The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-11-24
PE1sECBTAG WIDOW
OF MURDERED NAN
Japanese Woman's stOrs Twice
Threatened BY an m
cendlarlst.

wATLUKU, Maui, November 2i.---
Two attempts wero made last week
Thursday and Saturday nights, TO sot
ERE to the little shop Of Mrs. Kuwa-
hara on Market street, Waikiki. Tho
iucendiary poured kerosene oil over
some shavings which no had placed
under the building and applied the
match, but both times the ERE was dis
covered and extinguished before it did
much damage to the building. Mrs.
Kuwahara is the widow Of the victim
of the Kuwahara murder case and the
building is the one over which the two
brothers quarreled, resulting in the
murder of one by the other. 1t is sur
missed the object of the incendiary is
revenge, but the police has a different
theory. Mrs. Kuwahara is a comedy
widow according to japanese ideals and
fairly well to do, and as the period Of
mourning for her departed one is over
many are seeking favors at her hand,
the police suspect that one Of her low
ers on whom she now turns frosty
look is seeking to warm her icy heart
with a real bonfire. They are on the
watch for further acts of the jealous
suspect.
Japanese Religious Row.
The intelligent leaders of the Japa-
nese community are still worked up
over the outcome of the double parade
with which the patriotic sons of Nip
pom recently celebrated the birthday
of the Mikado in Waikiki. 1t is re-
ported that even the japanese consul
general is very much interested in the
matter, but in the opinion of the more
intelligent Japanese the offense of Mr..
Kai, the Buddhist priest, who originat-
ed the idea and instigated the carry
ing of two highly offensive and OBJ
scene efligies in the marching body
under his leadership should not be con-
doned and nothing short of his expul-
sion from this community at least
ought to be accepted as an expiration
to the deliberate insult he flung at the
moral standards of enlightened Japa-
nese people. The fact that Mrs. Oda
|
trate to pay 500 for parading the often
sive efiigy in public on the evening of
| the celebration is not deemed sufficient
| punishment, and nothing short of Mrs.
! 0da Toyo and Mr.. Kai betaking them
selves from this community with their
'.heathen ideas" will appease the
anger of their offended countrymen.
Mr.. Kai is priest of the Hongwanii
sect of Buddhist religionists and may
not be the passive reactionary he APP
! pears to be on the surface, for his &C.
tion in the matter on a closer view APP
fpear to be deliberate challenge TO
his more progressive countrymen to dis
pute his leadership over the Maui Japa-
nese over educational matters or for
ever hold their peace. After Mrs. Togo
was fined Mr.. Kai is reported to have
solicited and collected the amount from
among his faithful followers eventually
handing over the money to her.
School Is closed
Mrs Naples, the teacher of the Ka-
hakuloa public school, has resigned on
account of her health and the school
is closed. The parents of. Kahakuloa
Valley like those of other isolated lit
tie villages are over particular and too
fond of fault finding. In fact there are
bhosb VIM iHluh II but nbblb
nifty was allowed to remain without al
school for a while the village fathers
will come to their senses and quit
meddling with the school question when
they happen to dislike the "school
marm." Mrs. Naples, however, re-
signed on the advice of her physician
that the injury to her health was duel
to too much horseback riding over theI
steep trails leading into Kahakuloa
Valley.
Successful Fair.
Saturday evening the Ladies' Guild
of the Church of the Good Shepherd
held "A very successful fair at the Alex
ander House, Wailuku. There was al
very large attendance and everybody
, pleased and happy. The amount real
lied exceeded 300. The fancy work
| booth in charge of Mrs. Aiken Melted
5000; the ice cream and coffee, Mrsl
:. N. S. Williams and Miss Nancy
{ Cummings, $40; the Japanese booth
! Miss Aiken, $50; the grabbing, Mrs]
, Hansen and Miss Hannah Cummings
S73; lemonade and flowers, Mm. Carl
/ SoHmerfeld and Mrs. T.. HY Parker
S4l; candy booth. Mrs Dale and MRS.
u. NJ Baldwin, $50; sample booth, MRS.
G. ID. Lufkin and Mrs ]. J.. Walsh :
doll table, Mrs. W. r. Hardy, and thd
musical entertainment division undeI
Miss G. Short, all three nettedr over
Gl0 The attendance and the net rel
suits aie 3 tribute TO the attractions