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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
The Snow Bound Passenger

From the Washington Post.
 It is we'll known fact that boiler mak- CTS and seamen have a means of com muning that is based on the recognition of laws that control the conditions under which they labor Against the din of the hammer and the shriek of the gale, they pit their own voices, not trying to howl down the opposition, but just pitching the note in a higher key. Thus, no doubt, did the gods on high Olympus once hold converse over the heads of common nor tals.
 This is the true spirit. Entering these higher realms makes for new and en- trancing discoveries. Genuine philosopher that he is, Vice President Marshall found in the elements of a railway trip through the recent snowstorms much to cheer his optimistic heart Snowbound between New York and Washington, he just made the acquaintance of a number of passen- gers-male passengers. he says-and had an altogether delightful time. Folks told their experiences drummers' stories en- livened the long hours. repartee flowed in the smoker, some ate sandwiches, some played cards. The sleeping car became a cosmos. world within world, where action and intersection were swift and inspiriting. Without, the storm ragged. Within were life and mirth and good fell lowship.
 Some of the best stories ever written have been about men and women ma rooned, or showed up. or hemmed in by an investing army, or even clinging to a spar-providing, of course, that they were eventually rescued and taken into lighted rooms. where dry clothes and something hot awaited them. A common danger shared is a surety of friendship and intimate understanding. Even or- dfnary discomforts met fin the spirit Of cheerfulness and without murmurings serve to bind men together.
 This is great big world and ordinarily 1t allows plenty of room to move about. If one doesn't like his. neighbor or ac- quaintance, the rule is to avoid him. But there may be loss in this as well as gain. The little unpleasant ventures of existence may be only sort of moral tie-up. How are you going to comport yourself? win you crouch grumpily in your own corner, avoiding the rest of humanity, and call ing down maledictions on thines in gem erai? or will you mix with your fellow passengers, giving strength and encour- agement and recruiting your own supply in so doing? There is that which ecae- tereth abroad, and at the same timA conserveth. It Is good to read Epictefus by the fireside. Better still would 1t be to be snowbound with the vice president.
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Eruits and Produce

Russet apples. S6.5o bbl.; western box apples. $2.25Q3; Ben Davis. $50: times, per 100, sl50; lemons, box S60. s4 Florida
 grapefruit $4Q6; Florida oranges, $4;
 Cuban pineappies. $s.25 crate; new Irish
 potatoes, $2.75 per hamper; cranberries,
 per box, s3; hbls. SIP; strawberries per
 crt. s3.50; tomatoes $2 2.50Q3 crt.; cabbage. 21ac h.; rutabaga turnips, 1%c lb; new crop red and yellow onions, 4c h.; imported onions, crate, H.75; 1ocoanuts. $6 bag: English walnuts. 1bd2oc; filberts. 15c; oceans, 15c; California figs. case, $2.5O' dates. h., SAc.s sweet potatoes. Doolevs, l tushel, $2.25; sweet potatoes, cream yams, bushel, $l.10; Florida cabbage, S2.25 crate. Snap beans, $2.50 crate; tomatoes,
 & 25Q3; strawberries, $3 to $3.5O crate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
Ohio Has 2 Frog Problem

Columbus, O.-Is frog an animal? Several high salaried officials have speni several hours delving into musty statute volumes during the past few weeks ir an attempt to solve this question, and ur to today the musty law books had mol discovered whether frog Is an animal or what 1t Is. The dictionary says fros is an animal. but the dictionary definition does not satisfy the state officials.
 Whether men who shoot frogs and sell their legs must get a hunters license il the question that produced the quandary state fE1sh and Game Warden John C. Speaks could not decide and referred the query to the Attorney Generals Depart ment. The state law says those whO shoot wild birds or wild animals' must get a license.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans, May 2-Spot declined isc: middling. 1Se: sales on the spot. s3S: to arrive, 224. Good ordinary, 12 l5-l6c: strict good ordinary. Ii 7-16c low middling. F 5-i6c; strict low middling, 12xc: strict middling, "a 5-i6c; good f..;ddling. 13 11-1sc; strict good middling, 1sssc; receipts. s562; stock, 139, TAO.
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Rate. Bid Asjxed

$7o, 190,000. Aggregate cash reserve, S5oo,- s66 GOO. Excess lawful reserve $36, 4S65oo, increase s6,232, ,15O; trust companies re- serve with clearing house members car ryang 9 per cent cash reserve, $99, ,3S9 Voo.
 Summary of state banks and trust com- panies in Greater New York not included in clearing house statement: Loans $56s,- 5s4, ,000 increase s2, 2,7l9.100; specie $57,975.70o decrease $l.52s. TOO; legal tenders $l,931,- O0o decrease $42S, 400; total deposits S6s6,- 090, l00 increase $4, 355, 400.
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NO SPECIAL CHANGE IN PRICE SITUATION Interest About Evenly Di- vided Between New and
 Old Crop Months

New Orleans. May "A further mild decline of to points net comprised the record for cotton contracts in the local market today. There was no spe- ciai change in the situation affecting prices. weather conditions in the south- west and the speculative interest in July remaining very much the same as dur ing the past few dsys; bat the ring had 2 tired appearance. and apart from a very moderate volume of executions for com mission account. the bulk of operations represented merely scalping transactions with interest about evenly divided be- tween the new and old crop months.
 Now Orleaus Cofton Futuras
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WarninG

From the St. Louis Globe Demorcat Tn a discussion of the number of au- tomobile accidents due to careless or incompetent driving. Hehrq Ford said the other day. in Detroit:
 '"rhese accidents do automobilins harm. They make people talk like Col nelius Huck.
 "o!d Corn Husfs nttie sraneson said of an automobile that had halted for repairs:
 "swhat's that there thing for. erandpopy
 /" That. sonny,' old Corn Husk an- swered. ttet is the tbink they toot afofe they run 70 down.
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New Orleans Rice Market

continues in the rough Honduras and Ja- pan rice market; clean Honduras being steady and Japan strong Quote: Rough Honduras, 1.50@4.50c; Japan, 1.50@S. 25; clean Honduras, 4iaG6c; Japan. 2ss@Slac.
 Rice, Polish. per ton, s25d26; bran per ton, $16@1s. Receipts: Clean. 4231. Sales, 1865 pockets clean Honduras at 1 1S-16Q sac.
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Bank Statement
Hubbard Bros & Cn.

eeteen Merehan4e, MeneyuP. Seuare, N. iG.nss Ss Ell aSssssc cissSs asss.asss. nss
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Bonds
New York Monex

New York, May 2.-Money on call nominal; no loans; time loans weak 80 days, 2%@3 per cent: 90 days. 3 per cent; six months, 3A per cent; prime mercantile paper, S1a@4 per cent; sterling exchange steady; 50 days, $4S515; demand, $4.S760; commercial bills, $4.84h; bar silver. 59Ac; Mex 1can dollars, 45%c; government bonds heavy; railroad bonds irregular.
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Real Soldiers

From the Louisville Herald.
 A well-known theatrical manager was watching his stage manager drill some "supers' who were to represent an army. Not a bit like itl'' he exclaimed, Why don't you try to look like real soldiersr' The stage manager approached him.
 They are real soldiers he whispered.
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German Exchange

Berlin. May 2.-Weekly statement Bank of Germany: Cash decreased 51,S52. 600 marks; loans increased 35,S53 600; dis counts increased 54,535, GOO; treasury bills decreased 2.149000 circulation increased 1S6.077,O00: deposits decreased 1s2, ,102, GOO; gold decreased 29. .430, ,000
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Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, May 2.--Spot cotton dull. good middling, 7.1sd middllng, 7.25d low middling. 6.S5d; sales. 4000 spec ulation and export s00; receipts, 4900; futures quiet and steady: May, 6.siiad. May-June, 6.s4isd; July August, 6.T2d. August September, 6.59d; October No vember. 6.s059d; December January. 6.22d; January February. 6.22d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
A Worn-Out Rule

From the Louisville Herald:
 My chaper0n enjoined me not to take any more walks and rides with you"
 "And are you so alien to the spirit of the times as not to rebel against gov-' ernment by injunction?''
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Selma Market

Selma. May 2.--tspecial) )-spot cotton in the Selma market today was quoted AS follows Good midding, 1sssc. Strict mid ding, 13isc Middling, l27sc. Strict low middling. l2asc. Low middling. 1l7sc.
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London Stock

London, May 2.-Consols for money 751x for account. 75A; bar silver quiet, 73 3-1ed Money. 11sQ1s4c. Short bills, 2lsG2 3-16c, Three months, 219G9 1-16c.
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Interior Movement

Houston: Middling. 12%c; receipts 69S; shipments, 2907 sales. 1910; stock S7539 Memphis: Middllng, 13Ac: receipts b03; shipments, 26S0; sales, 1850; stock 77,0S3. Augusta Middling, 131ac; receipts b59; shipments, 204S; sales, IA stock 393S6
 1579; shipments, 1929; stock, 30,S26.
 Cincinnat: Receipts, 56S; shipments POI; stock, 19.277.
 Little Rock: Middlng 12ssc; re- ceipts, 101; shipments, 515; stock, 4s,- $40.
 Total today: Receipts, 4003; ship ments, 9ss0; sales, 307,05s; stock. 307,- 055.
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
The Iron Market
Local Cotton
Poultry and Eggs

Hens. per pound, 16c; flyers. 1N9 l1a lbs. average, 35c; ducks, 1sc lh. {; guineas. soc; roosters S5c; geese. h.. loc; live turkeys, 22c; dressed turkeys. Pc; fires heggs, candled. 19c: extra graded candled eggs, 21c.
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, May 2.-Wheat: No. 3 red. 941sd951sc; No. hard 91@94c. Corn No. ?, 701s971c; No. white, 72ihc. Oats: No. 2, 40c; No. 3 white, 41c.
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, May 2.-Wheat: No. 2 hard, S9@99c; No 9 red, S71k@S9c. Corn: No. mixed, 70D77c; No. white, T972c. Oats No. white, 3s1s14oc; No mixed, 3S1Sc.
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Crea merv Products

| Country butter, 20G25c: fresh creamery
 butter, 29c; process butter, 25c; cheese,
 19c; imported Swiss cheese, Bic; German | brick cheese. 20c; limburger cheese, Iyc: ! imported RoQuefort, 35c; Neufchatel
 cheese. per dozen. lsc; pimento cheese. H.35.
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Meat

Lard, 12Ac; compound. s5sc; dry salt short ribs, 12S5c; bellies, 133Oc; ham butts, 15.60c; Boston butts. 171kc pork lons, Tic; spare ribs. 1sc; breakfast bacon, 27@2Sc smoked bacon, 17c; regular ham. 1Sc; skinned ham, 18%c.
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Naval Stores

42lsc; sales. 24O: receipts, 55S; shipments, 273; stock, 11,292. Resin firm; sales, 1926; receipts, 1155; shipments, 14S5 stock, 95.9S0. Quote: A. B. $350a3.6o c. D, E, sss0; F. G, $3 90Q1S.95; H, s4.O5; I. $4.10d42o; K, S4.30 Q44O; M, s4.7o; N. $540; VIC and wv, $5.65.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
Interpreter Needed

From the Louisville Herald.
 In one of the Brooklyn courts a recent case required the testimony of young German immigrant.
 Now. Britzmann," said the lawyer for the plaintiff, what do you do?'
 "Ah, vos pretty well." replied the wit ness.
 1T am not inquiring as to your health want to know what you do for liv- ing.''
 Work"
 s'where do you work?" continued tho counsel.
 'In a vactory."
 "What kind of factory?"
 Ut vos a pretty big vactory."
 "Your honor.'' said the lawyer, turning to the judge. If this goes on we'll need an interpreter" Then he turned to the witness again.
 "Now, Britzmann, what do you make in the factory?" he asked
 You want to know vot make in der vactory?'' .'Exatlyi Tell us what you make" Flight dollars veek."
 Then the interpreter got a chance to earn his daily bread.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
Metal Market

New York, May 2.-Metal markets were nominal and dull. Lake copper nomi- nal Electrolytic. sl43713. Casting, $l4a 14121s. Iron, unchanged.
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no change of importance and there were renewed reports that southern yarn spin ners were considering curtailment.
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Iibeled

From the Louisville Herald.
 They're goin' to build a skyscraper for women."
 What are they going to call lt~' ''The Tower of Babhle, I suppose.''
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Dry Goods

New York, May 2.-The government was in the market for duck today and while no large contracts were entered into, buying on large scale is expected next. week. A moderate size business done on lightweight brown sheetings. Business generally was quiet on the primary cot ton goods market. Linens were in fair demand and steady spot burlap was a little easier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
Not Quiet

From the Louisville Herald.
 ''So you live on Long Island. Awfully quiet. isn't it?"
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lcoRD'S U R RESToRATIvE

tf1ce 8 Al all dfl6gisee AlWays. en hanl a9 ooGG0t Uc(o colllogo, Rnt1ov otoeD, Avoeyo; uegeo olfnlo0han 11oeo. m6llsoGso Phormoo9s pvoft GU s'ss s1 's::s:s :;s: 1s.;. :ss. ss:s::.. S;::';,.
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Flour and Breadstuffs

Self rising flour. $5.H. Tennessee flour. s525; pure wheat shorts, s34; pure wheat bran, $S3; c. s. meal. 71h per cent, 80; c. s. feed meal. per ton. te6; C. s. hulls $1l ton: No. timothy hay. per ton. S26; mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass, per ton, s22. c. S. hulls. $14 ton: Johnson grass, per ton, SIS; mixed feed. $S4; oats. 56c bu.; corn, 95c; cornmeal. 31.80 per 96 lbs.
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Fish and Sea Foods

Red snapper, 1oc: in small bbl lots. lie; grap snapper or groupers. 5@6c; large 91hc; Spanish mackerel. SEC in bbl. lots
 fresh water breams, s010c; pom pano, 25c; blue fish, Sc; roe shad, s1; red bass. Sc; mixed fish, 71hc; small trout, S14c; fresh water cat, dressed 11@ 121bc; salt water cat, SIC; speckled trout, 12ia@15c. Shrimp, 1Oc lb. Perch. Co.
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LOCAL SECURITIES
Sales. High. Low. Close

'otaI sales for the day, l57.900 shares
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The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1914-01-03
JAPANESE BUNCO STEERER
ROCKS HIS COUNTRYMEN
NippOnese From Seattle Gathers Coin By Promising to
Send Yacht For LabOrers Who Were to Be
Conveyed to Beautiful South Island"

When Il. IWata, Japanese from
Seattle, arrived in Hawaii nei,
he certainly struck oil" He
first of all secured a round trip,
first class ticket to, and from
Hawaii, and then started out to
dupe all the Japanese he could get
to stand for his gold brick" pro-
position. In all, Iwata secured
about 81, 900 of easy money, and
then landed in the tolls Of the law.
The Get Rich Quick" man even
visited Maui where he collected
money from some suckers. ("
1t seems, from the story of Chief
of Detectives McDuflie, that Iwata
simply went around among the
Japanese and told a story of how
he was recruiting labor fora South
Island, where the hardest task
required of a man was to sit in
comfort under a banana tree while
a dusky princess famed him with
a palm leaf. Wages were high for
this kind of work, declared the
bunco steerer, and there was such
a demand for good looking Japan
csc, that the owners Of the islands
had sent out recruiters to Hawaii.
Strange to say, there were found
hundreds of boobs who swallowed
this beautiful story, and dug up
real money in order to insure their
being allowed to, later on, produce
more coin for passage money to
the delightful South Island.
On Maui Iwata caught a few.
According to McDufie, Juro Kane
shire Listened 20 the call of the
So SIS. Then an
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1914-01-03
Especial Correspondence. ]

HONOLULU, Jan. 81 do not
recall any reception of a government
official since the days of the monar
chy which equaled in any respect
that of Governor Pinkham. Indeed
were he the choice of the people,
instead of the President of the
United States, more would not be
done. OF course there was lacking
the arches that were erected when Il
sovereign came back from. abroad
but, in their stead, we had streamers
and oil paintings of the governor
stretched across the thoroughfares
ad lib. The Ad. Club, per force of
advanced ideas, lead all the other
organizations in the getting together
idea for Uncle Pink. Then came
the Elks who are going to make
him think all old scores have
been wiped out that the new deal is
to he with new cards and no Joker
in the deck. Between us, | believe
Governor Pinkham is greatly and
pleasantly surprised to learn that
he has 50 many staunch friends in
the land of his adoption. For my
part, put me in the wagon with
those who were ready to shout
themselves hoarse in welcoming
him. | have never given the ap-
pointment exact approval, and | am
aware that my approval was not
needed; | am one of those on the
fringe, waiting to see what is coming
next.
The reception brought out in
fullest force the climbers who look
into the future and try to forget the
past. In numbers and enthusiasm,
the crowd was big and the affair
proved an epoch in the history of
Honolulu, if not, the islands. An
other event that will burn the affair
still deeper into the minds of the
publican event almost as notable
lis the announcement of the with
drawal of w. r. Harrington from
membership in the Republican
County Committee. His action
Imakes a noise like an appointment
to the secretaryship. Pinkham's s
policies as published in the 6Adver-
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1914-01-03
New Officers
Lodge Maui

Maui Lodge No. 9S4 A. F. & A.
NJ, installed officers last Saturday
evening for the ensuing year, -Four
past masters were present and took
part i'll the ceremonies. They were
Daniel II. Case, Benjamin Will
liams, Wren w. Westcoatt, the re-
firing master, and +. p. Rosecrans,
who was installing officer of the
evening. Hugh Howell, master two
years ago, was unable to be present.
Digbee H. Sloggett was the mar
shall of the evening.
The new officers for the year 1914
were installed as follows: Elmer
r. Bevins, Worshipful Master;
Benjamin Williams, Senior War
den; c. c. Campbell, Junior War
den; Harry K. Duncan, Senior Dea-
con; w. Leslie West, Junior Dea-
con; H, Streubeck, Senior Steward;
L, Walker, Junior Steward, Rev.
r. B. Dodge, Chaplain; A. L..
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trance to the grounds with flags and
bunting. The whole effect was
splendid, and visitors TO Maui pass
ed many complimentary remarks
about the way things were done
here.
The Maui boys looked very neat
in their uniforms and the new caps
showed up in great style. Manager
Harold Rice was on the job all the
time and he wore a pleased smile
when he saw the large crowd pour
ing into the grounds. That Maui
was beaten onThursday did not wor-
ry Mr., Rice much. He knows that
his team has five or six more weeks
practise ahead before tackling
the Honolulu bunch again. That the
Mauimen will be in better form next
month, goes without saying. Maui
always bucks up better than ever
after a defeat.
George Cummings was Johnny
on the spot and he did some tall
roofing for the team he captains.
George is always to be depended
upon to get as much noise as posi-
bic out of himself on an occasion like
that of Thursday.
The lineup and scores by innir
follows:
Morning Game.
All Maui-Carreira, If; Gar
t2b; Soares, c; Bal, 30; Swan,
r kahaawinui, 1b; Burns, rf; Mey,
pA Maxwell, cf; Kama, cf; English,
cf.N
Runs / 0 3 2O1OO O-6
Hits 2 2 5000 OF
Punahou-Sadler, p; Brewer, IS;
Lyman, c; Hoogs, 3b; Henshaw,
1b; lard, 2b; Derby, If; Inman,
rf; Baldwin, cf.
Runs-0 l 1 O02 OO-7
Hits 1 2 301 OO2 0-9
Afternoon Game.
Punahou- Sadler, %; Inman, IF;
Brewer, IS; Lyman, c; Hoogs, C;
Henshaw, 1b; lizard, rf, 2b; Castle,
; Baldwin, cf.
Runs 10000 OO1O-2
Hits l Dol 1O1 O-4
All Maui Carreira, If; Garcia,
2b; Soares, C; Bal, p; Swan, 3b;
Kahaawinui, 1b; English, IS;
Burns, rf; Kama, cf.
Runs o 90 / 90 90 0--1
Hits 1 OO2 21 10
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GOVERNORS RECEPTION
WAS SPLENDID AFFAIR
Grand Greeting Giveu Hawaii's Chief ExeCutve-Big
Gathering Of FOIOwers-Xmas Trees Provide
Toys But Not "kau Kau"-OId-Timer Dead.

tiser over his signature sound like n
voice from n man who has the in.
tercsts of the people rather than
corporations at heart.
XMAS TREES.
The Malihini Christmas tree for
for this year is now a matter Of
history and, | presume, there were
a number of well-to-do children of
er-to-do-parents, who had two
or three pairs of stockings well filled
with popcorn. school tablets, toys
and candies all of which were won
derfully acceptable. | cannot, how
ever, believe that malihini tree or
kamaaina tree to which the tickets
are distributed solely by missions
exactly fills the bill. We, who
have watched the custom of giving,
since the inception of the tree by
visitors from the mainland, cannot
but feel that there are many deser-
wing poorwho do not ally themselves
with these organizations. Those
people, by the rule which governs
distribution, go without the gifts
for which the money is collected.
This statement will be met by the
suggestion that these children should
join a mission even though it be
solely for the opportunity of getting
a toy. This year there were twelve
hundreds or more dollars collected
for the purpose of buying the sur
prises which were handed out to
the children. Just how many of
those children enjoyed getting gifts
from the Salvation Army tree, or
any of the many church Christmas
trees, deponent saith not because he
does not know. If only one got in
under the big top and saw the show,
it was just that many that should
have been outside the canvas. a
suggestion that is meeting with
much mental hospitality is that
which says full stomach delighteth
the hungry more than toys and,
hereafter, twelve hundred or what
ever number of dollars may be
subscribed might be expended in
food and distributed in baskets
among the worthy poor. There
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1914-01-03
Maui Health
Is Excellent

Maui has a clean bill of health
for the New Year and Chief SAINT
airy Inspector Osmer feels fairly
happy. He has had several cases
of scarlet fever to attend to, and
the last patient was released from
quarantine on New Years Eve.
The Inspector has been sent a lot
of disinfectants and drugs from the
headquarters of the board of health,
He is now busy distributing these
at Lahaina, Paia, Wailuku and
Hama. At these stations there will
always be supplies of necessary
drugs and other articles.
There is every chance that an
other sanitary inspector will be
soon to assist Chief
Osmer. The work of cleaning up
is heavy on the shoulders of the
inspector and, although the assist
ant at Lahaina is doing a lot of
work there is still room for an
other man.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1914-01-03
Home Made
Gun Kills

When little Abe, japanese child
of Paia, thought that he would
manufacture Il gun and shoot some
birds with it, he did not realize that
he was playing with death. The
little fellow was killed second
after he applied a match to the
touchhole of the imitation gun. The
affair burst and piece of the can
non" struck the child in the head
and killed him.
1t appears that the youngster got
hold of a piece of iron pipe and,
after plugging up one end with a
bit of wood, poured in some powder
and then inserted another wad. He
then applied lighted match and
1.-THE rest of the story is told by the
coroner's jury verdict of Accidental
death. i"
1t is not known where the child
got the idea of making a rifle from.
y is thought that he saw a gun
somewhere, as he made a stock for
his terrible plaything and then tied
the death-dealing cannon" to it
before setting the powder off.