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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-20
PUUNENE HARD
HIT BY STORM;
LOSS IS LARGE:
May Total From 100000 to
$500, 900, Says Report to
+. Alexander & Baldwin

Immense damage by the Maui
storm the first two days of this week
is reported from Puunene in a letter
received this morning by Alexander
& Baldwin from the manager of the
Hawaiian Commercial Company's
plantation.
AS yet only fragmentary reports are
at hand, but today estimates of the
Damage are placed at from 100000
to $200,00 and it is said that the
full measure of loss from the torren.
tial rains will not be known until the
cane is, harvested. for there is un.
doubtedly much broken cane In ad-
dition it is regarded as certain that
the cane juices will deterioFate from
the excess of moisture.
Railways are damaged, residences
partly wrecked. cottages badly wash
ed and other property injured as a
result of the flood, says the letter
from :Ruunene. while both the young
and d cane is certain to have suf-
fered.,
Dur1&g the heavy storm which last
ed from January to 10 total OF
eight inches of rain fell, and on Mon.
day and Tuesday of this week anoth-
er eight inches was registered, max.
ing total of Is inches in IL days.
So far no crop damage reports
have been received from Kauai, and
it is thought that there will be no
cane loss on the Garden Island from
excessive moisture, for during the
storm from January to 10 only half
an inch of rain fell on the cane fields
there, the big precipitation having oc-
Cured on the yindWard side.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-20
MAUISTORM WORST in 81 YEARS;
ENIIRE island IN GRIP OF gale
Damage to Property Collapse of Houses Smashed Bridges
and Washouts, Delugng of LowA ands and Cane-Fields
Make Up Tremendous Loss I

wires &re down no other part of the
island can be communicated with. At
Puunene, from where messengers have
come, ,thuch damage is also reported.
Manager Frank Baldwin, however,
Thinks very few lives were lost, the
ruin being chiefly in collapsed build
ings and overflowed canefields.
Manager Penhallow of the Wailuku
SugaEt Company estimates the planta-
tion'ssloss at a hundred thousand
dollars: The 24-inch pipe line from
lao valley, used for irrigation and
flumi9g cane, the bridges and washed.
out and wrecked railroad tracks are
the chief items. Repairs to many Of
theses things can only be made when
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ay Emil A. eERNpr.

Chairman Of the Hawaii Promotion
Committee Conn who returnsd today from
wA1LUKU, Jan. 1S.1ttThe fiercest
knoa in "a years, and some of the old
kamaainas think the fietcest and pos
itively the most destructive ever
broke over Maui early Sunday after.
noon. The wind increased in velocity
and the rain in volume until Monday
morning between and 5 o'clock,
when a dangerous limit had been
reached. Wailuku was favored by a
cloudburst and in less than an hour
the lao river, running through the
town of Wailuku, had reached such
proportions that the water spread and
broke over the Waihee side of the re-
tanning wall, just mauka of the Wailu-
ku bridge, inundating and wrecking
the entire Oriental business section
on both sides of the street. ...#
Until the two piers under the
county bridge gave way the torrential
stream of water piled up against it at
times threatening to carry the steel
bridge with it. Finding the Waihee
side of the retaining wall weakest the
maddening waters tumbled over its
side and swept before it and out to
sea IL stores, warehouses, dwellings,
stables-in fact everything in its way.
The occupants of these quarters, who
had not thought the clo0dburst so se-
rious and had not taken the warning
of others fleeing for safety, had their
lives snutfed out Man, beast, houses,
trees and wreckage of all kinds surg
ed through the ferociously angry wat.
ers at racing speed on and on to the
sea and destruction. -. -
Help UnavaiIing. ....... :"......@
Immediately after the water reach
ed the business section no help or as.
sistance could be proffered. Those
trapped had to either swim in the
roaring, boiling and raging river to-
ward some point beyond for safety or
drown. Many able to swim not
knocked unconscious by the wreckage
or bouIderS were fished out alive half
a mile down the river, others have
been picked up dead on the beach and
still others have not been accounted
for at all. +. =. j. -. =. =.
From the time of the flooding until
the waters were forced back again
into the rivers bed at about 3 o'clock
this afternoon. hundreds of people
citizens of Waikiki, plantation hands,
visitors, Reconstructed themselves
life saving crews. The wall in the
rivers side was rebuilt, the sharper
curves dynamited and when the wat
ers were low enough not to endanger
wading Sheriff Crowell sent out help
ers for those still alive and organized
searching parties to recover the bod
les of those who were caught under
collapsed buildings Ten bodies
are in the morgue so far as toll of the
storm and it is believed that many
more lost their lives who are not yet
accounted for. H.. =. =.
Damage 10 Varied. .... r.. -: =>s=
In other places near and around
houses were unroofed. foUn-
dations dislodged, flag poles felled
and trees uprooted. AS all telephon,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-20

Isolated from the outside world for days by tremendous
Maui night by wireless of death and destruction
the Valley Isle unparalleled island history
Ten lives known have been lost and is feared that at least
fifteen other pehed in floods that lao valley
back OF Wa and turned this beautiful and quiet vale into ter
rible of chaos and death 80
Reports of property vary though all that the full extent
known The opinion that damage
ery will reach $500O00; some place it higher.
For daysTuesday and WednesdayMaui off from
the outside world which explains why wireless regarding
the appalling conditions the island 1t until last night
o'clock message the Laana j. A. B7ch
manager of the wireless department of the Mutual Telephone Company
with the nmation OF the disaster Basil Fe wireless
Lahaina message o'clock Monday night and
until 10 last night that he heard from again. the plant m
nishing power being disabled. ~
Monday night that the howng kona gale reached such
proportions flood lao valley During the previous days the
weather had been bad with heavy falling and that night the
drenchng the tremendous dang against
the and the racing the land reached their height OF
desructivenes /,
lao valley looted by the sogod the flood carrying every
ing before it. 1t here that the deaths occurred
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-20
governor GETS
TUCKERLETTER;
HE Will STICK
a Decline to Resign" is Gist Of
January 20 Communication
From Land Commissioner

FIatly refusing to leave his office as
land commissioner, Joshua y. Tucker
has written to Governor Pinkhann, the
letter being received by the governor
at 9:f2 this morning, and bearing to-
days date, January 20. IL
As predicted In yesterdays Star Bull
letin. IT quotes the organic act to the
territorial executive, and refers to the
governors two letters asking for an
undated resignation. The letter fol.
lows, -
Honolulu.
Ian. 40, 1916.
"Sir:
Il acknowledge your communication
Of January IS. 1916, marked Private
and Confidential" and reading as fol.
lows:
"'Not having had any communica
tion from yot, or call from you IN
person since December 81, 1915, and
having no response to my request for
your undated RESIGNATION, which was
to be used conditionally. / now re.
Quest yonr prnmpt RESIGNATION as Land
Commissioner of the Territory
"Your attention is directed to Sec
ton 80. OF the Organic Act, as amend
ed, under the provision OF which you
may, by and with the advice and con
sent OF the Senate of the Territory Of
Hawaii remove me from office.
You will note that there is no pro-
vision for an undated resignation. and
such practise would in effect nullify
the provision of the Organic Act. re.
quiring the concurrence of the Senate
| 1v. I'll
because of its confirmation.
81 decline to resign my office as
Land Commissioner OF the Territory
Of Hawaii, as requested by you. and
beg to say that as and when my du
ties call for It, I shall be pleased to
call upon you or communicate with
You.
yours respectfully,
JOSHUA d. TUCKER.
Commissioner Of Public Lands.
Territory OF Hawaii"
Governors Statement.
In giving out the communication
from Land Commissioner Tucker,
Governor Pinkham made the follow.
ing statement to the Star Bulletin to-
day:
The governor received the land
commissioners letter this morning at
9:12 and it was not any different from
what he expected. The governor was
perfectly acquainted with the organic
act
The date of the letter is January
20. hence Mr.. Tucker must have given
out his intentions to the press before
he had taken official action. Circum-
stances were quite different from
what the organic act contemplated,
hence the governor felt compelled to
go on record"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-20
MAUI MAN TELLS
OF DAMAGE done.
in Wild STORM
Graphic Account of Valley Isle
Devastation Written for
Star Bulletin
(By VICTOR c.. SCHoENBERG, OF
Wailuku, Maui.)

". IL, I
Wailuku, Maui)
WAlLUku Maui, Jan. 1a.-Wfth a
weeks interval Of comparatively fair
weather, attempting to efface the
traces Of the late New Years storms,
waiIuku has again been hit by howl.
Ing kona gale, which resulted last
Monday night in dealing the town the
worst blow experienced in its history.
Commencing during the evening the
wind and rain increased In violence
until by 2 or a. m. the downpour
resembled nothing less than cloud
burst, filling the lao river bed and
forcing the old stream way beyond its
usual peaceful course. To an accom-
paniment Of thunder and lightning the
waters sWeIled to such an extent az
to undermine the foundations of the
many scattered dwellings in the val.
ley, and by 6 a. m. the flood was
sweeping everything within its reach
towards death and destruction.
Daylight, finally arriving, showed
the havoc wrought by the raging tor
rent, and it proved sight long to be
remembered by all Wailuku people.
The river had broken away from its
old bed, and almost every house met
with along its new course was swept
away and carried along, some whole,
with even lamps still burning, and
some In thousand pieces. IL was a
most pitiful sight to see the more for
tunate of their poor occupants carry
ing what little was left of their be-
lOngingS and irving to find shelter
from the enraged elements, while
mourning their lost property and even
members of their family.
Death and Destruction.
OF Spanish family of seven, four
of the older children only were saved,
the parents, after bringing them to
safety, returning for the baby and
were buried beneath the ruins of their
house as the flood overlook them. The
deputy sheriff, Ferreira, who owned a
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ENGLISH GREED
IS DENOUNCED
IAsssciss.1 Press By Federal wir.l,ssI

tAssecistsl Yrsss By Federal wirsisssI
WASHINGTON, .. c., QJan. 2o.-
Great eritaln's interference with neu
trail trade was the subject Of vioor
ous speech in the upper house today
by Senator Hoke Smith Of Georgia
He declared that the facts should lead
10 action to prevent Great Britain
from advancing her trade at the ex
pence Of the United States while sim
ustaneovsly she 10 destroying Germany
commercially. He asserted that the
rights Of citizens Of the United States
and other neutral countries are being
''reeklessly dlsresarded." He empha-
sized his announcement OF England's
treatment Of the American cotton
trade
"shaII we continue 70 furnish Eng.
land with what she 10 compelled to
obtain from the United States while
the commercial rights Of the citizens
Of this country are being trampled
under foot7" he asked.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-20
GALE BEGINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON

The forernne of the great of Monday night the rising
Sunday The wind became heavier and heavier Sunday
night blowing IS 40 miles hour witnesses
estimate.
Monday the wind still higher and heavy rains fell During
Monday night the gale increased hurricane declared accom-
panied by thunder and lightning Even then there much uneas
the rising but ntmaton OF the terror OF that night
Growing steadily the reached its climax OF fury be
and 80 o'clock Tuesday morning 1t at this time
that the cloudburst occurred high lao valley.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-20
TEN KNOWN DEAD, HALF MILLION LOSS, IN MAUI STORN
NEW YORK STOCK
MARKET TO-DAY

Wednesday, Jan. 19
Following are the closing prices Of
stocks on the New York market to-
day, sent by the Associated Press over
the Federal Wireless:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-20
DEATHS AMONG POOR PEOPLE

Tearing through lao valley the carried away 10 small
dwellings occupied by Spanard Fpnos and Chinese here
and higher up the valley that the deaths occurred In no
life could last than the tossing, smashing
chaos debris rode down from the upper slopes
The individual property loss reported today by
homecoming sustained John Ferrea deputy sheriff
Upper lao valley He had fine house recently completed there
With its furniture and other valued at 0 He also
had which completely carried typical OF
force which the fields undermined battered
down houses. and carried everything downstream
Wauku and Lahana off from all
Wauku has darkness Tuesday The electric
shut off for public safety and the pipeline the
the with broken
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-20
GREECE OPPRESSED
BY ALLIES, CLAIMS
king CONSTANTINE
Monarch Requests Associated
Press to Voice Nations
Grievance 10 the World
"UNITED STATES ONLY
PUBLIC FORUM LEFT"
Declares Occupation of Greek
Territory an Unbearabie En-
eroachment on Sovereignty

ATHENS. Greece, Jan. II. =
King Constantine of Greece toda,
voiced through the Associated
Press a vigorous protest against
the actions of the Allies in and to.
ward his nation.
Sending for the Associated
Press correspondent. he said that
he wished to express, through the
newspapers of the United States,
his profound indignation at what
he terms "the unheard-of high
handedness" of the recent attitude
of the Allies encroachments upon
the sovereignty of Greece, culmi-
mating in the occupation of Corfu,
near Athens, and of blowing up the
bridge across the DeInir HisSar.
He said that it is the merest
cant for England to talk of the
German violation of Belgium and
Luxernburg after what the Allies
are doing in Greece.
He declared that the press of
the Allies has perverted and. mis-
represented his motives after per-
soual interviews he had given news
papermen representing journals in
Allied countries.
sThe only forum of public opin-
ion left me is in the United States,
he declared. The situation is too
vital for me to care a snap about
royal dignity in the matter of in
tervie~s in the press when the life
and independence of Greece stand
at stake.
Look over the list of Greek ter
ritory occupied by the Allied
troops; Lefnnos, Imbros, Myth
fene, Castelloriza, Corfu, Salonikl.
Chalcidice peninsula and part of
Macedonia!
"Proportionately this equals the
territory the United States won
from Mexico. All of this was oc-
cupied by the foreign troops with
out lease"
When King Constantine was ask
ed his belief as to the probable out
come Of the war. he said briefly,
Il expect it to be draw"
= 2 4
PARIS, France, Jan. 2l.-High1
French authorities consider King
Constantine's complaints ground
less. They say that the Allies have
occupied Greek points only tempo
rarily with the consent of Greece,
and this has been done for the sake
of aiding her ally, Serbia. They
declare that the Greek people are
Sympathetic with the cause of the
Allies, and point to the fact that
Greece is accepting Allied money
In loans.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-20
TORRENT rs RESISTLESS

The heavy rains of the preceding day and night had already swollen
the usually greatly and the cloudbu transformed into
raging river good deal Of . stream pous slopes
and the gathers huge impetus 1t flung itself down
the valley with resess force carrying only bridges and houses
before it, but huge boulders like brook pebbles.
The down lao valley far above its usual banks
and in places stretched width of of mile No house
touched by the could stand As the buildings above swept down
stream they struck and damaged other buildings and the great
houers of them weighing several also did great deal OF
damage in their huIing down into the lower levels &
By Wednesday 10 bodies had been recovered and placed
iii the One report todarom Manager H. B. PeuhaoW OF
Wauk number of those recovered
tery H. then fully expected that the deaths would reach
Is and other advces declare that the deast will total nearer Is than
the smaller
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-20
MUCH DAMAGE TO PLANTATIONS

All the Valley Island plantations damage with Ws-
Commercial Plantations leadg Wauku has su
fered between 100000 and sl50O0 and Hawaiian Commentaries
tween 100000 and $200000
The damage Maui bridges and roads has been tremendous to-
falling between $4,000 and $4,000 The high and beautiful road that
swept around the famous Maui pa between Wa and Lhaina
places has disappeared altogether For long stretches the cliff gow
sheer the the road having been oberated by the storm
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-20

Chinese troops have rescued the
missionaries at the Scandinavian al
lance mission at Patesbolong, Mon.
golia. Recent advices were that the
mission was surrounded by bandits.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-20
ISLE SWEPT BY KONA
GALE: lao VALLEY IS RAvAeED
BYCLOUDBURST MONDAYN|GHl
Noted Beauty-SpOt Transformed By Rag
Ing Waters In Scene OF Death and
DestructiOn---Large Plan
tdtiOn DAMAGE
THE KNOWN DEAD.

THEODORE MARQUES. Filipino years old
CHuN SUN, Chinese 81
SUYETAkE JlTSU. 81 years
MRS. cERRLLo FERNANDEZ, Spanish, 35,keas
INFANT one years. VI :.
MRS. soDETANl, Japanese, 90
CHILD Of above, IL i
ROMAN MADRoNA years. 81 .
SPANISH BOY. unide ntfied.
SPANISH MAN, 40 years.
ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES
counted yesterday search for bodies
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Continued on page tVo)
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Million DAMAGE
near SAN DIEGO
DONE BY STORMS
LAssoci.s.d Press By Federal wirslsssl

tAssoctAtsd Press by Federal Wirelessl
SAN DIEGO, CAL, Jan. 20.-lt is
estimated that the damage done by
storms in this city and county will
total $1,000, 900. Hundreds of families
in adjacent valleys are homeless. Ef-
forts are being made by authorities
and seni-public organizations here to
send food to them. II is believed that
the storm has now passed.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-20
montenegro IS
FIGHTING Again
Associated Press By Federal wirei

[Associated Press By Federal wireisss1
ROME, Italy, Jan. 2o.-Eishting be-
tween Austria and Montenegro has
been resumed. Montenegro has off,
eiaIly notified Italy that she has re-
jected all the peace terms that were
broaehed with Austria. King Nieho-
las remains with his army and 10 or
sanizins the defenses.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-01
Is Absorbed by Germany
Under a New Agree
ment
AFFAIRS IN HANDS
OF COMMITTEE
Parliament Has No Say In
The Matter-Kaiser to
Control for % Years

London, July IA despatch TO The
Times from Budapest says the draft OF
an important treaty of alliance between
Germany and Austria Hungary has just
been completed at Berlin and signed by
Prince Ernest Won Hohenlohe Langen-
burg on behalf of Austria Hungary and
DR.. Won Bethmann HolIweg, the impe-
rial chancellor on behalf OF Germany,
"The treaty, which is for 25 years"
says the correspondent, provides for the
unifcation of direction OF military and
foreign affairs, while regarding economic
questions it provides for concerted action
in dealing with foreign countries, inter
state relations being LETT outside its
scope. The administration Of the treaty
will be under a committee to consist OF
members delegated by the federal coun
ell on behalf Of Germany and by the
Austro- Hungarians. The treaty will not
be submitted to the Austrian or Hunga
rian Parliaments for ratification as it is
treated as a foreign affair and under the
sole responsibility Of the crown.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-01
TRAGEDY SPOT
NOT SECLUDED
Where Marian Lambert Died Was in Full
View of Station, Witness
Declares

Waukegan, H., July TESTIMONY
that the spot in Helms woods where
Marian Lambert died OF poison was in
full view OF an interurban railway sta
ton and therefore never would have been
selected for a deliberately planned muir
der, was given yesterday by Gale NJ.
Brooks, a civil engineer in the trial of
Will H. Orpet, charged with the murder
of Miss Lambert. Brooks explained at
length map he had made OF the woods
1t was indicated by the defense prior
to the opening of court that Dr. w.
krohn, an alienist, would be called dur
ing the day to give testimony with ref
erence to the psychological phases of Or
pets so-called brain fog" on discovering
that Marian was lying dead in the snow
of Helms woods Dr. krohn, it was
said, would testify that brain fog is
widely recognized state similar to that
which sometimes seizes soldiers in the
heat of battle-an obsession during
which the mind is paralyzed but all the
physical faculties are normally or even
abnormally active.
With the ending of the recital of Or
pet, who completed his testimony Thurs
day, it was believed that the bulk of the
defense's evidence had gone to the jury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-01
TAFT CALLS ON HUGHES.
He Is Luncheon Guest at Bridgehampton
Nominee Plays Golf.

Bridgehampton, y. y, July Former
President Taft was the luncheon guest
yesterday of Charles 4. Hughes at Trem-
eden, the nominees temporary summer
home here.
Mr.. Hughes yesterday played his first
game of golf since the Chicago conven-
ton. The nominees opponent was law
renee H. Green, his secretary.
Mr.. Hughes returned to his temporary
summer home here to prepare his speech
of acceptance and to rest after the busy
four days he spent in New York. He
has no appointments and expects few
callers while here He will go for long
walks, favorite pastime denied him
since his nomination, play a little golf
and work Ieisurely on his speech. His
secretary brought with him a suitcase
full OF unanswered letters which will
also engage the nominees attention.
1t is unlikely that Mr. Hughes will
accept any of the invitations he has re-
eeiyed to make Fourth Of July addresses
The present intention is to remain here
until after the Fourth when he viii 60
again to New York for day or so.