends had also just got their
crop In they all decided that they
would celebrate with a fishing trip.
They wont to Haena Sunday night
and Bpent most of the night fishing
for' crabs with torches and opoars.
Tho next morning they decided that
they would go farther out onto tho
reef and try for ulua with glass boxes
and dong spears. It was at this'
time that ho got Into tho current
that swept him under. His friends
tried to rescue him but wero unable
to do so until after he was lifeless.
Sharashl was GS years old at the
time of his death. The first twenty
years that ho lived in .Hawaii were
spent on various plantations on Kau
al. He was at various times on Mc-
Bryde, LIhue, KHauea and tho old
Prlnceville plantations. Shortly at-
ter the Prlncovllle Plantation ceased
raising sugar cane ho went into the
rice business for himself and has
been a successful planter over since,
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DR. HAGOOD CALLED TO
HONOLULU BY DEATH OF
MAJOR SHELDON WHEELER
Dr. R. H. Hagood, of Kealla, was
called to Honolulu last Thursday
morning to attend the funeral of his
friend and fellow officer, Major Shel
don Harloy Wheeler, who was killed
in an aeroplane accident Wednesday
at Luke Field. Dr. Hagood was a
major in the aviation department
during the war and was a closo per
sonal friend of Major Wheeler.
Major Wheeler's accident and
death occurred at eight o'clock Wed
nesday morning. Eght planes were
practicing in war formation. Major
Wheeler had not intended to go up
that morning but at the last moment
decided to do so, relieving Captain
Johnson. Just after he had taken
off and was about fifty feet in tho
air the gasoline flow was evidently
cut off, stalling tho engine. The ma
chine fell Instantly to the ground. It
was too near tho earth to be control
led. As soon as It hit tho ground
the gasoline tank exploded, envelop
ing Major Wheeler and his mechanic,
Sergeant Thomas A. Kelly, In flames.
Both men wero Instantly killed.
Major Wheeler graduated from
West Point In 1914 as a second lieu
tenant. Ho was always greatly In
terested in aeronautics and was pro
moted to a first lieutenancy in Jan
uary 1917 and attached to tho avia
tion corps. In Juno of that year ho
received his captain's commission.
ater In tho year ho was sent over
seas whero ho made an enviable rec
ord foV himself. A littlo over a year
ago, July 1, 1920, ho was made a
major. At the time of his death he
was commandant of Luko Flold.
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SALES AGENCY CUTS
ITS CAPITALIZATION
Notice was filed with tho terri
torial treasurer Thursday, says tho
Star-Bulletin, following a meeting of
tho stockholders of tho Sugar Fac
tors, of a reduction in the capital
stock of tho company from $5,000,000
to $100,000 and a distribution of a
portion of tho assets among tho
shareholders.
Tho step Is taken, according to A.
W. T. Bottomley, president of Sugar
Factors, becauso thoro is no neces
sity of a $5,000,000 corporation since
stock In tho Crockett rofinery Is no
longer hold by tho Sugar Factors' but
by tho various plantations. The
assets will go to tho various agencies
which In December of last year pur
chased from the plantations tholr
tock holdings in tho Sugar Factors.
The Sugar Factors will continuo to
perform tho samo functions as in
tho past and tho reduction of cap
italization does not affect tho com
pany's work.
PROMINENT ENGLISH
WRITERS COMING
Honolulu July 12 Tentative plans
for tho permanent organization of
newspaper and magazine men in
Pacific lands aro being drr.wn up at
Columbia, Mo., by Dr. Walter Will
lams, president of the Press Congress
of tho World and dean of tho School
of Journalism of tho University of
Missouri, and will be submitted soon
to Dr. Walter B. Pitkin, head of Col
umbia University, Now York, and
author of tho much-discussed book
"Must We Fight Japan?" und to
Henry Stead of Holborne, Victoria,
and other Journalistic leaders in
Pacific lands.
These tentative plans, according to
Alexander Hume Ford, secretary-director
of tho Pan-Pacific Union, con
template a biennial Pan-Pacific press
gathering in Hawuli, and in tho work
ing out of tho project Doctor Will
lams will havo tho cooperation of
many of the leaders in Pacific news
paperdom. Doctor Williams has written to
each of tho Pacific countries request
ing that a paper be prepared on jour
nalism In tho Individual countries for
presentation at the Pan-Pacific Press
Conference, which will bo mado a
part of the Press Congress of the
World which will hold Its sessions at
Honolulu in October. Ho has desig
nated tho last day of tho Press Cons'
less as Pan-Pacific Day, and will
personally open the session. All del
egates will bo invited to tho morning
session, when the papers will bo
read. In the attcrnoon, says Mr.
Ford, thoso organizing tho perman
ent Pan-Pacific Press Conference, or
Congress, will meet for open discuss
ion, and It may bo that an ovening
session will be necessary in order to
conclude and perfect tho permanent
organization.
'.'Doctor Williams feels", writes Mr.
Ford, who Is on the mainland in tlu
interest of the Press Congress and
tho proposed series of Pun-Pacific
conferences at Honolulu, "that tho
great legacy of tho Press Congress of
the World will bo the formation of a
permanent Pan-Puciflc Press Cong
ress. Wulter E. Pitkin of Columbia
University, Henry Stead of Stead's
Rovlew, B. F. Fieisher, publisher of
tho Japan Advertiser and Trans-Pacific
Magazine, and Walter S. Rogers-
of the state department and the inter
national communications committee,
aro among thoso preparing papers on
this subject, while Latin America,
China, Japan, the Philippines, Now
Zealand and Canada havo each been
requested to namo delegates to tho
Pan-Pacific Press Conferepco, these
delegates to present papers."
Doctor Williams, Mr. Ford contin
ues, will visit either Australasia or
tho Orient at tho closo of tho Cong
ress sessions at Honolulu. Ho will
romaln In Hawaii long enough, how
ever, to aid in organizing tho work of
the central committee that will carry
on at Honolulu toward tho perfection
of a permanent Pan-Pacific Press
Congress.
Mr. Ford adds that tho furthor
plans of Doctor Williams nnd his
assistants for cooperating with tho
Pan-Pacific Union toward making
Hawaii a useful central servico sta
tion to tho press of tho world, will
bo announced when tho Congress
meets.
Tho inauguration of tho plans, says
Mr. Ford, Is scheduled for tho sum
mer of 1922, when it is expected that
President Harding and tho premlors
of Pacific countries will meet In Ha
waii, as high officials of the Pan
Pacific Union, to voico tholr approval
and lend their cooperation.
"THE LOVE SPECIAL"
FAILED TO ARRIVE
Manager Hall, of tho Tip Top
thpatre, states that "Tho Lovo Spec
ial" picture featuring Wallaco Reld
and Agnes Ayres, which was to bo
shown tonight, failed to arrive from
MaU This picture will bo at tho
Tip Top next Tuesday night.
