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0 N. Wilcox, 12-312l ESTABLISHED 1904. VOL. 17. NO. 38. LIHUE, KAUAI, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 27, 1921 SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $2.50 PER YEAR 5 CENTS PER COPY WIS RD HEADS KAUAI C. OF G. H. D. Wlshard was unanimously elected president of the Kauai Cham ber of Commerce at the annual elec tion of officers held at the Llhuo court house last Thursday after noon . Judgo C. 13. Hofgaard, of Walmea, was elected vtco president. When the meeting was called, for mer president, Lyle A. Dickey, stat ed that the regular annual mooting had been delayed on account of the desiro of the Chamber of Commerce to hold this session at a time when a banquet celebrating tho commence ment of work on tho Nawlllwill breakwater could bo glvon. The breakwater had been delayed .how over, and It was deemed best not to delay tho meeting any longer. Baldwin Nominates Officers. II. D. Baldwin, chairman of tho nominating committee, proposed tho following officers for the ensuing year: II. D. Wlshard President. C. B. Hofgaard Vlco President. John II. Mldklff Secretary. J. I. Sllva Treasurer. All were unanimously elected. Mr. Wlshard then took tho chair and made a short speech of accept atico. Judgo Hofgaard also accept ed with a few remarks. A letter from George P. Denlson, president of, tho Chamber of Com merce ofHonolulu was read. Mr. Donlson asked if the Kauai Cham bor of Commerce wished to enter tain tho next Territorial Civic Con vention providing tho date of tho convention bo changed from Sep tember to November. Judge Dickey stated that as president of the Ka uai organization, he had already In formed Mr. Donlson that Kauai does not caro to resume this responsibil ity this year. Frank Cruwford moved that the action of tho former president be endorsed by the chamber. (Carried). The Press Conference. A letter from L. M. doVls Nor ton, exectutlvo sccrotary of tho Press Conference of tho World, telling of arrangements for tho press confer ence and asking Kauai to entortnln some of tho delegates was read. It was moved by H. D. Sloggett that tho president appoint, (1) a re ception committee and, (2) a trans portation committee to entertain such dolegates as might visit Ka uai. Seconded by C. B. Hofgaard. Passed. A motion was mado by C. B. Hof gaard that Mr. Norton bo Instruct ed to send 100 guests to Kauai. Seconded by J. I. Sllva. Passed. A letter from tho Hoaqulm, Wash ington, Commercial Club, Inviting Kauai tourists to visit Washington was read. Cup for Athletes. Judgo Lyle A. DIckoy reported that Miss Madollno Sculo, member of tho Kauai Athletic League, had asked tho Chamber of Commerce for a trophy cup for tho league. He moved that a cup costing not over $20 be given. Seconded by F. S. Pugh. Passed. New Members. Tho membership commtttoo pro posed tho following names for mem bership in tho chamber: It. A. Balester, Eleolo. Henry K. Aid, Llhuo. John M. Wulamau, Llhuo. Arthur G. Clutterbuck, Walmea. W .V. Lee, Kapaa. II. M. Alien, Kllauea. O. C. Markwell, Llhuo. F .L. Dolllnger, Llhuo. Chester Carlson, Kalahco. Dr. T. Morgan, Llhuo. Dr. Smith, Llhuo. Noll Locke, Llhuo. W. N. Francis, Koloa. It was moved by C. U. Hofgaard that all bo elected to mombershlp. Seconded by R. W. Bayloss. Passed. Breakwater Celebration. Judgo Dlckoy's report that tho chamber had voted to put tho cele bration for tho Nawlllwill broakwnt or project In tho hands of tho har bor committee brought forth many suggestions and much discussion. II. D. Sloggett suggested that tho broak water and press conforonco cele bration bo combined. It was agreed to leave tho proposition In tho hands of the harbor commlttoo. J .1. Sllva, treasurer, reported that tho chamber has 5437.29 In tho trea sury. It also has war savings stamps valued at $180. T I Personals I t I The steamer Kalulanl will arrive Wednesday morning with a load of machinery for the U. S. engineers. Miss Juliet Rice was a depart ing passenger on the Lurllno Mon day afternoon. Mrs. E. Cropp and children of Koloa returned from Honolulu on tho Lurlino Sunday morning. Elder C. Wiser of the Mormon church arrived ,on Kauai last Sat urday morning. M. R. Jarden, proprietor of Jar den's store at Kalaheo, returned to Kauai last Saturday from a short business trip to town. Rev. and Mrs. M. E. Carver of Walmea, returned on the Kinau this morning from a month's vacation in Honolulu. Mrs. Farley of Koloa has return ed to Kauai after a two months' absence. She canto on the Lurlino Sunday morning. Mrs. W. V. Lee, wife of W. V. Leo .manager of tho Bank of Kauat left on tho Lurlino Monday night for a two months' visit with her mother in California. Mrs. C. M. V. Forstcr of Llhue was a departing passenger ori the Lurlino Monday night. Mrs. For ster Is spending a short vacation in Honolulu. Captain Edwards, port captain of the Matson Navigation Co., of San Francisco, and Captain James Ras mussen, port captain of the Mat son Navigation Co., at Honolulu, arrived on tho Lurlino Sunday morn ing and returned Monday ovdnlng on tho same boat. The captains, who were accompanied by 'their wives, were Inspecting Kauai wharfs. John Waterhouse, president of Al exander and Baldwin, H. A. Bald win, manager of the Maui Agricul-, tural Co., and C. It. Homenway, treasurer of Alexander & Baldwin, arrived on tho Lurllne Sunday morning. They looked after various plantation interests on this island and returned to Honolulu Monday night. :: KAUAI MINISTERS TO ATTEND CONFERENCE This afternoon Rev. Ralph W. Bay less of Llhuo and Rev. Royal G. Hall of Koloa, leave for Honolulu to attend the church conference and retreat that Is being held at Moku lola, Walalua, on Wednesday and Thursday of this weok. Rev. Bayloss is to lead the dis cussion Thursday, on "Tho Union Church in tho Community." Rev. Hall is to lead a discussion later In tho day on "The Exposition of tho Bible." Both ministers expect to return to Kauai this weok. F. S. Pugh made a motion that the next Llhue meeting take the form of a banquet and be held at the Llhuo high school where the domestic science department would provido dinners at a dollar a plate, tho meeting to be held in tho even ing. Seconded by F. W. Jennings. Passed. T. Brandt moved that a vote of thanks bo extended to tho domestic scienco department of tho high school for its invitation. Seconded by J. I. Sllva. Passed. Night Sessions. J. I. Sllva sugestcd that futuro meetings of the Chamber of Com merce bo held 'at night and that one meeting bo held each year at Walmea, Kleele, Koloa, and Kapaa, tho others at Llhuo' .Action on this matter was doferred until tho next meeting. E. II. W. Broadbent mado a mo tion that tho next meeting be held at Walmea and that it bo an even ing dinner session. Seconded by A. I. Hills. Carried. American Legion Delegate. A. S. Bush, reported that ho had been elected Kauai delegate to tho American Legion national conven tion. Ho asked for Instructions from the ehamlior regarding tho Impend ing labor legislation. E .11. W. Broadbent moved that tho president appoint a coinmittoo to confer with Mr. Bush on tho matter. Secondod by C. M. V. Forster. Carried. President Wlshard appointed E. II .W. Broadbent, B. D. Baldwin and Elmer Cheatham as members of tho proposed committee. LOCKE OUTLINES YIC.A. WORK The county committee of tho Kn ual Young Men's Christian Assocla Hon met last Thursday ovoning at tho homo of Dr. A. II. Waterhouse at Koloa to meet tho now county secretary, Noll Locke, and to dls cuss plans for tho work during the coming year. After a thorough dis cussion of methods of work it was unanimously agreed that tho group plan of work which has been so successful In rural work on tho mainland bo inaugurated. Mr. Locko in outlining tho work stated that the county plan of Asso ciation work has passed tho experi mental stago and is being success fully carried on In over two hun dred counties in tho United States and other countries. Tho chief em phasis of this work is placed upon NEIL LOCKE, New Y. M. C. A. Secretary tho formation of small groups un der volunteer leadership, tho avail able resources of each community being used. The program used in tho groups is four-fold in nature, de veloping the physical, mental, social and spiritual sides of tho boy and young man's life. The discovery of training of leaders is tho major task of tho county secretary. This means vital co-operation with all existing social agencies. Inter-group and inter-community activities, con ferences and other activities of a county-wldo nature supplement tho work of tho groups. Individual members of tho com mtltee as they spoko of tho need of tho local communities with which they are most familiar, felt that this type of work would reach the larger number in the most effectivo way. Lloyd R. Killam, territorial sec retary, gave n brief resumo of tho work of the Kauai Y. M. C. A. for tho past five years and spoko of his gratification that the commit tee was able to securo a trained and experienced county secretary. The members of tho committee aro Dr. A. II. Waterhouse, chair man; Th. Brandt, H. D. Sloggett, Lyle A. Dickey, B. D. Baldwin, Eric A. Knudsen, K. C. Hopper, R. F. Middleton, E. W. Todd, W. Kruse, and W. F. Sanborn. CARELESS MOTORING Cureless driving caused a brok en arm for a passenger In a rent service car last Thursday afternoon. About 5 o'clock a plantation truck loaded with men was driving toward Koloa. Just as It was about 200 yards past tho entrance to Manager Moler's house, Ford car No. GC2, driven by licensed driver No. 442, attempted to speed past it. Tho aim was poor and tho execution rotten. The Ford landed on top of tho stone wall along tho road and tho riassen ger got a broken arm. Another llttlo collision occur red at Kapaa last Wednesday night about 11 o'clock. One Morita was driving along tho road paying con siderable attention to tho beautiful night and the' moon. Ho stopped rather suddenly without much notice. K. Toguchl, coming along behind him, was also rather Interested in tho lunar beauties. Ho bumped into Morlta's car, knocking tho left hind wheel off. Toguchl got a $20 flno and lost his license for a year. CURFEW LAWS TO BE ENFORCED According to Judge Win. C. Achl Jr., the curfew laws of tho territory are going to bo enforced on this Island. This Is to bo done by tho co-operation of tho pollco and the Juvenile court department. It is far too common a sight to seo young sters who should bo at homo at night roaming around our streets, pool rooms and picture houses. The laws concerning tho keeping of children at homo at night unless In the company of their parents, nro written In the revised laws of Hawaii, Sections 3001, 3002, 3003 and 3004 printed below. Act 3001 was amended by Act 44 S. L. 1015 to state that tho curfew hour should be eight o'clock Instead of seven o'clock. Act 3003 was amended by the same act, 1. e 44 S. L. 1015, to Indued motion picture houses. Section 3001. Children In public streets, prohibited when; penalty. Any child under fifteen years of nge, who, except in case of necosslty, or except when permitted so to do In writing by a Judgo of the ( juvenilis court, shall go, or remain on any public street or highway after sev en o'clock In the evening or before four o'clock In tho morning, unac companied by an adult person, shall bo deemed a delinquent child and may bo published as by law pro vided. (L. 189G, c. 29, s. 1.; P. L. S. 40G; R. I. s. 22D1; am. L. 1907, c. 34, s. 1.; am. L. 1913, c. 124, s.l.) Section 3002. Parents allowing children in street, prohibited when, penalty. Any parent or guardian, having the caro, custody and control of a child under fifteen years of afeo, who, except in caso of necessity shall knowingly or voluntarily suf fer or permit a child to go or re main on any public street or high way, after nine o'clock In the even ing and before four o'clock in tho morning, unaccompanied by an ad ult porson, shall be punished by a flno of not more than ten dollars or by imprisonment not exceodlng twenty days. (L. 1S9G, c. 29, s. 2; P. L. s. 407; R. L. s. 2292.) Section 3303. School children pro hibited In certain places, when; pen alty... All keepers of coffeo, victu aling, liquor and billiard saloons, and bowling alleys, nnd also sugar mills, aro hereby strictly forbidden to allow any school children, boys or girls, to remain upon t h o 1 r premises any timo be tween tho hours of sunset and sun rise, unless the same bo accom panied by their parents or guardi ans. Any keeper of a coffee, victu aling, liquor or billiard saloon or bowling alloy, upon whoso premis es any school child, boy or girl, may bo found between tho hours above named, unless tho same bo accom panied by its parents or guardian, shall bo deemed guilty of an offense, and shall bo punished by fine, of not moro than twenty dollars, upon conviction and his license may bo revoked by the treasurer, In his discretion. (L. 1S70, c. 23, s. 1.; Cp. L. p. 542; P. L. s. 404; am. L. 1903, c. 8, s. 2; R. L. s. 2293.) Section 3004. Arrest, when In such places. If any keopor or keepers of any of tho public places enum erated In Section 3003 shall find dlffulty In clearing their premises of school children, the samo call in the assistance of tho pollco. who shall first ordor all such school school children to return to their homes; and if such ordor bo not oboyod by tho said children, the pollco shall proceed to apprehend all such chlldron who shall not havo proceded to their homes, and causa them to bo detained In tho lock up over night, to bo brought boforo tho district magistrate on tho fol lowing morning, to bo punished ac cording to tho provisions of tho law relating to truancy. (L. 1870, c. 23, s. 2; Cp. L. p. 543; P. L. S. 405; R. L. s. 2294.) LATE PHEASANT SEASON Sheriff William H. Rico Jr. an nounces that tho pheasant season does not open until tho first of November this yoar. It will bo well for hunters who nro in tho custom of beginning about a month earlier than that to tako notlco. Kapaa Notes Tho young son of Charles Lowal died last Friday after suffering suv oral days from a wounded leg su.i taincd while playing among the cane cars nt Walpoull, according to n report. Court Walalclo, local order of tho Ancient Foresters, aro making el aborate arrangements for tho en tertalnment of their high chief ran ger, Brother Reed, who Is expected to arrive here from Honolulu on Friday. Oct. 7, together with Brother Roso of Honolulu. Several commit tees, headed by Chief Ranger Prig- ge, are in charge of tho arrange ments. Tho committees aro prepar ing to givo a big Hawaiian ban quet on tho evening of tho 7th, to which all members of tho lodge are expected to come. Tho Anahola school has three teachers on the stuff this year In stead of two. Mrs. Adeline Rodrigues Is tho newcomer to be added to tho old standbys consisting of Mrs. Lai and Miss Carrie Pauole. Wo wondered when school open ed several weeks ago why the name of Miss Deborah Mahlkoa was not on the list, but tho explanation has just comu to hand. She is now Mrs. Jesse Humic of Honolulu, having been taken Into tho clutches of Dan Cupid during tho summer vacation. Mr. Hamlc is n sergeant with the United States army forces at Fort Ruger. Visitors were numerous at tho Kapaa school last week. Mr. Locke, and Mr. Kllllam of the Y. M. C. A. called on Thursday. Rev. Futher Hubert and Foster Horner of tho Bank of Kauai spoke to tho classes. Both emphasized the value of team work and clean sports in tha school's curriculum. - A baseball team under tho man agement of J. Rodrigues, has beon organized In tho school and the first game will bo played against Hulela on October 4th. Mr. Rodri gues has the boys out for practice every day, specializing in training up their batting eyes. Tho team ex pects to overcome all obstacles and land on the top in District No. 2. Tho school Is tho proud possessor of a 'largo and nicely framed pho tograph of the 1921 class. This was presented to the school last week and tho plcturo will bring memories of a class of which the school has every reason to ho proud. Moro than half of this class is at tending the Kauai high school this year and the faculty of tho Kapaa school is certain they will make good records. Tho school shop and kitchen, and especially tho kitchen, is operating with full classes. Two hundred nnd fifty lunches are being served daily and not only the pupils but 22 teach ers aro taking their lunches at tho kitchen. Threo new bungalows on tho school garden were finished last week. Desks aro already hero and tho primary classes have moved In. :: SOCCER SEASON LOOMING UP Soccer practice has begun at Ma kawoli and McBrydo with largo turn outs at both places. Georgo Bedell will lead tho west-endors this season, whilo tho Scots will bo pil oted by George Duncan. Llhuo has taken no action so far, but Is ex pected to do so In the very near futuro. Tho Injustice dono tho Ll huo team by tho league directors last season still rankles some, but It is bolioved that it will bo forgot ten nnd that tho boys from tho county seat will be among those present when tho whlstlo blows. Af tor considerable debato, Koloa has decided to enter a team, and as this will mako tha necessary four, it is doubtful If a team will be en tered from Grove Farm. It is planned to start tho season about tho 15th of November mid a mooting of tho league will bo hold soon to draw 'up a schedule T AT Two men nro lying In tho Kllauoa hos:ltnl and ono moro tins return ed to Honolulu with badly battered ribs as tho roRult of n bout nccl don' vat Kahili last Frldny. Tho big wavjs smashed ono of tho steamer. Hok'no's llfo boats up on thu thb rocks. It was n very forutnate ac cident In that no ono was killed on tho rocks or drowned. When the Helene comes to Kn hill, tho landing for Kllauoa plan tation, It anchors out a short dls tanco from the landing and then sends ono of Its lifeboats In with a tow lino .Tho lino is fastened to a plur and tho boats aro pulled back and forth nlong tho cnblo. Five mon started in from tho Helcno with n cablo as usual last Friday. But tho waves wero run ning higher than usual and boforo they know it they wero too near the shore to get awny. Then u big wavo came upon thorn, dnshed tho boat upon tho rocks nnd threw tho men out in tho water. Ono Hawallon snllor was badly cut when his head was dashed a gainst a rock. A Filipino hnd his ribs broken and tho other three mon were moro or less bruised. Then men on tho pier holped them out of the water so that no ono was lost. McBRYDE MAN SEES STRANGE SIGHT IN KOLOA Prohibition officers nro busy In vestigating tho Koloa district for Illicit liquors over sinco Georgo Llt tlo, tho well known and populnr night engineer at McBrydo Mill brought back tho story of having seen a rooster that walks llko a man ambling along a Koloa street. George claims that tho rooster walks with his head up and has a gait llko Charles Chaplain. Ho is having quite a timo convincing tho rest of the boys at tho club houso as most of them nro moro interested in finding out whore ho gets tho stuff that makes him see such things. Ono well-known member of tho club-house stated that ho Is glad that Georgo has found n now topic of conversation as he was, getting , rather fed up on on hearing him run down tho British navy at break fast and dinner, ill tho time. Georgo is contemplating buying the rooster and placing him on ex hibition as n curiosity both hero and on tho mainland. Count Rich ter Is arranging tho tour and will act as manager. LIHUE UNION CHURCH Nell Locke, tho now secretary for the Kauai county Young Men's Chris tian Association, will ho tho speak er next Sunday morning, taking for his subject, "Tho Most Profitablo Business In the World." Tho Sunday-school has beon thor oughly reorganized nnd graded. Thero aro classes for all ages. Tho aim is that every available scholar shall bo in attendance. Mr. Mark ytell of tho high school faculty is tho now superintendent and a splen did school is antiglpated for tho year. A special muslcnlo will bo glvon by tho choir about tho later part of October. It will bo a Gounod pro gram. All of tho anthems, solo, duets and instrumental numbers from this composer. Moro specific announcements will bo mado later. LIHUE JAPANESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH Regular Sundny-Bchool and church services will bo held next Sunday morning. Tho pastor will speak on "Tho Precious Blood of Jesus." Af ter tho sermon tho Lord's Supper and tho baptismal ceremony will bo observed. A Llhuo Young People's Society was organized last Sunday with Rov. Tnkahashl as advisor, Mr. Kokoichl FuJH, president, Miss Shin Toklto, vice president, Sulklchl Uyeda, sec rotary and Kazu Goknu, treasuror. Thoy will meet twice a month, tho first and third Friday evenings, at tho church. At tho noxt mooting tho constitution and bylaws will bo driwn up. BOA THROWN ROCKS KILAUEA