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governor AND PARTY MEET MANY
KAUAIHOMESIEADERS; HEAR VIEWS
President senberg Of Lhue Plantation Suggests Government
Commission Might Handle Water Rights-vstors are Keep
Busy Every Day

(Star Bulletin Staff Correspondence
I.IHUE. Kauai, April 9.--Muct good
has been gained, in the belief Of the
territorial officials as well as home
steaders. through Governor Pink
hams visit TO Kauai - some good
which will be experienced immediate
~; some which will develop with
tine.
From noon on Saturday to late in
the afternoon the governor, Land
Commissioner Bertram G. Riyenburgh
and other officials of the territory
met the homesteaders of Kappa one
by enc or in small groups, talking
over with them various specific prob
lens and putting questions directly to
them for answer. The questions
which the governor has given to each
homesteader are as follows:
1-Giye your name.
olive the number OF your home.
stead and series.
What is its area?
What area Is cultivated?
What area is planted to cane?
G-What area is planted to pineap-
pies?
What area is planted to other
products?
Does your land require irriga.
tlon2
Sat what time or times of the
year,
Have you made any provision
for water? If so, from what source?
1I-From whom do you expect to
obtain water for. irrigation?
12-Haye you arranged for trans
portation by wagon or rail OF your
products to market?
13-Wifh whom have you arranged
your rail transportation
lido you require financial assist.
anceg
I5-If you are willing to so state.
please name the maximum amount
You think you will require.
16-Have you any loans at present?
77-How do you expect to repay?
l6--Are the prices and terms offer
ed Tor your pineapples and cane salts
facforyg
Ask About Contract Terms.
l9-Would an agreement covering
money and labor advances for term
Of five years be satisfactory to you?
20-Are You aware the government
has never approved agreements COW
ering period exceeding five years
and that the great majority cover but
two to four years.
The governor arrived at the Kappa
school house. which lies In the heart
Of the homestead district, just before
noon on Saturday. finding a crowd Of
200 homesteaders and their families
awaiting him.
From the big lanai Of the second
story school building he spoke to his
audience. declaring that he had not
intended to speak until wholly unjusti-.
fled communications to the press had
compelled him to do So
Governor Outlines Position.
His speech was as follows:
Il had not intended to make any
preliminary remarks, but the wholly
unjustified inspired communications
70 the press comprising gossip, insin-
uation and social detraction compel
me TO break silence.
Fear is something | have yet to
experience Money or money power
never has and never will control me-
Such an attempt would not be adj
visable.
The power Of the press or of poll
tics only Influence me when / believe
Il used honestly and unselfishly for
the public good.
Individual petitions and desires
always listen 10, and no person, what!
ever his station In life. has been re-
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4 FUSED an audience eitner at the exc
cutiye chamber or my residence. and
their representations giyen due con-
sideration. E=
Very often individuals desire that
| which is contrary to public interest
or that which is inopportune or pre-
mature
AS the land commissioner will dis.
close. the government does not this
day know the consensus of opinion
and desires Of the homesteaders nor
how the differences can be coordinat-
ed into sound ethical and business
conditions.
He will request formally such in
formation as he deems desirable 1t
can be given openly OF privately, as
you may desire, and you are not oblig-
ed to reply II you SO determine"
The speech was interpreted in Ia
waiian and Portuguese by j. NJ. Kane.
kua and NJ. G. Santos.
Rivenburgh also spoke 70 the crowd,
telling them that he wished to learn
of their various needs and feelings in
order that he might better act He
called attention to the complicated
condition OF things as they exist in
regard to water and transportation,
and stated that he would do his part
in settling affairs as rapidly as pos
sihle
Forbes also spoke briefly, asking
the homesteaders to come forward
and present their claims.
In overalls and boots they came,
hard-handed tillers of the soil, and
many accompanied by their wives and
children.
They had gathered as for picnic
long rows Of carts, wagons and auto
mobiles having assembled since early
in the forenoon.
Long Afternoons Work.
II was long afternoons work. The
governor ate his lunch as he talked,
and the homesteaders. waiting in lit
tie groups here and there about the
yard lunched picnic-fashion.
When called into the room to meet
the executive they talked in straight
forward fashion, giving their stories.
1t is estimated that all but two or
three OF the whole number of settlers
of Kappa lands were present in per-
son.
Judge Arthur A. Wilder, represent
ing the homestead folk, and Frank e.
Thompson. attorney for Lihue planta-
ton, we're both at the meeting, but
did not address the crowds.
Homesteaders who have stayed with
Lihue-six of them-are thankful in
the outlook of having their cane
handled by Lihue's new plan of a.
portable track and cable car for
bringing the cane to the plantation
Government Commission Suggested.
President Hans lsenberg of Lihue
fayors no plan of joining in a railroad
or water company with Col. Q. S.
Spalding.
lsenberg thinks water rights could
be well handled through government
commission. made up of territorial Of
ficials living for the most part on
Kauai
He would have government water
leased out to plantations, and in, turn
distributed to homesteads, the com
mission regulating this distribution.
Isenberg says there would be many
pitfalls to combination, and that 1t
would not be fair to the government.
He believes that quarrel with Col.
Spalding would be the ultimate result.
He says that with a commission rep
resented by one acting man, even and
Just distribution of the water from
plantations to homesteaders would re-
suit. II one system had surplus OF
water this could be conserved and
sold to another system.
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STOP VI tSl0s Z
AS we were short of accommodate
tons for early shipping, and as the
cane was slow in maturing, we did not
start grinding until December Q. On
account of the wet weather, which in
terfered with harvesting, and several
delays in the factory, we have only
bagged up to date 1892 tons of sugar.
However, it is just as well that har-
vesting has been delayed, as we have
had difficulty in finding ripe cane.
we have harvested up to date 1880
acres that have yielded 767 tons of
sugar per acre, giving total of IA, 428
tons of sugar due to cane ground. As
We have 1868 acres yet to harvest, the
crop is estimated at $4,000 tons o:
sugar --.
Crop Of 1917.
This crop has had probably, TAX
ing everything into consideration. the
best start that any crop has had ut
Puunene. The last storm, however,
has given it quite a setback. But,
with favorable growing conditions
during the next summer, we still hope
to see it turn out to be our banner
crop. Z. ...... T.. ....:-.. III.
aTho acrao0o SC DC fOlloUc. e" 49,
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The only work done so far has
been the clearing Of 149 acres of alga-
robas land and the first blowing of $50
acres. Last year al even date we had
plowed 1850 acres. The difference in
the amount OF work done is due to the
three big storms that We have had
since Christmas. '.:.-
IT he mills did excellent work dur
ing the year, grinding 1912 tons of
cane per hour with an average extrac-
ton of 1882. This is both the high
est tonnage and the highest extrae-
ton ever attained by our mills. The
marked increase in extraction was
due to the experimental Searby
shredder, which was installed in front
of the A mill and which increased
the average extraction per cent for
that mill. 49,.
The total losses for the season
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would comment on the principal
items. as follows: ~. 49, ". J..
mil. $4,000. This will include
two new boilers, crusher, two sets
OF Ramsay scrapers vacuum pan,
two mud presses and several motors.
New Sugar Room, $35 1000. The
roof of the sugar room is in bad shane,
and as we need additional capacity 20
store about $4,000 tons of sugar in.
stead of $500 tons as at present, We
propose to put a new roof over the
sugar room. This will be built over
the present sugar room so that the in
stallation can be made without inter
iering with the storing of sugar for
this crop. We propose to build a tar
and gravel roof, supported by steel
columns.
Pumps, $4,000. Our pumping ca
pacity is about 10000, 900 gallons OF
water in "a hours, which will not fur.
n1sh the necessary amount of water
required during dry summer months.
We therefore propose, during the next
Two or three years, to increase the
capacity of our Pumps and 3, which
are out of date The water at these
two stations is excellent
AS soon as We can determine what
design of pump Should be installed at
these two stations We will probably
place an order for one pump for 1915
delivery.
.'D,tches. $4,000. This win include
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2 ID, 49, AZ
The officers for 1915 are: F. r.
baldwin, president and manager; w.
N. Alexander, first vice-president: R.
I. Rolph, second vice-president; Emil
Tschumi, secretary; the Bank of Calf
fornia, ~ A, treasurer. .-..
Board of directors: F. F. Baldwin,
w. NJ. Alexander, E. NJ, Walsh, E. f.
Paxson, F. B. Anderson, Henry ST.
Goar. r. T. Rolph. ~. 49,.
Agents: Alexander & Baldwin, Ltd,
Honolulu. San Francisco, Seattle and
New York. s.:>
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1918 FOR HAWN.
COMMERCIAL is
A RECORD YEAR
CONTINUED from page onel

uary Maui suffered from the severest
kona storm en- record.
"Waiiuku suffered the most. On the
morning OF the 18th torrent of watol
came down lao Valley, sweeping every
thing before it. Thirty houses were
washed away and IL people We're
killed, ....
AT Puunene the storm did verj
considerable amount of damage, for,
after having had four inches of rain
on the 18th and 18th of December and
six-inch rain on the 7th and 10th pf
January, which left the land soaked
with water, we were not prepared for
another storm.
Besides the rain, terrific gale OF
wind was blowing, which did much
damage, especially in the blowing
down of trees, which closed up our
roads and railroads, and, in many IT.
stances, put bitches out of commits
sion.
The gulches we're running in tor
rents and six railroad trestles were
carried away. Fifteen fumes were
washed away, and the plantation
bitches in many places were filled
with mud aud gravel.
"At Well One, Kihei, the. tunnels
that supply water for the pump We're
filled with mud for several hundred
feet
About 40 acres of young cane and
about 80 acres of big cane were buried
in mud.
Both the Waihee bitches were pull
entirely out of commission, several
fumes and one pipe line having been
washed away A house going down
lao Valley crashed right through the
big flume on the Lower Waihee ditch.
Loss About $2oo, 1000.
'.The cost 6f repairs will not exceed
$25, 1000. The total loss, taking into
consideration the damages done to the
1916 and 1917 crops, will probably
amount to about 100000.
Il am pleased to say that at this
writing most of the repair work has
been done. The Upper Waihee ditch
was ready for use on February and
the lower ditch will be ready in about
two weeks from now.
The young cane that was buried
mas pracIlcdily ali DeeH SdNeu anu We
will not lose much of the big cane
that was buried, although during the
last months of harvesting we VIII
probably find a good deal of rotten,
cane, as good deal of mud wes'
washed into many of the fields.
Crop Of 1915.
Harvesting was commenced on Nc
yember IL, 1914, and was finished
June IL. 1915.
'The crop was estimated at sc. ON0s
tons of sugar and actually yielded 5e,-
$50 tons.
THE tons of cane per ton of 95 de-.
gree sugar for the various months OF
the c-op year were as follows:
Tons of cane per ton Of So sugar.
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Parachutes to bring an aeropIane
safely to land after it has met with
a mishap in flight are a French in
yention.
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work on the East Maui bitches. Wal
hee bitches and the bitches on the
plantation. We are enlarging the
Henomanu ditch and expect to enlarge
the old Haiku ditch from Maliko Gulch
to tie plantation. We expect to do
considerable ditch building and lin
ing both in the ditch country and on
the plantation. We are now refining
the Koolsu ditch, as the old lining is
in bad condition.
Buildings, $4,000. When it IS
taken into consideration that most Of
the buildings on this plantation are old
and a great many Of them poorly de-
signed, it can readily be seen that this
is not large sum to spend on build
ings.
Camp Water Supply. $4,000. This
water system, which was mentioned In
last years report, has been in the
course of construction since the first
of last year, but will not be completed
until the last of this year. 1t Is
costly investment. but will give US
good supply of pure water for all of
our "a camps.
Labor. We have sufficient labor
for all branches of the work.
Bonus.
1.-The total bonus for the year 1915
amounted to $4,000. This was much
appreciated by our employees.
while we are somewhat behind
with some branches of the work, due
to conditions that we could not con-
troll, still, with the assurance of big
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round kostic will be plttcd against
tliaJeS. Eupchik against bornbach,
Bernstein against M~1rachcss.

After being IN possession " the cham-
pionship title of In" Brooklyn chess
cub for three Years u r, Bi,,k hal
to abdicttc ~ favor ot +. Is. Icrlins.
u former cornell rluNc.. vino VOL
through the last championship touring
mcnt with - total srorc uf nine points
To u possible ten. comprising eight
wins and Two draw AWuuE his Nic-
Tins is former Champion Black. win
lost two games to Perkins. while the two,
drawn games were both m,,Ir with A..
Schroeder, one IN the preliminary cone
test and on" iu TN" suprl'mcntar.
Schrocdcr'~ hal Score was -. to 81,
and Blacks " tu -. much rs BLACK
beat Schroeder iu the -~uppirmcntarv-
tourney none of Mn" competitions could
cuual or surraas jltc Score alrcadv reg
ieicrcd 10y Hc'kiu~ and 80 b." waa 49,
clircd champion. although h- mad stiN
two games to play. \ q matter "f rJct
u..sc two sarncs viii mot j." A'aycd -,
,..
The game that dreaded the champion
sU.p iu favor of Perkins
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who shadows with wing.

Isaiah xviii, I.
Who ascends the sk'esr Who shadows
with wings
Who. from n dragon ship Of tho air.
Fire on The sleep of tho innocent tlngs-
AND death they have met without shriSt
or prayer!
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Name, In the Movies.

!. writing far into thc night
y weary, iu,iri hack
T.rurd out a 'no scenario,
rho Kind chat won't cornc back"
Nnd sure enough n landed,
Bv' goodness snkes alive;
when hr received his check 1t was
For oH.y vent Ave
Tine star, he got a thousand
Inr walking through that play,
Nul the directors salary
Would make YOU faint away
GNr company from that onr piece
\ millluu iid derive,
iGt tho poor hack who wrote II, he
Got only t~wcniy-nvc!
CLABINca Mansfield LLSpsAr,
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't 'b>t nc II AZ III wIS
adopted. Accordingly Mr.. Masters and
Mr.. Foster entered the old mans
saloon a few days later without know
ing that their identity was instantly
suspected.
1--WE uns is travlin' 70 pleasure"
aid Mr.. Masters while the initiatory
ceremony at. the bar was still in prog
ress, IAN we lone hccr'd what they
was right smart of "A game o. poker
played hyar occasional. CONSEQUENT
we done come asho'."
Il don't never play my own self.
not as a rule ! don't said the old
man. but they is a game ~ guards
IN the back room sometimes. | dunno
whether it's poker or not. but some ~
these here gents en- tell No'."
Mr. Blaisdell admitted. when the
strangers looked around. ,ha. poker
was sometimes the game, and init
mated that he would he willing to tax.
a nand II 1t was desired. And az the
Others were equally agreeable a six
handed game was soon started.
According to his custom the old man
returned to his station behind the bar
where his b"ungstartcr was kent as
Wi as he had sold chips and placed
cards on the table. and to him after
an interval appeared the one eyed
man.
Advancing to the bar with an as
sumption of ease. the latter said. lets
liquor" II was probably the only way
in which he could nave secured an up
p~ortunity To parley will his sworn foe
before being obliged to defend himself
against q murdcrous attack. and for
-, ~ '''''" a. j '"e "t'acN
~ ~. &C., - "E "','''nNc
gr,hhod his h,na -, y" n"n
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E R D
The Gun.

Life, the revealer. mixed a draught.
And brlmmed a cup for me-:
! raised II to my lips and quafred
The whole unqucstioningly.
For he the brew or peace or strife,
The " ne or Joy or pain.
The unacceptable cur Of Iife
We each Ind all must drain.
CftSroN SCOTLAND.
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lu l"," ms ..'. ."uN. '."" Z IY Of,
i'ndtui 80 t"up.c 5 'U.I. fI o..
a person injured 10y bis ~auI'ulu!'l, 49, -
but giving his name. address ou i.g,r '
nuinucr or reporting 'hr INJURY 'u tu
Officers the Court Of Appeals lag down
the following rule
The People may properly prove the
seriousness OF Il 10 show that II ought
not to have escaped defendants notice
and attention. But the subsequent SUIT
fcrings OF the injured person. the details
Of ~" medical and surgical treatment
and TN" length Of time he remained iI
the hospital have no lcgitim1t" houri.L
Jpon the Issue and may t'ud improper,
Ia influence the jury. especially in "a ,I,.
whcr" The" trial court refused 80 o.. Hu"
ia" defendant iu prove that he ldI %
ready COMPENSATED IN" r.rSOu N.u-u
wagon WAS run into for his personal ,.-
iuri"s. u WAS also improper 20 p,ll. P
IN" Peppl" to prove that AN au'onuhi|,
WAS seen passing AZ a high ate uf speed
along tNlr street AZ about the time If
the accident without In any way show 30.
that it Was the Defendants car"
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suits f'r libel aud ISLANDER nartll,
NOR" 90" less Of the nature of a crIml.
accusation. and the prcpoudcrInc, uI
proof required for making ont p|laiut,lfs
ctsr should lr greater than in ordiUar,
'iNil actions StcrkN ". Stcrkx, La. =
La. i2N.
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q. |" Il asks II the Foster echo is
used equally at no trumps u with 4,
trump declaration.
No. because 1t is exclusively FOR no
trumpcr~. When there Is Il trump >u..
players use the down and out echo with
NO ~ the suit only. neither higher
than the ten. to snow they can run the
third round.
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II. G V says: The bid has gone up
~ ihre. lie trumps by Y and Il bidding
against each other. My partner has not
made u bid | hold SIN Tubs to the ace
queen jack, without another rossibl"
trick Ia the hand. What is the correct
c.rd To- lead" My partner insists that
d is the ace. with siN IN suit.
With mo r. uitl. su,d play"'s load Size
lIc.u. so rs To- =; the king GU u' 'n'
way q, once. and $50 TO leave ia. pa.,-
n.r WITH q card OF the suit 10 return q
hr gets N.
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uu hI. 'INt'-ifh ft.' 'NsuN,h. ,p.'I .,.,.
'N,N" won "a" same lose l'.N l-r h'Iif-..uU
v,,>rI GAVE -QlH.Y,> .'NNN utl:>
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Cribhie". \ T. says: fla>iu- tN'
hand. \ lead, a i.jIg and Il pairs o.. \
pll,r a three and Il says 90. Wh'r,up.n
\ 1layS two aces, scoring pair and "a.
T. lIt. LAYS down a queen. jI'N AND ten.
What du-S he score y ~. los 'rd
urIt.
u score, fee, tine rur or three, just a. y
"rrd Cor ,u" pan of aces I'll" "rdci IN
witch the cards fan IS what cuun'S, 10
matter wh" PLAYS them some persons
INSIST that IL" pairs or runs eau be scored
after the opponent has played his last
ard. but that Is - mistake.
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Hearts, ". q G. SAYS. Three play
ing, a; the end of the hand 4 and T.
each have a card, but t has none, H.
>sstigation shows thai one of the trick
taken by & has a card too many. O. bc,3
the deal IL void. What is the rule
Law ~. in the only code nf laws
known To The SrN for this game, SAYS
that IL a player Is found tn he a card
short a; any tim after he has PLACED
to the first trick. the Others having tnei"
right number. the PLAYER who has no
card left for the last trick shall he COM
pclied to take that trick with Any hearts
II may contain.
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Auction Bridge. Mrs. c. says: Some
Of players are Of opinion that II
the dealers opening bid Ia passed all
round she may advance It to something
better. az when she starts with a dia-
mond, but IL willing to go no trumps
If no M else has a bid.
When three pla yers pass in succession
The bidding is closed and Il IL too late
for the single player who made a bid
to change II to something eise. Players
should bid the fun value Of their hands
or the first opportunity.
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$4,000
| recon he'll have to he tied, or sum-
pin, afo the game"
"They Won't he no call "a that said
One Eye. We'll satisfied At having dis
armed the old mans hostility for the
time. "Yo' all en- go IN the haCk room
an tell him I'm hyar. Hen come
n lookin' TO me, an he won't find mo,
| While he's a lookin' tell Blaisdell Gin
gWine to set in, an he'll keep the
others quiet while yo' all comes ont
an tells Bassett what ! must la
ruined away.
"While he g a huntin' all over town
TO me I'll 60 in the back do an take
a hand til he comes back. ! reckon
likely they'll be hell to pay when he
does come, but yo' all en- keep him
lookin' TO- n spell, an mebbe | en- cit
rid o. this wad afo' him an me
meets up. ] ben totln' Of it so Ions
I'm gittin' lopsided," and he Srlnncd
as IL he thought he had said some
thing funny.
Two minutes later a roar OF great
rage from the back room was fol-
lowed by the big sheriff, gun in hand,
The bar was empty ANA IL" roarrj
again. Then came old man Grecnlaw,
protesting surprise,
HE must "a went mp the street
was the only explanation he could
OFFER. HE talked higGity when ] told
him vo' an was IN the back room, hut
reckon he'd ruthrr run than fight"
And H.assett went M the street.
Meantime n va with only on" eye
took the scat Rassctt had vacated. The
.I., ...,, .. ., thn aaI,.
before ~l,assctt returned was told for
years, all NY and down Tia" river, an"
has In place In these chronicles.