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LIHUE, KAUAI, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, TUESDAY. MAY 2, 1922
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;JPoor Rock Slows
Up Work on the
New Breakwater
ittilln tlin wnrk In nrnifrnflfltno
"&afiUy at" tho Nawlllwlli breakwat-
epiri8 not getting along so rapidly
as it did for some time duo to tho
fact that tho ledgo of rock that
was furnishing the stones for . the
breakwutcr Is playing out.' After the
outside layer wore taken away a
great deal of soft, unsatisfactory
stono was found on the interior of
tho hill.
Tho falling oft of this closest
sourco of supply Is slowing up the
work. It is necessary to dig more
to get tho stones and the large cap
stones aro not much in evldonce as
they once woro. Rock will have to
bo obtained from the further ridges,
making more 'track and a longer
haul necessary.
How long it will take to complete
this work Is not known. It will do
pend very largely upon tho ease of
getting the rock. And when tho
breakwater is all finished, the prob
lem of facilitating Kauai's shipping
by the use of it will have been only
started. The putting up of wharves
and tho dredging of the harbor will
be work of great magnitude.
The dredging of the harbor will
requlro from one half million to one
million dollars, after tho breakwater
Is all completed. This money will
have to bo appropriated by congress
and so -far there has been no action
taken on it. There is no appropria
tion yet for the preliminary surveys
for tbe dredging or for the erection
of the wharves.
The work of erecting tho break
water is being done by the U. S. En
gineers. But the work of dreding
tho harbor and the erection of the
wharves will come under the terri
torial board of harbor commlsloners.
TO IMPROVE LIHUE ARMORY
IS PLAN OF KAUAI LEGION
Kauai Post No. 2 of 'the American
Legion held their regular monthly
meeting at the court house on Sat
urday evening. After the regular
routine of business the recommenda
tion of the athletic committee to
start a campaign to raise the root
of tho Llhuo armory so that the
building may really be used as a
cotumuity center, wqs acted upon.
It was decided that the post should
get behind the plan to tho full ex-
tont of Its powers and carry the
project thru to success. The deft
nlte plan for financing the project
has not been completed, but mdm
bers of tho post ure working out the
details.
The plans for Improving the build
ing call for tbe oliinination of tho
cefutcr row of posts and the sub
utitutlon of ono complete truss In
stead of two as is used to support
the roof at present.
Tho present armory has two 30
foot trusses with a 12 foot height
to the rafters. Tho now plan calls
for one. GO foot truss and about a
25 foot celling at least.
This would give Kauai a communl
ty center second to' nouo In tho Is-
lands, as it would havo a floor 60
by 100 and could bo used for any
3' Indoor sport giving a maximum of
pla"lng space for any Indoor gamo,
Those who played or attended tho
indoor baseball games last winter
will recall that the players wore
handicapped by the ball continually
hitting tho rafters and that the p!uy
lng space was cut down duo to tho
center row of posts. Basketball
players wero also handicapped duo
to tho sumo reasons.
Tho post will announco In a short
tlmo Its definite plans In regard to
financing the proposition and thoro
jf Is no doubt that the Legion will car
ry tlio project thru to a successful
conclusion, as tho Legion hns yet
to make a failure of anything they
have undertaken.
An unexpected request camo from
Oih pageant commltteo of tho Ori
ental dance 'for tho party that took
tho pillows that graced the queen's
throno, to kindly return tho sumo,
as tho ownor was kicking. All tho
post amateur sleuths are working
on the case,
Auto Club Holds
Successful Run
The initial outing of tho Kauai
Automobile Club was a signal suc
cess, which outran oven tho most
confident expectations of Its pro
moters. They Gather In From Far and Near
In accordance with tho program,
carloads of happy outers from all
sections of the island began to roll
Into Hanalei about 10 o'clock, and
camo thick and fast, and .in bucH
numbers that finally parking apnea
was at a premium.
Ide,al Hosts
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Sanborn plac
ed their beach house nt tho disposnl
of the party, which was a very wel
como convenience, and thoy them
selves made most genial and kindly
hosts.
Hanalei at Its Best
Tho day was phenomenally beau
tiful, and Hanalei was at its best.
The sea was most inviting, with
quite enough surf running to glvo
zip and zest to tho swimming and
It soon became .ovidont that there
was plenty of both, oven close In
shore, while farthor out there was
qulto of splco of danger.
.Most of the young people, and
some who wero not so young, went
In, whllo there was a good sized
old folks row lined up on tho beach
to enjoy it as spectators.
On to Hanalei, and the
Beauties on the Way
Rather reticently thoy heard tho
call of tho outing leader, "All aboard
for lunch at Haenn!"
The trip thither along the coast,
overlooking tho tumbling waves and
rock-bound reefs and sandy reaches
below, is one of the finest that can
bo seen in Hawaii, or, indeed, any
where else, and' was at its very best
on this occasion.
A Romantic Spot for Lunch
The Dry Cave of Manlnlhola was
the selected spot for luch, and prov
ed a most delightful place for that
purpose. It is in front of tho great
cave, with its dark and cavernous
depths, and under the fine grove
of kukul trees, which have grown
up there, with the precipitous beet
ling cliffs overhead, and glimpses
of the blue sea out through the
trees.
There Is plenty room there for
the largest outing party that will
ever lunch there, but it could be
very much improved by clearing off
loose rock. The crowd broke up
into groups according to affinity
and lunch arrangement and devoted
themselves very assiduously to tho
toothsome viands they had brought,
for the space of half an hour or so.
An Old Hawaiian Story
They were then rounded up to ono
central point, and Mr. Lydgato gave,
them a Hawaiian story about the
three outstanding rocks near by,
which were ancient demi-gods, Po
hakuakane, Pohakuloa nnd Kauwa,
who swam In one night, all tho way
from Kahlkl, In the South Seas,
bound forWalalenle. but who wero
overtaken, just as thoy landed, by
tho breaking day, and Hko Lot's
wife of old, wero turned to stono.
To the Wet Caves
Tho next number on the program
was tho Wet Caves at Kanaloa and
Waiakapalai, a couple of miles or so
farthor along and beyond tho' reach
of automobiles. A goodly number,
some 25 or 30, lined up under tlie
leadership of tho Heloloa leader,
(Continued on Pago Six)
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
Lihue Union church will celebrato
tho 25th anniversary of English
speaking serrices next Sunday morn
ing at 11 o'clock. Mrs. Win. Hyde
Rice will narrato concerning tho
first Irregular services over conduct
ed in Llhuo for tho Knglish speak
ing people-', which dated back to
1855 and continued until May lRt,
189G. Beginning with tho latter date
j Rov. J. M. Lydgato will dcscrlbo In
detail tho growth anil progress or
j tho community and church llfo dur
ing tho 24 years of his pastorate.
, This promises to bo a servlco very
I rich in historic value to the student
of community advancement. Ka-
malnas will greatly appreciate tho
j recital of familiar scenes and ex
periences, while tho same will be
I great educational value to tho young
' or gonorution. All will bo welcome.
RALPH W. BAYLESS,
Minister.
Poisoning Wipes Out
Entire Japanese Family
An entire Jnprfcieso family was
wiped out last week In Puhl camp
thru a form of poisoning called bot
ulism, which thoy contracted from
eating- from salmon eggs that wore
preserved, In a fashion peculiar to
tho Uapaneso, according to authori
ties that aro investigating tho case.
The dead nroi Mntsujlra Shlbuya.
aged 40, the father of tho family,
Suye Shlbuya aged 28, tho mother
and Kolchi, aged 5, nnd Makoto aged
3, the two sons.
The salmon eggs woro purchased
at a local sto'ro on tho 21st of tho
mouth. None woro eaten however
until tho 24th when they woro par
taken of freely by tho father nnd
the two sons. The mother took a
little or none of the eggs but ate
some food out of a lunch tin that
had had tho salmon eggs in It.
Shlbuya went to work as usual
that morning but was taken ill in
the 'fields about 11 n. in. He left
his work and spent tho day at a
friend's house, returning to his own
home that evening. Dr. Kuhns was
called on Wednosdny morning to
treat the sick man.
This form of poisoning Is ex
tremely virulent and though heroic
measures were used by Dr. Kuhns
and his assistants, Shlbuya dlod the
following evening at about 11:30.
Kolchi, tho older boy was strick
en at about a. m. on Tuesday morn
ing and failed very rnpidly, dying
at G p. m. that same evening. The
younger boy, Makoto, was taken ill
at about the same time but lived un
til the next evening about S o'clock.
The mother was taken to the Li
hue hospital on Wednesday where
she lingered until Saturday morn
ing. Although several 'other parties had .
purchased salmon eggs from tho very
same tub that tho Shlbuya family
had bought theirs, there has been
no report of anyone suffering from
any illness that carries symptoms
peculiar to botulism.
A specimen of the salmon eggs
were sent to tho territorial labora
tories in Honolulu nnd It was first
announced that the salmon eggs
were negative, but the next day a
wiro came to disregard tho first re
port as a guinea pig that had ..been
lnnoculatcd had died within 24 hours.
Mr. Cook, the territorial board of
health inspector had confiscated the
tub of eggs just as soon as- it was
suspected of being tho cause of the
tragedy, to prevent any further
spread of the poisoning.
Botulism Is an acute poisoning
that Is caused by the action of a
form of bacteria. Tho Infection is
said to bo an accidental happening,
that might occur to any canned or
preserved goods. It will be remem
bered that tho country was startled
a few years ago by a wholesale
poisoning which was a form of bot
ulism and it was finally traced down
to a brand of canned olives.
Authorities aro carefully watch
ing all those thnt are suspected of
being In danger of any poisoning
from having eateh the contaminated
salmon eggs.
P. Schultz, deputy territorial food
commissioner, arrived this morning
to conduct tho investigation. Accord
ing to Mr. Schultz this. Is tho first
caso on record of botulism In the
territory.
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MOKIHANA CLUB TO HAVE
INTERESTING MEETING
Tho Moklhana Club will meet
next Wednesday afternoon, May 3,
at Lihue Social hall. An Interesting
afternoon Is promised by tho com
mittee in charge.
Mrs. Ray Allen will give a pro
gram mado up of piano numbers
selected from different composors.
Mrs. Katheriuo Wood will talk on
tho development of tho sonata.
Tho hostesses for tho afternoon
will be Mrs. W. II. Rico Jr., Miss
Rowo, Mrs. Kuhlmaun, Mrs. Wedo
moyer, Mrs. Trowbridge, Miss Young,
Miss King nnd Miss Colbert.
Gaylord P. Wilcox, of tho Ameri
can Factors, camo over from Hono
lulu this morning.
F. Schultz, of tho territorial board
of health, arrived from Honolulu
this morning on official business.
Plan County Fair
At Lihue Armory
Plans aro being fomulatod for a
county fair that will be held at tho
Llhuo county lot and armory on
May 27th. Tho plans call for ex
hibits and concessions by nil the
local organizations such as the
' Hale o Nalil, the Moklhana Club, the
' Y. W. C. A. tind tho Kauai schools.
, The Halo o Nalll will present a
, Hawaiian village, which will include
a luau, hula dancing, and singing
of ancient meles.
I Tho Kuual schools will furnish ex
hibits of the work or tho school
' children along vocational lines as
I well as other departments of school
work. This exhibit will bo under
tile direction of Prank S. Pugh, vo
cational director for tho Kauai
schools.
Tho Moklhana Club, the Y. "W. C.
A and tho Waliuca club will all
have boriths and concessions.
An added, feature will bo a special
prize for tho longest piece of sugar
cano of any variety that will bo
placed on exhibition. There will al
so bo prizes for tho longest plocos
of each variety.
Tho prize will go to tho section
luna in whoso section it was grown.
In tho evening In addition to the'
regular concessions thoro will bo a
dance In the armory, tho music to
bo furnished by Alapaki Smith's
Jazz band.
The proceeds from the fair will
bo spent in buying now chairs for
tho armory and also putting In show
er baths for thoso of the athletes
that use the armory ns a gym.
Information In regard to conces
sions and exhibits may bo secured
from Sheriff Rico.
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SOCIAL SERVICE ASSN.
WILL MEET SATURDAY
The Social Service Association of
Kauai will meet at Moklhana ' Hall
in Lihue, on Saturday, May G, ut
2:30 p. m. Reports will bo heard
from members who attended tho
second territorial conference of so
cial work in Honolulu last month.
Mrs. A. H. Watorhouse will speak
on "Outstanding Impressions of tho
Conference," Miss Hanson will tell
of tho nutritional work as discussed
and carried on in some of the city
schools. Mrs. Susan Dunn is to re
port on tho health program; Miss
Roe, on Dr. Porteus' scries of psycho-analytical
lectures; and Miss
Mabel Wilcox on juxenilo and pro
bational matters. A cordial invita
tion to attend this meeting Is ex
tended tl nnyono Interested.
This is tho annual meeting and tho
election of officers for tho coming
year will take place.
VAN GIESEN REMOVED
FROM DISTRICT
COURT PRACTICE
Judgo William C. Achi Jr., has
handed down a decision In tho dis
barment case of Henry Van Olesen,
tho Kapaa attorney charged with un
professional conduct. Tho Judgo rul
ed that Van Glesen's name be
stricken from tho roll of thoso quali
fied to practice in tho district courts
of Kauai.
Van Glesen Is charged with using
unprofessional language in referr
ing to Judgo Von Ekekela, when tho
latter gave a declsjon against a cli
ent of Van dleson. It is alleged that
Van Glesen called tho Judgo a "lamo
leg' 'and a "crook."
It is said to bo understood that
tho disbarmout of Van Glesen Is
merely a suspension until such tlmo
as he can hold his tongue when
decisions are given against him.
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KAUAI POSTMASTER IS
GIVEN PRISON TERM
Win. E. Smith, former postmaster
at Koloa, was sentenced to two nnd
a half years in Oahu prison by
Judgo Poindextor In tho federal
court, according to news rocolved
this morning. Smith plod guilty to
embezzling $9,400,22 In monoy or
dors from tho Koloa post offlco. Ho
will bo taken to prison todny,
Tho shortage of Smith was discover
ed early in January of this year.
Pollowlng his arrest tho former post
master attempted to commltt suicide
by drinking Iodine,
Opening of Parish
House Set for May
i
The opening of the Llhuo Mem
orial Parish Houbo will take place
on Pridny, May lilth. A short dedl
cation service Is l-j ho hold in the
afternoon, at which tho address will
be given by Dr. A. W. Palmer, of
Honolulu. In tho evening a child
ren's performance of Shakespeare's
"Midsummer Night's Dream," under
tho direction of Miss Ethel Damon
and Mrs. Katerlno Cox of Honolulu,
will completo tho opening of tho
houso to tho community at large.
Miss Margaret Clarke, of Honolulu,
will direct three fairy songs which
she has composed for this perform
ance. Mendelssohn's music for the
Midsummer N'lght's Dream will be
given as an overturn and between
the acts by the Pasmoro Trio of tiie
Punahou Music school. A cordial In
vitation is extended to all to at
tend these opening exorcises.
Judge Lyle A. Dickey returned
from Honolulu Wednesdny morning,
whero ho spent tho week attending
tho annual meeting of tho Hawaiian
Mission Children's Society, of which
ho Is the treasurer.
Supervisor John I. Sllva, of Elo
elo, paid a business visit to tho
metropolis last week.
H. P. Faye returned last Wednes
day morning from a visit to Ho
nolulu. W. F. Schtmmelfenntg, ot Koloa,
was among the passengers return
ing Irom Honolulu last Wednesday
morning.
Misses Elsie and Mabel Wilcox
returned Wednesday morning from
attending tho welfaro workers' con
fereneco at Honolulu.
E. S. Swan, of Grovo Parm plan
tation mado a brief visit to Honolu
lu last week. Ho returned Wednes
day morning.
Mrs. Lyman, of Grovo Parm, who
has been visiting In Honolulu, re
turned by tho Kinau last Wednes
day morning.
Mrs. H. Brandt, of Koloa, return
ed Wednesday morning from a vis
it to Honolulu.
Miss E. Hansen, welfaro worker
for Grovo Parm plantation, returned
Wednesday from tho conference in
Honolulu.
Jas. D. Davidson, manager of Ilof
gaard's store, Waimea, returned on
Wednesday morning from a week's
visit In Honolulu.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Hutton, of Ll
huo, returned last Wednesday from
Honolulu. "Sandy" looks as though
ho had very rocently gone thru a
very trying ordenl.
"Jack" Coney returned from Ho
nolulu last Wednesday morning.
'where ho went to gloat over tho un
j fortunatcs who recently traversed
tho Hot Sands.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. W. Plckard of
Nawlllwlli, returned Prlday morning
from a brief visit to Honolulu.
Miss Ethel Damon of Honolulu ar
rived Prlday morning to visit friends
in Llhuo.
A. F. Robinson of Makawell re
turned from Honolulu Prlday morn
ing. W. M. GIfford was an arrival Irom
Honolulu Inst Prlday morning.
Claude F. Sutton, territorial bank
examiner, Is on Kauai this week
looking into tho affairs ot tho de
funct branch of tho' Hawaii Bank
of Commerce.
Earl McTagoart, student assistant
of the H. S. 1'. A. experiment station
who hns been on Kauai for tho past
two months, returned to Honolulu
last Wednosdny afternoon. Artor
graduating In Juno Mr. McTnggart
will probably bo employed as n luna
.at tho Ewa Sugar Co.
Sam B. Goss, contractor, returned
this morning from a business trip
to Honolulu.
Barney H. Attwood, of tho cub
turns offlco, Honolulu, was an ar-
I rlvnl by tho Claudlno this morning.
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PERSONALS
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Kauai Bank Forced
Into Receiver's
Hands Last Week
Following a somewhat stormy and
checkered nrwc of about two
years' duratlnn, the Kauai branch
of tho Hawaii Bank of Commerce,
formerly the Bank or Kami!, clos
ed its doors Thusday morning. And
It closed then so hard nnd tight
that the bang caused Its mother In
stitution in Hono ulu to shut up
shop too.
Tho Bank of Knpna was founded
by tho people who so unsuccessful
ly guided tho aifalrs of i.he Peo
ple's Bank or Hllo. Somowhat over
two years ago, Herbert Tnmlow,
then cashier of tho People's I'.cnk
Fred l'attorson, formerly of Kauai,
nnd Senator James Russell, nlso
connected with the bank and with
the Security Trust Co., visited the
Garden Island to Interest local cap
ital in a now bank on this Island.
A good many men, mostly thoso
with snmowhnt limited capital,
bought stock in the enterprise. A
number of others who had consid
ered tho proposition balked when
they found that the control of the
place would really bo In Hllo, not
In tho hands of local business men.
The institution was started under
favorable auspices. It was tho time
of high sugar and high bonuses. Tho
first hundred thousand dollars de
posits was leached In a remarkably
short time. Business seemed to be
very flourishing nnd the bank, as
many other Institutions tho country
over, expanded quickly. It erected
its own building. Soon It also put
up a building for a drug store, a
clothing storo and a doctor's office.
Tho bank advanced considerable
monoy for tho furnishing of the var
ious stores.
It was not very long until tho
clothing storo proved a losing prop
osition. The proprietor left and tho
bank held tho bag. Tho drug store
managed to keep going for a much
longer time. Tho proprietor loft
Kauai only a few months ago to
work in ono of tho Honolulu drug
stores. But ho left a clerk In charge
and attempted to keep tho store
open. But, It too, was forced to close
Its doors a few weeks ago and again
tho bank ' was somewhat "polio."
At tho tlmo of tho opening of tho
Hawaii Bank of Commerce about
three and a half months ngo, tho
Kauai bank was turned over to
that institution. Tho People's Bank
of Hilo is said to have sold' 'its In
terest in tho local Institution to tho
Ilnwaii Bank of Commerce at par.
But thoro wero a good many loans
that could not bo collected. The
value of tho bank property and of
other buildings erected had decided
ly depreciated. Altogether n loss of
about 140,000 was sustained by tho
Honolulu institution in taking ovor
tho Kauai bank.
Tho loss caused Is tho greatest
cause of tho closing of the Hawaii
Bank of Commerce and the Com
mercial Trust Co., according to Del-
bort E. Metzger, president and man
ager. But thoro aro hopes for a re
organization as tho assets of tho
companies, are said to bo about $75,
000 in excess of tho liabilities.
Tho Watorhouso Trust Co.. has
been nppolnted as tho receiver for
tho two institutions and for the Ka
uai branch of tho bank. While thero
Is a possibility ot a reopening ot
all institutions, tho straightening out
of the affairs will take somo tlmo
and It is not a certainty that thoy
will bo permitted to reopen. But
tho excess assets ar6 a fairly certain
guarantee that tho depositors of tho
banks will receive all their money
back nt somo future date.
Tho first cashier ot tho Bank of
Kauai was Karl B. Morgan, tho sec
ond Walter V. Loe. The cashier of
tho bank aftor It was made n branch
or tho Hawaii Bank of Commerce
was K. M, Ahann. Tho directors of
tho Hawaii Bank of Commerce nro
J. E. Rice, II. A. Asch. D. E. Metzger,
K. C. Ahana nnd Manuel Aguiar Jr.
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KAUAI BASEBALL LEAGUE
OPENS NEXT SUNDAY
At Lihue 4.
Makee vs. Lihue
At Makawell
McBryde vs. Makawell
