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THE MAUI NEWS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23. 101 S.
FIVE
OUR ISLAND CONTEMPORARIES
The Gospel Of Hate
Wp nre hearing and reading much
of n thing whiih has boon called "The
Gospel of Hate." And (ho notion has
found its way abroad that an army
must, be inefficient except it attacks
In a frenzy of hate. God knows there
are enough elements of evil in a war
without dragging in "hate' as an abso
lute essential qualification of the sol
di! r. We can conceive of n soldier
killing and himself being morally
blameless, when he conceives of him
self as an instrument by which justice
and righteousness are distributes
their penalties. A judge, an instru
ment of the law, sentences a murder
r to death with as little personal
lmosity as that he feels when he
' nishes his child. The executioner
actually puts the man to death, but
he does so as an instrument, without
personal hatred. If circumstance be
not taken into the consideration, then
these men are guilty of murder.
Awhile ago a man rose in the dead of
nicht and shot another whom he
found In Ms parlor. But he did It
while they w.re at clinches, the in
tended robber attempting murder al
so. The man who shot the robber
was held not puilty by a jury. Yet
he took a life he killed a man. No
pane man can aflirm that ho is guilty
cither legally or morally.
It is an attitude of mind which
makes murder and which makes a
"killer" a "murderer." Hatred is
among the mental elements which
turn killing into murder. We can
conceive on men facing the enemy
with the feeling that they are stand
ing between the destroyer and their
loved ones, their homes, their beloved
homeland, the civilization which
promises freedom, peace and abund
ant life to their dependent children
and doing their duty as agents of
' teousness. Hut let personal hat
enter Into the soul and the mat-
is changed; something dark, bit
".orrupting has come and the
soul is changed. Hatred of
nn is a clobaucning tning 10 um
soul. And he Is a false prophet who
says to our boys that this horrible
thing Is necessary to a warrior. War
Is had and brutalizing enough, but
let us not make it worse by preaching
nersonal hatred to them that fight.
War Cry-
: present in favor , ,nrp jn wnfc'h ,
well definen , nnO !pulK.n which
Bone Dry Tomorrow
The Prohibitionists have had their
will of us, and Tuesday, August 20,
sees the retirement for several years
at least, of John Barleycorn. Whether
his retirement Is permanent or he
will succeed in "coming back" remains
for the future to decide. It is certain
that a very large, and, our dry friends
to the contrary notwithstanding, fair-
lv detent portion of the community.
will remain as it is at present in favor
of his return under
well understood restrictions. Chief
among these restrictions will be the
abolition of the saloon, which has
done more than any other one thing
(i give the llonze King the black eye
that makes him so disreputable In
the minds of the 1'rohibition advo
cate's. Fur those of us who still harbor a
sneaking regard for the old scalawag
ihei-f remains the comforting thought
that Prohibition is still largely a
name to conjure easily frightened
politicians with. Whether as a result
f the changing conditions that will
follow this war, Prohibition will ever
become a reality is another question
li: t seme one a lot wiser and more
prophetic than the editor of this jour
vi can claim to be, must settle. May
be Father Time alone will tell.
Let there be no doubt however as
o tlv5 positive bent fits that will acrue
to the Territory from the banishing
of "the hard stuff" tomorrow. If only
one man is saved from drunkenness
rind one family made more comforv
ab'e and happier the Prohibitionist
will have done something for his gen
eral ion.
And, furthermore let there he no
twisting of (he law to vitiate its effect.
Let us ht.ve Prohibition with a capit
al "P" all the way through, so that
ve may ief a fair test of its benefits.
Hilo Post-Herald.
On The Other Islands
Dr. And Mrs. Young Entertain Friends
One of the most pleasurable social
events of the past week took place
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. K. N.
Young or Lihue lart Saturday even
ing. The spacious billiard room was
rleared for dancing and the guests
thoroughly enjoyed themselves at this
past ime.
The enclosed garden and lanai was
brilliantly lighted with Japanese lan
terns and made a most charming
to partake of the cool
punch which served between annccs.
i.at'or in the evening the guests re
paired to the parlor where they de
I voted a plearant. hour to the singing
of patriotic songs and partaking of
light refreshments. The gtierts de
parting at a late hour voted the affair
the best ever. Harden Island.
Conscience Of Cowards
Finally Compel Justice
F. L. Whaley, formerly an employe
cf the Mutual Telephone Company,
Honolulu, who has been in prison
since September 1313 serving a 10 to
20 year sentence for the murder of
hia wife, has been pardoned by Gov
ernor McCarthy.
A man and woman, who even now
try to conceal their identity by mak
ing secrecy a condition of their con
fession, have confessed that they
were in the "trouble" room of the tel-
Thono building at the time of the
tilling, but unknown to Whaley. Their
testimony corroborates Whaley e own
tostimrny that he was unconscious of
what ho had lone, and was so con
vincing that the Governor promptly
pardoned the Imprisoned man. I lie
new witnesses kept silent all Ihis
time for fear or the tongue" of seartr
dal.
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"Home Rule" Assininlty
Dr. Raymond, a. ranch-owner of the
Inland of Maui, who has announced
his candidacy for the Delegateship to
Congress, said something last week
when he remarked: "The only way
to handle the public lands of this
Territory, in my opinion, is to federa
lize the land office. The land com
missioner should not be an appointee
of tho Governor, subject to pressure
nrA infinpnro nn every hand. He
should be an appointee of the Presi
dent, who can do what he thinks right
without fear of the refusal of the lo
cal legislature to confirm his appoint
ment." .
Probably, the real Intent of Sec
retary of the Interior Lane's recent
visit to Hawaii was to surv- the
public land situation here with a view
to tho system which Dr. Raymond is
favoring. Lane while here announced
that the Natonal Government was
considering a policy of giving honor
ably discharge soldiers, sailors ana
marines priority rights in homestead
ing public lands.
Just why Hawaii should be exempt
from a great national scheme of this
sort Is not quite clear.
To bo continually yelling for home
rule" under tho intense paternal liber
ality with which the United States of
America has famously treated this
archipelago, appeals to u3 as assin
initv in a virulent form.
The United States of America is
very much broader than this politi
cal yelp would indicate, and dont
anybody forget it. The Service.
Get Ready For Big Tonnage
Honolulu's harbor needs are point
ed out today in n statement by
Harbormaster Foster, the man who
wrestles daily with tho problem of a
,.nnw!it.'il harbor.
The tremendous traffic that Is com-
nimr tin. war Is forecast in wimi
Too Much To Expect
It would have been a nine-days'
wonder if the new planting agree
ment, between the territorial gov
ernment and the planters failed to
stir up protests somewhere along the
line. From Kauai there comes a sharp
note of disapproval, with the distinc
tion of being from a group of home
stead0 who have shown themselves
fairly shrew in dealing with the plant
ations. From the smooth and pain
less manner in which the agreement
was arrived at, a later jolt somewhere
along the line might have been fore--ast,
an.d here it is, with the prospect
of agitation at the next session of the
legislature. Star-Bulletin.
We Need To Be Jolted
"We are getting tired of these pat
riotic calls", said one Honolulu busi
ness man recently. "They are com
ing so fast that we pre getting deaf
o them." What this man needs is to
he kicked In the face a few times by
ome Prussian sergeant, just to bring
him back to a decent American frame
mind. P. C. Advertiser.
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here and elsewhere,
ing
shipping men,
nre saying. , .
loi.n ll Rosreter. director of ship
ping operations for the U. S. shipping
i.,....i in bia statement published in
(his paper n few days ago, indicated
I,.. irLnnmitnna exnansion that is
T,"'cii:iinber of Commerce is be
ginning to get Ixisy in the securing
f t:it:i from nubile officials and pri
vate agencies.
ti. i?,it-irv riuh has received n
loiter directly from F.dvard N "r
rtirm:m of the rhinping board
ns'k'ln it ?' put n committee to work
"nrf "ti l barber ;lans.
All nf this is evidence of nn enormo
us tonnage coming this way after the
i.n, u'ip much nf it before the war
I1T- . ...
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And never was there greater need
f.ir the businessmen of Hawaii to he
,,n.i tiihikintr. every minute or
Hie lav. of our city's nerd for the
fu'ure, of our territory's need for the
fill ii ro
Thix no merely of concern to ship
,.i.t.. iM,m imi to every man. woman
and child In Hawaii. Star llullotin
rnmmrntl On Dr.
Raymond's Candidacy
U'tu Ii hv nvcrsduM or with dellh-
..i-Mto intuit' that Dr. Raymond adver
v.imt.nf vesterdav an the Pcmo-
rriili- nominee to Congress? lr. Hay
mniyl is noKi.ly's nominee except his
-n fur nn'.tl.inu. His present FtaNlB
la that of a candi'.aie for the Ix nio
ir:il!r nomiiution to be Delegate. He-
fi.ro he gets 'nto the running Hgaini-t
Knlil., be n iht first 'lisr-ese of Me-
Candloss. II ilt Tribune.
loose
as lie
H David Ktiliko turns as
key on ltaviiitHl'x candidacy
lid - n the Hi! tail, the doctor Is like
lv t awake tone moiling to fln1 the
cradle rinpt.llilo Tribune.
Those Who Travel
Departed
Per Mauna Kea, August 16 from
Maui Mrs. Sam Ah Low, Mrs. T Ah
Ivow, Mrs. R. W. Aki, Mrs. Woolsey.
K. Raker, Mr. and Mrs. F. Hoelling,
C. S. King, W. Kaluakini, John Ama-
sin, Mrs. Masumoto, C. H. Akana,
Miss Okamoto. Miss T. Ichiki, Mr.
and Mrs. H. B. Weller, Miss S Gr'fiin
A. K. Yan. Eddie Brown, Mr. Wanl-
lani, II. Fujikawa, M. E. Matugl, It,
isaki, lv. Morioka, S. Yamamoto,
Master Yamoto, George J. Russell.
Bv Mauna Kea. August 19, from
Maui Miss E. Lawrence, W. T. Ord
en, W. P. 1 nomas, Miss a. iio.-.iie
man. Miss Matsui, Miss G. Sprins
strum. Miss D. Spry, Chikamori, HI
rokami. Hiea. A. Langreden, T. Ox-
wa, K. Yamoyoshi, S. Tokunara. II
Culman, H. Hasimoto, T. Manero. S,
Nakamoto, J. W. Caldwell, Mrs. uu-
hanan, Mrs. A. Rothrock, W. E,
Deveraux. Miss Deveraux, Miss Ka
ioshima, Miss Saito, Miss loshizaw.
T. Sautoki, Mr. and Mrs. Watanabe,
C. D. Lufkin.
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QUITE OFT
By W. J. Lampton
I walk about the town
I never ride;
I have an innate pride,
kind of natural crown.
Which makes me feel that I
Must pass the luxury by
Of riding at my ease while those
My betters, possibly who knows?
Must walk. And so I walk.
And as I walk I think,
Perhaps I even talk
nd say I'm on the blink.
Or by the living Jar
I'd own a big red car
And ride in it and run (lie walkers
down
And r.ay
What right had I hey
To clutter up My way!
Juite oft I walk about tne town.
Quite oft
Indeed,
morning by children in the branches
ol a ireo on King street, near the St.
Mary's Mission. The money is sup
posed to bo a part of tho valuables
stolen soni" months ago from an
Australian woman tourist while she
was stopping at the MacDonald Hotel.
Mrs. Hendrick Named
Deputy W. S. S. Director
' Mss. H. E. Hendrick, of Honolulu,
who is at present on Maul with a
party headed by P. L. Weaver which
if, making the trip around the island
by way of the ditch trail and crater,
has just been appointed deputy direc
' ! r Hawaii for the War Saving
Siantp campaign. Notice of her ap
pointment was received by cable from
Washington just as she was leaving
,Wailuku on her trip, Thursday of last
I week. 11.' W. Shingle is director.
I Mrs. Hendrick had already been
'taking a prominent part in the cam
paign in Honolulu. She plans to
meet a number of prominent business
men of central Maui, with R. A.
Wadsworth, director of the work for
this county, before she returns to Ho
nolulu. i The Weaver party was in Keanae
Hast Saturday night. It expected to
spend a day or two at Kipabulii, and
expected back in Wailuku tomor
row or Sunday. The visitors tire re
ported to have enjoyed the scenery
,( l the ditch trail country, but to have
t'"en well soaked by heavy rains dur
ing most of the trip.
Child's Planned Trip To
Washington Is Called Off
Fo-d Adjiiinislrator Child will not
go to Washington to ntienr me me
conference of food administrators to
be held there on September 4, as was
urged by Chairman J. D. Dole, of the
territorial food board, for tne reason
that. Governor McCarthy is opposed
to the idea. The Governor gays he
wants some one handy in case of
emergency who has experience in the
work, and that there is no sucli one
v.iilablo to take his place.
Profiteering
Fond Administrator Child and his
assistants nre hot on the trail ot
stores which profiteer in the sale of
foodstuffs, and have had several in
stances of such unpatriotic dealings.
It is fair to say, however, that in most
instances the profiteering appears to
come from misunderstanding or ig
norance. In the case of small country
stores which are branches of large
houses, would it not, be well for the
home office to send out explicit in
structions to its country employes
against profiteering, with clear ex
planation of what profiteering is?
Such a course might save trouble
with the food administration and a-
void the stigma which inevitably at
taches to discovery that any respon
sible firm or its branches is allowing
undue profits on the sale of foodstuffs.
Star-Bulletin.
LOST
A pair of U. S. Army field glasses
in yellow leather case. Left near
Po st House on Haleakiila. They can
not legally be owned bv a civilian
Keliirn or advise MAUI NEWS OFF
ICE. WAILUKU.
Sanitary Inspector
Osmer To Leave Soon
.!. L.
tor for
will be
soon
s
Osmer, chief sanitary inspee
Maili of the board of health,
traiirlened to Honolulu as
his successor here can be
decided upon.
This will be very ::oon, according
to President S. S. Pnxson, of the
health board, who was on Maui two
days this week looking into matters
eonneeted with his department. Pax
son declared, however, that no ap
pointment for the Maui job had yet
teen made, ;ind that he could not tell
when it will be.
Mr. Osmer sta'es that he has been
living for some time to get transferr
ed to Honolulu, where his family
r.onds most of the time, and where
he owns properly.
Mr. Paxson relurnel to Honolulu
on Wednesday evening. lie stated
1 1 fore leaving that he had simply
been familiarizing himself with the
vork bete, and that aside from the
appointment of a new chief sanitary
inspector no olh.M' changes here nrf
contemplated. Ho had also spent
several days in Ililo before coming
I ere.
THE COMING HARVEST
Last year we had a poor harvest
of wheat. But despite the poor har
vest and the too little wheat, Ameri
ca by lor saving sent the Allies
i noilgh to keep them alive.
Shall we not do more when we have
more? The Allies arc eating less
meat, less fat and less sugar than we
are.
Shall we not send them more of alt
these foods as well as more wheat?
Khali we not divide all the food
among all the people fighting under
I lie common flag of freedom ano
tight?
Mewest. Coolest hotel In Hawaii
Port Street Honolulu
THE HOME OF THE jj
Steinway -nd .tni:1
PIANOS
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stock of
We have a large
Itisit! cr Piiinot
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at fair prices and easy terms,
We take old pianos in exchange. t
I'hiyer Piano Co., Ltd j
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The Governor has appointed Maj.
L. G. Blackman, Hawaiian National
Guard, and commandant of the Hono
lulu Military Academy, as his military
aide, in place of Capt. A. J. I'oner,
N. G. II., who has resigned to enter
the army as a private, First Hawaiian
infantry, with a view to taking ex
aminations for an officer's commission.
While nothing official has been an
nounced it Is reported on the "street"
among the brokers, that tho agency
for niii.'i Plantation will probably be
vested in the American Factors, Ltd.
At nrpsnnt it is held by the Bishop
Trust Company, with offices on Bethel
Street.
Lava In Kilauea Nears Tops
Renorts from Hawaii are to effect
that the pit in Kilauea is expected to
nvprflow before the end 01 tne wees.
Th-3 lava on Tuesday was said to be
within 10 feet of the rim and stead
ily rising. It Is declared to be very
spectacular.
William C. Hodge, of Honolulu,
hns been arrested on charge of con-
Himiini? a lottery. He is accused of
raffling off a diamond ring.
Because aualifled teachers holding
Rth erade certificates are so scarce.
the school commissioners this week
njithori'pd Simp rlntendent Kinney to
nlace teachers without such certifi
cates in charge as principals of 2-roora
schools where necessary. The appoint
ments will be but temporary.
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March, Sweet March
Mid bliz.ards and snowdrifts
though we may glide
And zero like zephyrs get next to our
bide.
Kigbt soon over valley and bill far
and wide,
Comes i pring in her glory and Joy to
abide.
iil! No month like March whatso'er
may betide.
The boy or girl away at school
will appreciate a subscription
to the home paper as much as
dors the soldier boy in camp
or battle front. Give us the ad
dress, we'll do the rest. The
MAUI NEWS, 1 year, $2.50,
pott paid; $1.25 tor 6 months;
75 cents, 3 months.
Snnr.rintpndent H. W. Kinney, of
ihn school denartment. states that it
is nossible that the Matson company
may be permitted to send a special
steamer from the coast late this
month to bring the many passengers
In S:m Francisco waiting to come to
the Islands, and particularly tne ij;
mainland school teachers who have
been engaged for the coming school
year.
A. P. Christian has been appointed
temporary chief sanitary inspector
for the island of Hawaii, to fill the
vacancy caused bv Mai. D. S. Bow
man's absence in the service. Chris
tian was n district sanitary inspector
at Hilo. The appointment was made
hv S. S. Paxson. president of the
board of health.
the sev-
grounds,
in order
The huge concrete posts at
oral entrances of the capital
Honolulu, are to be removed
to widen the drive ways. Th. posts
are all that remain of tho high wall
that once entirely surrounded the
capitol, but which was removed after
the Revolution.
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Plain Speakinp
No.
on
HOT
i.
Cross Work
Reo
Women of Maui, Attention!
The most you
Is your
.l
witn our so
can do is too little.
heart in this
Idler lads?
war
50-50
YOU ARE
Well Fed
Well Clad
Protected by
Our Boys Who Are
Bleeding
Suffering
Dying
Prisoners
Are two days a week too much to ask in return
from you who stay at home? Remember the
nearest Red Cross Unit needs you. An unlimited
supply of surgical dressings are needed. Your
aid is essential to the success of your country.
This is a duty as well as a privilege
A quantity of gold English sover
eigns were discovered on Monday 1