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S. v. WILCOX 12-13-21 ESTABLISHED 1904. VOL 18. NO. 7. LIHUE, KAUAI, TERRITORY OF HAWAII. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 14, 1922 SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $2.50 PER YEAR 5 CENTS PER COPY .If a . . . 1922 TaxRate For Kauai Will K52S Be $30.20 KJSES lncroaflo of tho tt)22 tax rato for tho Island ot Kauai from tho esti- f mated rato of 2.SC or 28.C0 per $1000 to 3.02 or $30.20 por $1000, was an-1 nouncod yesterday by A. Lewis Jr., territorial treasurer, according to tho Star-Ilulletin. Last year's tax rato for tho island ot Kauai was 2.90. Tho now rato is an lncreaso ot $1.20 per $1000 over that of last year. Treasurer Lewis reports that the outsiandlng features in tho tabula tion of tho 1922 tax rato for tho county of Kauai aro that for 1922 tho tnx bill ngaln3t tho tax payors ot Kauai is $754,383.48, or an in crease of $44,23S.59 as compared with $710,144.89 for 1021. Tho amount required for county purposes is $279,870.48 or an ln creaso of $4,828.93, us compared with $27G,047.55 for 1921. Tho amount required for school, purpos es is $33S,3G7.01. This item docs not includo an additional amount of $18,500 required for tho school cash basis fund. It is being raised pursuant to an act of tho last log islaturo to overcome the situation each -year of the school drawing from the other territorial funds. The increase of 1922 over 1921 for school purposes is $5,9C8.4G, tho amount for 1921 being $332,398.55 Tho amount required tor interest und sinking fund on territorial bonds for the year 1922 is $32,878. .6-G9, or an increase of $57,21.78, as compared with $27,15C91 for the year 1921. A comparison between the amount of money required for the year 1921 from the tax payers of the county of Kauai with tho amount of money required for tho year 1922, follows: County purposes, $279,S7G.48; in terest and sinking fund, $32,87S.G9; school purposes, $33S,3G7.01; school cash basis fund, $18,500; cost of assessment and collection of taxes, $22,292.18; territorial purposes, $G2,-"-46M2. Total $754,383.48. Urge Governor To Appoint Movie Censor At a recent meeting ot tho So cial Service Association of Kauai much discussion was had regard ing tho moral effect of improperly censored motion pictures, with tho result that tho association through n resolution, has requested Gover nor Wnllaco It. Farrington to ap point a censor to pass upon all tho pictures, coming into tho territory. Tho resolution follows: Resolution. Whereas, tho ovils of Improperly censored motion pictures upon tho peoplo of our island and upon chil dren, especially, aro apparent, and, Whereas, wo know that tho class ot films exhibited on our island pos ters and promotes immorality and crimo in somo instances; and, Whereas, wo believo that tho ob- jStlonable pictures can bo definite- s. ly eliminated from circulation thru action by the proper authorities, therefore, bo it Itosolved, that wo, tho members of tho Social Service Association of Knuai urco unon tho Governor of tho territory definite action such as has been recommended by other bodies similar to. ours and by indi viduals in tho position to know the -facts to-wit: Tho appointment of a competent censor of all motion pic turo films brought into Honolulu for Q..&'."ibution and display through tho lalnnilR! and that such censor bo empowered to forbid tho exhibition of all films which in his judgment may bo harmful to tho morals of tho peoplo especially tho young. Bo it further resolved, that cop ies of this resolution bo presented in Governor W. It. Farrington and to tho press of Kauai and Oahu. EISIE, H. WILCOX, President, Social Service Association, Kauai. ItOYAL G. HALL, Secretary, Social Sorvico Association, Kauai. 1! KAPAA NOTES PONG GARAGE OPENS FOR BUSINESS TODAY Tho Fong Garage starts business n Tuesday. O. C. IIco, Daniel I PangandF. Kooncy of Kapahi aro t.io proprietors. BUSH JOINS STAFF OF A. S. T. & RY. A. S. nush, homesteader, has join- ( d tho office staff of the Ahukinl Verminnl & Rnilwny Co. Ho is at present stationed at tho landing. DR. HAGOOD OPENS OFFICE AT KAPAA Dr. Hagood, In order to accommo date residents of Kapaa who may o in need of his services, has op- i nod an office in the Hawaii Hank cf Commerce building, spending n i ouplo of hours hero for five duys every week. DODO PAYS VISIT TO HIS OLD HOME S. Dodo, formerly a surveyor with the M koo Sugar Co.. is back again to pay : visit to bin old homo at 1'ealir.. :'i is now employed by tho f'dcral government at Schoficld bar racks. -J A. T. & RY. STATION AT KAPAA PAU The new station of tho Ahuklni Terminal & Railway Co., is now completed. An agent will bo ap pointed soon and tho actual receiv ing and dispatching of freight via Ahukinl will soon begin. JAS. I. MORITA VISITS RELATIVES AT KAPAA Jas. I. Morita, who helped the Makees with his southpay slants a couplo of years ago, is spending a short vacation hero visiting with his relatives. Ho is now employed in Honolulu as a hat salesman. . . CONTENTS OF STORE SOLD TO SATISFY CREDITORS Eugene Aiu conducted a salo of tho merchandise remaining in tho general store of Kwong Hong Tai, beginning last Saturday. Tho pro prietor of this storo departed for China several months ago, when his creditors became too insistent, and tho salo is being made in the interests ot tho various creditors ot the concern. FORD CAR RUNS AMUCK; AND TEARS DOWN FENCE Ford No. 1G7G operated by a fish peddler from Koloa came to grief opposite tho now camp early Sun day morning. Tho flivver was com ing toward Kapaa when something wont wrong with the steering mo onanism, causing tho car to shoot straight for tho fonco at tho turn ot tho road leading to tho camp. Three fence posts wore put to sleep by tho impact, but tho Ford was only slightly damaged. MRS. WONG ALOIAU GIVES CHOP SUEY DINNER Mrs. Wong Aloiuu was tho hos tess to a Chinese chop-suey dinnor given at her spacious homo on Sun day afternoon. This special .dinner Is an annual affair with Mrs. Aloiau and is always given after Chincso Now Year. Those who wero pres ent included Mr. and Mrs. K. Y. Kuril Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Hundley, Mrs. C. IJ. Froitas, Mrs. Alice Rod rlguos, Mrs. L. P. Sheldon Mrs. A. H. Wong, Mrs. S. K. Matsurra, Mrs. E. Amalu, Miss Alung Wong Miss Alico Wong, Miss Y. Kimura, Miss M. Rodriguos, Miss D. L. Yong, Miss Ilornico Hundloy. Miss E. Ah Sing, Geo. Shak. S. Raymond and G. M. EPISCOPAL SERVICE Thoro will bo a celebration of tho Anglican communion at tho rosl- deuce of J. II. Hull I.iliue, at 7:30 I p. m on Thursday, February 1G. Celebrant tho Episcopal priest from Walmca, Itov. M. E. Carver. Circuit Court Has Few Cases At This Session Tho first session of tho Circuit Court of tho fifth district i3 now tin- dor way. Tomorrow arguments will bo heard in regard to demurrers to the indictments drawn last meeting of tho grand jury. Demurrers have been filed by Attorney Kalukau in regard to tho indictments charging Felix de Ios Hoycs, Francisco I). Penado, Marl anno Meran, Itufluo Luching, Kas mlro Aragona and Lucas Aragona, with robbery in tho first degree. Tho demurrer stales that tho indict ment is ambiguous and falls to al lot; o directly that tho defendants committed tho offense of robbery In tho first degree. If Judgo Aehi sustains tho demurrer it means that tho grand jury will bo called back to bring a new indictment. If it is overruled tho defendants will bo brought to trial at onco. Tho first caso on tho calendar Is tho territory vs. Eduardo and San tiago Corombo charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. This caso will bo tried on Monday 20th. Tho now jury for 1922 will bo called for the first time for tills caso. Other cases on the calendar for this term aro tho territory vs. Louis Kcgo. Itego is charged with man slaughter in connection with the death of Joseph Calcstro on April 10, 1921. This case was postponed from tho session of last year. An appeal from tho district court of Kawaihau in tho caso of tho tor rltory vs. ' Kasamiro Aragona is also on the calendar. Aragono Is charg ed with having threatened to break Attorney Hcnripues' lieck. Ho was found guilty and put under a $500 bond to keep tho peace. Ho is ap pealing from tho decision. Just at present bo is sojourning in the coun ty jail, being held in connection witli tho Hanalol robbery caso. Another appeal caso is on tho cal endar, being an appeal for mitiga tion of sentence by Aloxader Ilar ido, Pedro Velasco and T. A. Sa monto Jr., charged with assault and battery. Tho men pleaded guilty in tho district court and wore sentenced to six months in jail by Judgo Hjorth. Charles Wilson and James Char man, charged with, burglary, will al so bo tried in thin session. .j. Social Notes SCOTT PRATT HAS BIRTHDAY PARTY Mrs. Elizabeth Pratt of Kilauoa gave a very enjoyable buffet dinnor last Thursday night in honor ot her husband's, J. S. II. Pratt Jr., birthday. A number of Mr. Pratt's friends from Kilauca and Lihuc wero thoro to wish Mr. Pratt many hap py returns of tho day. MRS. HOGG GIVES BRIDGE PARTY Mr. and Mrs. J. Ashton Hogg of Liliuo entertained a number of their friends last Tuesday night at a brldgo party. After an unusually good series of games and dainty refreshments, tho party wended its way lioinoward, voting that Mr. and Mrs. Hogg had afforded them ono of tho pleasantest oveniugs of tho season. .j. FIRE AT KAMEHAMEHA Last Friday fivo rooms on the second floor of dormitory A, Kame hanieha schools, wero destroyed yes terday afternoon by a firo of un known origin. Tho damago is esti mated at about $2000. Prompt and efficient work on the part of tho Palama firemen and the force on tho chemical wagon from tho con - tral station saved the building from a total loss and kept tho blazo from spreading to adjacont buildings. Wm. Waterhouse Winner Safety-First Essay Contest To William Watorhouso of the Kauai high and grammar school has been awarded first place in tho Safety First essay contest, which has just closed on tho Island ot Kauai. His essay has been for warded to Honolulu for competition with essays sent in from each coun ty within tho territory. During the first few weeks the grammar school children of Ameri ca liavo been writing essays on tho subject "How I Can Make tho High ways More Safe." In each county those essays aro submitted to a com mittee, which selects tho best one and forwards it for slate or terri torial competition, final winner to bo sent to Highway and Highway Tran sport Education Committee, Wash ington, 1). C, which is offering priz es for tho best essays, as follows: 1st i Gold watch and trip to Wash ington, all expenses paid; 2nd, Gold loving cup; 3rd, Silver loving cup. Resides those national prices in each state and territory three prizes will bo awarded: 1st. Gold medal and $15; 2nd, Silver medal and ?10; third, Bronze medal and $5. Any pupil oi grammar school grade, 11 years old Oi- under could compute. Tho Kauai committee, composed ot Miss Elsio Wilcox, Mrs. Frank Crawford, and Rev. Royal G. Hall has completed its work ot going over all essays submitted on this is land and ' has announced that tho winner for tho county of Kauai is William Allen Watorhouso, aged 12 of tho eighth grade, Kauai high anil grammar school. His essay has been forwarded to Vaughan Mac ' uighey, superintendent of pub lie instruction for entry in thj ter ritorial .competition. Tho commit tao lias given honorable mention to tho essays submitted by Ethel Wid dlfield of the Kllauca school and Ah Sun Dang of Eleolo school, and expresses regret that no more than ono essay could bo selected, for many were very interestingly writ ten and illustrated and worthy of much praise. PERSONALS Mrs. E. H. V. Brondbent is mak ing a short visit in Honolulu. Edvv. A. Barker, of Washington, D. 0., is visiting his daughter. Miss Alma Ikirker, in I.iliue. Mrs. Paul Iscnberg, of Honolulu, Is visiting r.l Liliuo, having arriv ed by tho Claudiuo this morning. Wm. Searby, of tho American Fac tors, arrived from Honolulu this morning. Aruthur G. Clutterbuck, of C. R. Hofgaard '& Co., Waimea, is making a short visit to Honolulu. IIo will return tho latter part of tills week. Mrs. E. H. Wood, of Lihue, rc- turned this morning from Honolulu whero she has been visiting for tho past week. Walter bklund, local von Hamm Young representative, returned this morning from a business visit to tlie metropolis. Mr. and Mrs. H D. Sloggett lett'e. A. Thompson, Waimea district for Honolulu on tho Saturday's boat. Miss Janet Ilastlo, Koloa district Mr. Sloggett is one of tho Ropubll can dolegates. D. S. Bowman, director of indus trial service of tho II. S P. A., Is paying nil official visit to having arrived this morning. Kauai, A. V. Gear, deputy territorial au ditor, arrived from Honolulu for tho purpose of going over tho books of tho territorial officials on Kauai. Miss Thelmn Williamson, daughtor ot Captain Williamson, of Aliuklni, landing, arrived from Honolulu this morning for a visit witli her par ents. Miss Frances Farrington, daugh tor of Governor Wallace R. Farring- 1 ton, of Honolulu, returned homo last Friday after to hor sovoral weoks spent as tho houso guest ot Miss Editli Rico, ot Llhuo. Much Interest Taken In Sugar Course At Kapaa The course In sugar training at the Kapaa Bcliool is showing sev eral of tho earmarks of success. The children arc taking a huge in terest In it. Many ot them that for merly thought in terms of a future bookkeeper's job aro now beginning to see that there is probably more n a good training in the basic in dustry ot tho territory,.. The course is not laid out or do signed to teach tho children all thoro is to know about tho produc tion ot sugar cane. Tho designers of the program know that they can get moro of that in a short time in the field than they could over get out of books. Rut tho history of the industry is given, tho possibilities of further development are shown and many of tho sidelights that the ordinary iiem men never get are being thrown on the subject. The Kapaa school has a small model nine-roller mill. The children study this and see just how the juice is taken from the sticks and turned Into sugar. A. II. Case chemist of tho Grove Farm plautn tion, described to tho children in detail each und every step of tho manufacture until the cane enters tho mill until sugar comes out in bags and the by-products aro all made up. Tho by-products of such things as the molassc3, ashes, alco hol, etc. Tho Kapaa school has entered the Honolulu Star-Rulletin's garden contest again this year. It has good garden in which most of thq vegetables are raised that are re quired for tho domestic scieneo do partnioiit of the school where many luncheons i.re prepared each day The children do all the work in the garden and are getting a great deal of good, practical experience in it. The manual training department of tho school is in a thriving .con (lit iuii. The work has grown so that tho present facilities aro inadequate, A new shop is to lie put up by the county, the work to bo started in tho very near future. This work will bo done by the county earpen tors, but all tho repair work that has been done about the school an tho school cottages in tho last year has been done by the children, lie foro he graduates each boy will bo required to make some special piece of furniture and each girl will hav to make her own graduating dress KAUAI TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION TO HAVE EXECUTIVE COUNCI The local touchers association will have in tho future an oxecutiv council consisting oi the regular o octod officers and ono represent:' tlvo from each political district tho county. This council will nice from time to time to consider lin ,)ortant mattors concerning teachers and tho schools. It is impossible t hold meetings more than onco oach year for all teachers and this council will bo ablo to servo the association during tho year. Preslde'nt Raymond has appointed tho following mem hers on the executlvo council: Miss - 1 Miss C. K. Jordan, Liliuo district Mrs. C. Lai Kawaihau district, and Mrs. L. L. Patterson, Hanalei dis trict. These members will servo un til tho next annual meeting of tho teachers' association, with tho fol lowing clectod officers: Mrs. Maude C. Sisson, vico president; Mrs. II. Wedeineyer, treasurer and Mrs. Lucy Wright, secretary. Mrs. Hagood of Kcalla was a pas songer for Honolulu by tho Claud ino last Saturday. Judge Lyle A. Dickey spent sov-l oral days in Honolulu last weok. Ho returned by tho Claudiuo last Friday. C. J. Holt wont to Honolulu last Thursday, taking witli him two In mates for tho insane asylum, returned Friday, Ho rnest Spillner Wins First Prize In Thrift Contest Ernest Spillner, n 12-year old stu dent in the seventh grade at tho Makawoll school:?, won first prize in the thrift essay contest which has just been completed on Kauai. Second Prize was won by William ydgato of tho Kauai high and grammar school. Two girls, Margar et Nichols ot the Elcelo schools, and Dorothea Sloggett of tho Ka uai high and grammar school tied for third place and will split the cash prize. The first prize is $5, to be used as the nucleus of a savings bank account. Tho second prize is ! and the third prize $2. Some excellent essays wero writ ten for this contest. In many cases it was very difficult for tho judges to decide which essay should rank ibovo tho others. Somo of tho ar ticles wero bettor than others In literary stylo iul composition. Somo that wero rather poor in stylo had very good thrift points in them.. So tho judges tried to balanco tho points and select tho winners ac cordingly. Thero aro a number of honorablo mention essays, somo of which will bo printed. Leading this list are the essays of Vincent Fernandes and Caroline Ebellng of tho Makawoli schools; Yutaka Morlwaki of the Hanamuulu school; Masakazu Kane yama of tho Kekaha school; Fred Krusc, Joseph Apao and Tsin Oi Ching of tho Waimea school; Ah Sun Dang nnd Mew Chan Heo of tho Elcelo school; Lincoln S. Ja nai of tho Auahola school; Susumu Nosey of tho Hilda school; Fred Mendes and Daisy Rapozo of tho Kapaa schools and Annie Chong Continued on Pago Threo Baldwin Will Accept Nomination If He Is Wanted by Republicans Senator Harry Raldwin has prom ised to accept tho nomination for the dclegateslilp If it is the deslro ot tho Republican party that ho should do so. This is the news that comes from Honolulu this morn ing and the chances aro better than even that by, this time tho full strength of tho party is centered on him. Kauai Delegates Unlnstructed. Tho Kauai delegation departed for tho convention last Saturday. They wore about evenly divided as to cholco between Raldwin, Lyman and Wise. According to A. Q. Marcalllno, dolegato from Makawell, tho Kauai delegation went to tho convention unlnstructed and wero prepared to throw their strength to tho man se lected. Tho Kauai delegates attending tho convention aro W. II. Rico Jr., II. I). Sloggett, A. Menofoglio. Hen ry Aki. Manuel Cost, W. O. Crowoll, S. K. Kaeo, L. I). Larson and N. Hoopil. NEW HOME FOR DEAF AND DUMB PLANNED Several buildings lucludings dor mitories, laundry and servants' quarters costing $125,000 will bo constructed at Walklkl, Honolulu, for tho deaf and dumb in tho near future. At present there aro n num ber of deaf mutes who aro boing cared for at homo on tho slopes of Diamond Head, formerly the resldonco of Cecil Ilrown. Tho funds for tho construction of tho now buildings will bo obtained thru the salo ot bonds.