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The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1914-05-02
Attempted
Murderand
Suicide e


of Kahului were startled with the
. report that murder and a suicide
had taken place within the town
limits of that peaceful little burg.
Later the matter simmered down
to an attempted murder closely fol-
lowed by the suicide of the black
hearted brute III the case. AS the
Frenchman had it the matter oc-
Cured because of the woman at the
bottom of it.
1t seems that Sato, formerly a
trusted employee of Onishi, the
well known Japanese merchant of
Kahului, were on intimate terms
with Ochika, a comely Japanese
woman and withal a widow, and
had had some differences with her,
of the kind the worldly wise would
describe as a lovers quarrel and
this had preyed on the mind of
Sato to such All extent, that he
neglected the interests of his em-
ployer so much so, that about two
months ago he was let out because
of hard times. At which time it
appears Ochika became weary of
his attentions, and curtly advised
him to keep away from her, an in
junction he refused to observe. To
escape the annoyance of his unde-
sired attentions Ochika proposed to
remove to Honolulu, a bit of in
formation she indiscreetly impaired
to some of her confidential friends.
When Sato became aware of her
intention he came to upbraid and
to plead with her not to forsake
him, but she gave him no comfort
and it became plain to him that
she was going to leave him.
Apparently he brooded over the
situation, no job and the woman
he loved about to abandon him
and with the help of plentiful
supply of saki, he worked himself
into a fit of desperation and re-
solved to go forth and end all.
Aiming himself with big cane
knife he fastened to Ochika s
quarters at the hour he knew the
woman would be alone. Ochika
was sitting down partaking of her
evening meal at 4;30 p. M, when
Sato walked into her presence, and
witho out a word aimed murderous
stroke with the heavy knife at her
head. The hour was we'll chosen
for his devilish deed, the neighbor-
hood, near the Spreckels' Park
was deserted, and there was no one
nearby to interfere with his pnr-
pose. The woman screamed for
help while Sato struck at her with
his big heavy knife again and again
but there was no one nearby stout
hearted enough to come to her help.
She threw her bare arms about her
head to ward off the stinging
blows, and the silent evidence of
intensity of her struggles for life
are the twenty cuts she received on
her person, principally about her
head, neck, shoulder and arms.
Nat last she managed to break
aWay from the desperate thug, and
still screaming covered with bleed
ing wounds she escaped and found
shelter in a nearby house, and the
murderer probably thinking he had
accomplished his purpose, cody
walked out into the public road
and hastened towards the town.
Still holding the big cane knife,
now spotted with blood, with blood
on his clothes and a look of des,
peration in his eyes, some of his
countryman on noting his appear
ances told officer Kauwenaole that
Sato must have committed an evi
deed. That officer promptly ar
rested Sato and disarmed him, anC
also asked what he had done. SatC
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1914-05-02

ball passing through its body. The
hurrahing and deafening applause
that followed this tragic execution
of the arch-rebel, showed that at
least the juveniles of Wailuku were
Union boys of the right stamp,
sound on the goose. The Incl
dent served to remove the taint of
secession, which the hosting of
Captain Gibson's flag in the valley
three years ago, cast on the Wal
lukuans.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1914-05-02
THEN AND NOW.

When we visited this destrict
three years ago, there was not a
sign of plantation, when now we
see four in various stages of com.
pleteness, the Waikapu, Wailuku,
Waihee and Waiehu. The people
(mostly natives) occupying the
valleys, were then engaged in rails
ing taro i'll the flats, which perhaps
yielded a crop worth ten thousand
dollars. Now nearly a thousand
acres are waving with cane, which
will produce at least one thousand
tons of sugar annually, worth to
the Kingdom one hundred thou
sand dollars, and this yield may be
doubled i'll few years. All this
income will be expended from year
to year in paying laborers and
mechanics, erecting mills, stores,
and villas which will act so much
to the wealth and beauty of the
country. Blacksmiths, carpenters
and other artisans are locating in
the neighborhood, and find con-
slant employment, and already
over one hundred foreigners are on
the assessment tax rolls of these
districts.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-27
EARTH WORM OF MUCH VALUE
Humble Assistant of AgrIcu'turist Has Not Hitherto Been Given the
 Credit it Deserves.

That the earth worm has some pur- pose in life, aside from acting as fish bait, chicken feed or even being man. gled in the interests of science, is now admitted by the observers who have been studying him in his rela- tions to the world. They descover that he is a drain digger and practical lighting engineer.
 At any rate 1t is now definitely es- tablished that his holes in damp soil materially assist in carrying off the surplus moisture and admit light, two things which go far towards making that soil productive for the farmer Furthermore, in digging these holes the earth worm brings the dirt to the surface in finely pulverized con- dition. It Is rich loam and thus pre- pared Is extremely fertile.
 Of course single worm Is incap- able of depositing considerable amount of such soil. but, as there are 56,000 of them to an acre of ground, the scientist figures that the daily deposit by earth worm excava. tion amounts to 50 pounds for every acre which they inhabit. This scat tered over the leaves and mold al- ready there has distinct fertilizing value, which, in conjunction with the effect of light and drainage already noted. would seem to entitle the earth worm to respect which hs has not hitherto enjoyed.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-27
WYOMING HAS MANY
 HIGH MOUNTAINS

Wyoming has nine mountains exced- ing 13,000 feet in height and of these 3 closely approach the 14,000 foot mark, according to the United States Geological Survey. They are Gan nett Peak, 13,7S5 feet; Grand Teton, 13,747 feet; and Fremont Peak, 13,730 feet Cloud Peak, one of the most beautiful mountains in the State, is 13,165 feet above sea level. Besides these mountains, Wyoming has 31 other named peaks upwards of 12,000 feet in height and some 40 unnamed mountains which exceed that altitude. An interesting story might be writ ten of the thousands of lofty unnamed mountain peaks of the West which are nearly double the height of the very highest mountains in the entire Ap- palachian mountain system in the east portion of the country. Colorado alone has dozens of mountains with out name which are more than double the height of our most lofty eastern mountain.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-27
CAN DO WITHOUT ALBUMEN
Absence Means That Growth VIII Not Be Natural.

That albumen, the nourishing mat ter stored in the seeds of many plants, Is not essential to the devel- opment of the seed, has been shown by experiments in making seeds ger minate after they have been deprived of their albumen. By this Starving" process queer vegetable specimens have been obtained, many of them dwarfed or deformed. but it has proved that vegetable matter may at. tain growth without being nourished by albumen.
 It Is believed now that albumen is only a reserve food intended to sus- tain the young plant until 1t has be- come strong enough to seek its own food. If put to the test the young plant can dispense with this reserve food, but not without suffering from the privation.
 These researches go to prove the possibility of creating monstrous plants at will. In the same way Ca mille Daresle produced at will de formed chickens by interfering with the normal evolution of the egg, eli ther by vanishing a part of its sur face or by exposing it to a too strong heat. or by tormenting it in some other manner
The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-27
Girls Trap Catches Mouse.

At last new way has been dis. covered for catching mice And a Broadway show girl is the discoverer of the new device. It happens that s1ie chanced across the scheme purely by accident. She purchased a dozen oysters in the shell and left them on the table in the kitchenette of her apartment while she went to her boudoir to have few bouts with the rouge box. When she returned to the kitchenette she found firmly caught in the shell of one of the oysters q dead mouse. The oyster had been dragged fully a foot from the plate and traces on the table showed there had been a struggle. MT. Mouse had yentured into the oyster when he opened his shell to get some air, head first, and MT. Oyster just clamped to- gether like wise and crushed the unfortunate rodent Since then every show girl is leaving oysters in all parts of their apartments.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-27
DEQUEEN BANK VOL
 UNFAIRLY LIQUIDATED

Little Rock, March 27.-It is report ed at the State Banking Department that the Farmers and Merchants Bank and Trust Co.,, of DeQueen voluntarily liquidated last Wednesday. Deputy Commissioner J D. Covey was in De- Queen yesterday for the purpose of assisting in closing up the negotia- lions.
 The liabilities of the institution were taken over by the Bank of De- Queen and the First National Bank, which pay all depositors and other claims in full. The bank, according to the last report of the Bank Reporter, had deposits of about $60,0O0. It was capitalized at S27,O0o. T. o. Poole was president, and F. E. Brown cash. fer.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-27
REFLECTS LIFE OF SECTION
Homespun Language We'll Described as Having Race-OId DistiIlation
 of Wisdom.

The life of every section is reflected in its speech. Why should it not be taught pride in the very archaism ms it possesses? We have storehouse on which we can never afford to turn the key. Take a lower Mississippi sen- tence that Clemens might have cop jed There's been a fray on the river-I don't know how the fraction began, but Dan and Bill feathered into the Joneses with their rifles" Agtncourt bowmen would have under stood 'feathered into"
 In the tongue of the Appalachians storm is tempest, gay is gamesome, strong is sur-vigorous, the air Is the element, agriculture is tilth and bus- bandry, medicine is physick. The peo pie speak in metaphor as readily as the Tudors. One can hear in the Great Smokies, as in Marlowe, of towards whose blood is snow-broth and heroes bold as brass
 To become ashamed of speech with a eolloquial flavor Is to become ashamed of the very speech that Is primitive thews and muscles. Tho homespun language has past; in it beats the heart of democratic feeling, and its sayings and phrases have . race-old distillation of wisdom.-New Ynrt pc..
The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-27
SECURE SLEEP Il DAY TIME
Order of Nature Is Reversed in the Case of Some Plants, According
 to Botanlsts.

Clover shuts its leaves before rain and at night, bringing two of its three leaves face to face and folding the third over the top according to the Scotsman The young blossoms are also carefully sheltered by inclosing leaves, which move forward in the evening and warp them around.
 There are two plants in the garden whose flowers sleep by day-the night blooming stock and Lychnis vesper- tina. The former is withered and shriy- eled in daylight, but expands and ex- hales a vanilla-like odor at night. The Lychnis is white. and in bright sun shine every flower closes and hangs Imply down. AS the sun sets. the En- dymoin plant awakes expectant of the moon. The dropping calyxes raise themselves and slowly expand their flowers; it visibly ceases to droop and fade, and the plant which almost died by day is adorned anew. It's sister, the red Lychnis. shines by day, and is called the diumna, but this white one has long left the beaten ancestral path and has become vespertina.
 As it opens small flies appear and visit it; the calyx is of that reddish hue which they approve. The surface which attracts flies shows the same dull red in its leaves. It Is not a rarity, but few have seen it's blossoms opened.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-27
Photographers on Firing Line.

The Mutual Film Corporation pre-. fers to put its men on the firing lins in the Balkans, in Mexico, to send them among the bushmen of Austra] lia, the cannibal head hunters of the| Philippines and to photograph red hot| volcanoes in the islands of the paciiel In conjunction with this general nevd service of events which are of interi est the world over, the Mutual is esI tablishing a local service for every State in the Union.
 Seventy eight expert photograph CTS are stationed in the principal cite of the United States and in Canada while in the Antipodes three opesj tors daily film the features of Aus tralian life which appeal most to the American cousins. These camera ma are not only expert operators, taugA to get the most beautiful settings pos sible for their films, but in adduo are trained newspaper photographer with the newspaper mans nose news
The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-27
NOTICE
In Nevada Chancerv Corr,.

A. V. Cornelius and w II < M her husband .... i' oDoIrnelus
 VS idlntfs Certain Lands n,
 Notice is hereby given 'gtheai.endans Cornelius and w. If m Cornaat .nat A. V. thls day filed a petition in thus tho ca nave cery Court of Nevada Countu e AOnan- sas, asking that their title to to' Al thhtkal. lowing described lands sitra.e t1 .ae fol- Nevada County, Arkansas h,ua'ea hu n and confirmed in them to' 'w;t. Gt 9uleted
 south half of the Southeast on,.. and the South Half of the Nogrthnrlle gdharler Quarter of the Southeast Omar.nwe Section Ten (10) and the NortSear Nuier 0t Quarter of the Northeast ouas.pwe ou,stlwest Section Fifteen (I5), ali sit"a.ei thar.ei of Township Fourteen (l40 Sonth Ihaa1ed p In Twenty-three (23) west ''' Aange
 Any and all persons wbom,. claiming any interest in the basssu abovs S.s crlbed lands are hereby notified uss ass warned to appear in this Cont Cteu ',,.1l aad six weeks hereafter and at tbo "isala Ia 1914 term thereof and answe, e 'aae a complaint of the plaintiffs, A. V cus %s nelius and w. II. Cornelius. and 4 sSo. So cause, if any, why the title to ',ss as;t lands should not be quieted and soa Sa% firmed in them. A''u '0a
 Given under my hand and seal q, this 17 day of March, 1914. '' VII
 J. A. BAILEY.
 Clerk of the Chancery Court of Ne. vada County. W
The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-27
The Winner.

A benevolent old lady in one of the streets which still retain the red brick houses of old-time New York looked out of her parlor window one day and saw man walking up and down the sidewalk, apparently in great dejection. There was something pa- thetic and appealing in his manner; so she took a dollar bill, put it in an envelope and wrote on the envelope, Never say die"
 She slipped out of the house in the most casual manner she could assume and handed the envelope to the man as she passed him.
 Next day the same melancholy man called at her house and presented her with ten dollars.
 It's funny" he said, you're the only one that backed that horse called Never Say Die"
The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-27
WANT THE BRAND-NEW GOLD
Manufacturers of Trlnkets From the Precious Metal Seek That Which
 Is Fresh From the Mint.

An article in which Santa Claus deals heavily is gold thimbles. Phila- delphia supplies an enormous number of them, one manufacturer being es pecially prominent That city is also a wedding ring producing center The ladies who wear the thimbles and the brides who get the rings may be in terested in knowing that a large num- Der of them are made from brand-new gold coins. The manufactsrer does not want an old gold coin. because there Is an appreciable difference in the amount of metal in new and an old $10 gold piece So the ring and thimble maker, knowing the value of what appears to be trifles, takes his check or his paper money to a bank and gets fin exchange the new est of new gold money. No gold has been worn of these coins in the handling
 The money is melted, and that's where the thimbles and the rings come from, or at least a good many of them. There seems to be an i'm precision that one may not destroy United States money. but that is an error. It is unlawful to mutilate a coin, but you commit no crime when you utterly destroy either paper money or metal currency. There is no law to prevent the old stunt of lighting a cigarette with s10 bill-- none, except the law of common sense. The man who burns the money is the only loser. If bank were accidentally to destroy some pa per money, it might have 1t replaced with new notes upon presentation to the United States treasury of proof that the old money had really disap- peared.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-27
RECEIVES POST CARD
 FROM AUSTRALIA

Walter Williams, dean of the school of Journalism of the University of Missouri, is making tour of the world as special correspondent Sec retary of State Earle w. Hodges, personal friend of Mr. Williams, has just received a postcard from him, written at Sydney, N. S. w., Aus tralia, Feb. ', as follows:
 With all good wishes from this land of advanced democracy"
The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-27

A great majority of persons ,f fiicted with eczema have no other oil; ment, which is accepted as proof th,t eczema is purely a skin disease Ms, itol Eczema Remedy is recommendsd especially for eczema and diseases at the skin. If you are afflicted with th, terrible disease we ask you to us this remedy on our guarantee. Adytl
 Hesterly Drug Store. Agents
The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-27
STATE HOUSE NEWS

The Cross County Land Compan of Wynne was incorporated wlln
 capital stock of 5000, all subScrlu7 The officers are T. E. Sexton preslus1 c. T. Ribes vice-president, Ben Na ford secretary-treas
 The Potash Sulphur Springs iA'] porated. of Garland county iS] Lowenhaupt president, increassa ,, capital stock from S25,OOO to sSv'N|
The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-27
Cautious Father.

''So you want to marry my daugh ter" said MT. Cumrox.
 Yes" replied the young man. ''l hope to hear you say take her and be happy"
 No, sir. I'm not going to shoulder, any implied responsibilities. All an going to say is take her."
The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-27
4ufte OriolnaI,

What are you going to give your darling little brother for Christmas? 2" the Sunday school superintendent asked Eddie. on the Sunday before Christmas.
 Oh, don't know" answered Ed. die, thrusting his hands in his first pockets. Last year I gave him the measles."
The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-27

Notice-The Nevada County Farm CTS Union will meet with Brushy Creek Local the 9th and 10th of April. Let each local take notice as there is important business.-J. P. Otwel, president; E. M. Woosley, secretary.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-22
A Poor Substitute

During a financial panic, &C
cording to a contemporary, a
German farmer went to a bank
for some money. He was told
that the bank was not paying
out money, but was using cash
ier's checks. He could not I'M
derstand this and insisted on
money.
The officers took him in hand,
one after another, with little
effect. At last the president
tried his hand and after long and
minute explanation some inkling
of the situation seemed to be
dawuing on the farmers mind.
Much encouraged, the president
said: ''You understand now how
it is, don't you, Mr.. Schmidt"
II t'ink l do" admitted Mr..
Schmidt. ITS like dis, amt it?
Ven my baby wakes up at night
and wants some milk, / elf him a
milk ticket"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-22
Election Proclamation.

BY authority in me vested by
law, l, w. T. Hartley, mayor of
Baxter Springs, Kansas, do here
BY order and proclaim that an
election will be held in the vari-
Gus wards of the City of Baxter
Springs, Kansas, on Tuesday, the
3rd day of November, 1914, for
the purpose of voting on the diff
ereut candidates mentioned in the
sheriff's proclamation for the va
rious Offices to be filled, and
hereby appoint the following
Judges and clerks for said cleo
ton, and designate the polling
places for the various wards in
the City of Baxter Springs:
FIRST WARD
Judges-B. w. Patton, c. A.
Ferris, Frank Perkins. Clerks
Mrs. T. Conner, W. T. Hope,
Polling place-Perkins building
in block 6, original plat.
SECOND WARD
Judges-T. P. Lewis, B. E. De-
Villiers, G. W. Skinner. Clerks
Mrs. J. H. Boswell, Chas. Opper'
man. Polling place--City build
ing on West Neosho street.
THIRD WARD
Judges-M. A. Patton, George
Skies, G. Nichols. Clerks. II
Smith, Ed. Johnson. Polling
place-Preston Buttons residence
on East street.
In witness whereof, l have
hereuuto set my hand and caused
the sesl of the City of Baxtel
Springs, Kansas, to be affixed
this 18th day of October, 1914.
w. T. Hartley, Mayor.
Attest: M. D. Opperman,
(Seal) City Clerk.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-22
Flrst published September n, iSiaJ
Sheri6's Sale Of Real Estate on
Special Order Of Sale.

State OF Kansas, Cherokee County, 80.
BY virtue and authority of a special or
der of sale, 10 me directed and delivered,
issued out of the District Court Of Chero-
kee county, Kansas, sitting at Galena, on
the 10Th day Of September, 1914, In GER
tain cause therein pending wherein
Emma ii. Ezell was plaintiff and Fleet
Ezell was defendant, being case num-
bered i7g2, commanding me 10 proceed In
the manner provided by law for the sale
OF real estate on execution and 10 adveT.
tise and sell according tn law the real e.
tate hereinafter described for the purpose
Of satisfying the lien Of plaintiff In the
sum Of Two Hundred Nineiy-Nine and
2jlOO Dollars for alimony, costs and nttor-
ney fees, on the following de- cTlbed real
estate, to-wit; Lot ten (l0l In Block Three
80 of East addition to the City Of Coluni.
bus, In Cherokee county, Kansas, and ap-
ply the proceeds arising from said sale,
first, to the payment Of the costs, accru-
ing costs, the costs Of said sale and the
taxes upon said real estate, and, second,
toward the satisfaction Of plaintiffs said
lien as aforesaid and the remainder II any
there be. TO be held by the Clerk Of eaid
Court and paid TO the order Of said de.
PENDANT. will, on Tuesday, the 9th day
of October, 1914, at the hour Of two o'clock
y. III. Of said day, at the North door Of the
Court House In the city OF Columbus,
Cherokee County, Kansas, offer for sale
and sell to the highest bidder for cash In
hand all the right, title and interest oil
the above named plaintiff and defendant
In and to the above described real estate
for the purpose and purposes aforesaid.
Dated at Galena, Kansas, this 10Th day
Of September, 1914.
RALPH 8. MARTIN,
Sheriff OF Cherokee County, Kansas
BY John A. Hardwick, Deputy