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The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-10-02
Special Meeting Of the
Chamber Of Commerce

A special meeting OF the Chamber
of Commerce, to which the gener-
al public are invited has been
called for Friday evening at the
Waimea Court house, at which a
large attendance is urgently re-
quested.
For some time back there has
appeared in our columns notice of
sale of lease of certain valuable wet
lands in Waimea and Hanapepe,
and of a right of way for fumes,
pipes, bitches and tunnels across
the government land of Hanapepe.
In response to local protest these
sales have been temporarily held up
and are now pending the pleasure
Of the public in regard to them.
AT this meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce the reasons for this pro-
test will be set forth and the whole
situation will be thoroughly dis
cussed.
This will be very important
meeting; a very live meeting; and
we gather that there will be more or
less ginger going. No one ought to
miss it. The general public are in
vited; that means every one.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-10-02
Japanese Women's
Christian Organization

How many of our readers know
that the japanese Christian church
in Lihue has a women's organi-
zation, installed about two months
ago? Mrs. Okamoto, wife of the
local pastor. originated it. She
sent to Japan for her mother and
sister, trained Bible workers to come
and carry on the work. These
Bible women of Japan are trained
by the wide awake American mis-
sionaries there. As every one
knows, the missionaries sent to
Japan are unusually gifted men
and women of the highest intellect =
ual and spiritual outlook. One of
their greatest contributions to the
futherance of Christian ideals, has
been this training of the women of
Japan so that they can carry on
the work in the homes. and thus
reach the women and children in
the most effective manner Lihue
is fortunate indeed to have such
women here to help those of their
race in our midst.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-10-02
The Church Social

The social at the Lihue Union
Church Thursday evening to meet
the teachers of the community was
very happy and live affair. From
the beginning it was malestrom
of hilarity and good time that fairly
swept everybody in whether they
would or no and left no slow eddies
even on the margins.
The first half of the evening was
devoted to animal games, with a
demonstration of blackboard ability
to draw the animal you represented
with surprising revelations of skill
in drawing a picture that didn't
look like what you intended it to.
This was followed by prize guess
ing contest with a menagerie of
dangerous animals confined in shoe
box cages. Fortunately the animals
were in quiet mood, cowed no
doubt by the tumult and uproar of
a church social. The fortunate
winners were treated to an exhibi-
tion of the great whagdoodle which
had been secured at much expense
for this special occasion.
Refreshments followed during
which the whangdoodle was quiet.
and even the people were measur-
ably Subdued while choice Hawaii
an airs were rendered by Mrs. II.
7. Sheldon and Mr.. Akana with
Others joining in where there feet
touched bottom.
Following the refreshments there
were charades which showed much
originality and ingenuity, with
local applications Of much interest,
There were about so present,
and there was a general consensus
of opinion that it was a very pleas
ant affair, and everybody was glad
they came.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-10-02
The Red Cross at Hanalei

The ladies of Hanalei met at
the home of Mrs S. B. Deverill
Tuesday. September 25 and organ
lied the Hanalei Unit of the Lihue
Auxiliary American Red Cross.
A great deal of interest was
shown as this little unit is very
anxious to do its share in the great
humanitarian work. The ladies
will meet every Tuesday afternoon
at the Hanalei church and for the
present will devote their time to
knitted and crocheted articles in
answer to the urgent need for
woolen articles as the cold weather
comes on.
Mrs. Henry Birkmyer will have
charge of the unit. She will be as
sisted by Mrs. c. B. Makee.
The ladies who were present last
Tuesday were: Mrs. Henry Birk-
myer, Mrs. G. B. Makee, Mrs. S.
B. Deverill, Mrs. w. F. Sanborn,
Mrs. Chas. Bartlett, Mrs William
Werner, Mrs. O. Kuapuhi, Mrs.
Mary Kaiawe, Mrs. Sol. Kanei,
Mrs. X. Kun Ing, Mrs. S. w.
Kaneole, Mrs, VIM. Aarona, Mrs.
J. B. Kanamu, Mrs. K. Samuela,
Mrs. A. Kapoli, Miss F. K. Dew
erill Miss Christorpherson, Miss
Frances Foster, Miss Mary Akana.
Mrs. Chas. Rice. Mrs. G. M. V.
Foster and Mrs. w. II. Grote were
present as visitors.
Mrs. G. A. RICE,
Chairman.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-10-02
Court Notes

In the case of the Territory oi
Hawaii VS., Sam Peahu the jury,
yesterday afternoon, brought in q
verdict of not guilty of burglary in
the 1st degree.
John E. Silva, John Waiamau,
Simon Kaialau and Robt. Naval,
who plead guilty to the charge of
burglary in the lst degree were sem
fenced yesterday to imprisonment
for not less than one and not more
than twenty years.
Achong Ching, one of the young
Waimea burglars. will not be sem
fenced until his age can be ascer-
tanned. He claims to be seventeen
years of age. If such is the case he
will probably be sent to the reform
school.
Attorney Fred Patterson's mas
terly plea to the jury yesterday af-
ternoon undoubtedly saved young
Sam Peahu a long term in the
penitentlary,
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-10-02
Change Of Date
Mokihana Meeting

The inaugural meeting of the
Mokihana Club will take place Fri
day of this week, Oct. 9TH at
2:30 p. IN.
DR.. A. l.. Dean, head of the Col
lege of Hawaii, will address the
Club on Food control" " As the
Club now has Il membership or over
60 in Lihue. Dr.. Dean may look
forward to a large and interested
audience.
The new officers of the Mokihana
Club for the year are Mrs ]. l..
Robertson, president; Miss X. Nc
Intyre, vice-president; Mrs. F.
Crawford, secretary; and Mrs. Ed
Swan, treasurer. Miss Elsie Viii
cox is head of the work committee
Heads of other committees will be
published next week. 81
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-10-02
Well Under Way

Miss Castro of the Sam Mahelona
Hospital reports that institution as
being now in good running order
though with many finishing touches
still to be added. There are some
twenty patients of whom thirteen
are Japanese, three Filipinos, one
Hawaiian, and tive or three of other
nationalities. The inmates seem to
be very happy and contented and
all show signs of improvement due
to the improved conditions; they
have responded surprisingly to the
regular well ordered life, the careful
and nutritious diet. and the abun-
dance of fresh air and sunshine al
ways available.
One of the main problems thus
far has been the diet; it has been
difficult always to get just the right
kinds Of food in sufficient quantity
for even twenty patients. Milk and
eggs form the staple features of the
diet, though rice, poi, meat, etc. are
included as well. Strange to say
poi is a favorite dish even with the
Orientals.
1t is much to be regretted that
thus far the Hawaiians, who most
need the ministrations of such an
institution have not taken kindly to
it; they seem to be afraid of it as
indeed they are of any kind of a
hospital.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-10-02
Ladies' Tennis Tournament

The entries for the ladies singles
and doubles tennis tournament will
close Oct. 10, 1917. All ladies who
wish to enter are requested to hand
in their names to the one in charge
of their district as follows:
Mrs. Chamberlain, Kilauea; Miss
K. Mcintyre, Lihue; Miss Esther
Hofgaard, Waimea and Kekaha.
This tournament will be the third
in series which has being played
by the women of Kauai and it prom
ises to be a very interesting one.
Kilauea will be represented this year
for the first time. The finals will
be played on the Lihue Tennis Club
Courts.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-10-02
The Evening Service

The evening service at the Lihue
Union Church Sunday last seems to
have struck a responsive chord in
the community. There was the
largest audience that we have known
for an ordinary service. The con-
gregational singing was enthusiastic
and inspiring, while Mr.. Akana,
assisted by Mr.. and Mrs w. II
Rice rendered a favorite Brown and
Currie hymn with fine effect, and
Mrs. Rice sang the stan Spangled
Banner as a solo. Mr.. Akana gave
a brief outline of the proposed work
of the Religious Education Cam
paign. A glorious full moon graced
the occasion and doubtless helped
to swell the audience.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-10-02
A Fatal Accident

Last Thursday Lota Liilii, special
guard in connection with the an
thrax quarantine at the Hanalei
Bridge, was mounting his horse to
return to his home when the ami
NAL suddenly took fright and bolt
ed, The rider was thrown, falling
on his back on the hard macadam
road with such force that fatal re-
suits followed almost Immediately.
The deceased was a relative of ].
X. Lota, and lived formerly at Ma
wiliwili. He was a very highly
thought of, and will be very much
missed by large circle of friends
both here and in Hanalei.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-10-02
A Careless Collision

There was a minor collision Sat
urday afternoon at the Lihue store
corner in which a careless driver
rounding the corner with too much
speed and on the wrong side of the
road came to grief himself and
brought disaster to an innocent car.
There wasn't much damage done
to either car. but the wrong man
got the most of it
Unfortunately the regular steamer
day traffic officer was laid up and
unable to be on duty 1t shows how
necessary it is to have such an Off
Ger.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-10-02
Wouldn't Whoa

Horse talk doesn't go with Ford
it is more use to profanity.
We hear of a man who tried first
one and then the other few days
ago, and had a smash up in spite
of it. In a tight place he lost his
head and reverting to the training
o f his boyhood frantically cried
"Whoa-Whoa!" but the car kept
right on and a smash up was the
result.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-10-02
Night School Get
Together Dinner

An exceedingly pleasant and in
teresting dinner and reception was
given for the teachers elect of the
Y. NJ. G. A. night schools by Mr..
and Mrs. Brandt at their home at
Waimea, Tuesday evening st.
Some thirty guests, gathered all the
way from Kekaha to Lihue, sat
down to a delicious dinner at the
appointed time. all animated with
much interest in the novel expert
encc ahead Of them.
Following the dinner President of
the Rural Y. NJ. C. A. Mr.. Brandt,
called the meeting to order with a
few appropriate words of introduce
tion and explanation, in which he
emphasized the very satisfactory
development which has been made
in the rural work here on Kauai.
\ year ago any meeting, such a.
his, Of so large a band of enthusi-
lstic workers would not have been
deemed possible.
Mr.. LOOMS, the fielttsecretary in
charge of the work, outlined the
work that had been done in the
night schools during the last year;
commented on the favor with which
it had been received, both by the
young men themselves, and the res
ponsible plantation authorities, and
the consequent enthusiasm and con-
fidence with which the work was
being taken up for Il new year,
He outlined the various methods
which had been used by the different
teachers, and suggested that each
one should adopt the method best
suited to the particular requirements
of his class. He considered that it
was a very fortunate thing that they
could get together and compare notes
before undertaking the new year,
and he was particularly anxious to
have a word of advice or suggestion
from some of the teachers who had
done so well last year. He then
called on Mrs. MacGregor, Mr..
Kruse of Kekaha and Mr.. Jesse of
Makaweli, who gave an interesting
account of what they had done and
how they had done it. Mr.. Lowrie,
Mr.. Barnhart and Mr.. Davis spoke
with authority on mechanical draw
ing and its value in the practical
education of the young men on our
plantations. Mr. Thrum, Miss Find
ley and Mr.. Choo made interesting
additions of personal experience.
Mrs. Henry c. Brown talked very
entertainingly of her experiences in
night school work and emphasized
the great importance of personal
contact and interest in the classes.
and that after ali the most valuable
and most permanent results were
the outcome OF worthy personality.
Mr.. Iydgatc closed the meeting with
the facetious advice that if you
couldn't be a teacher the next best
thing was to marry one, and for
this purpose he stood ready to tender
his services.
Aside from the tangible results OF
the conference it was an inspiring
and encouraging sight to see so many
intelligent young people filed with
enthusiasm over so commendable
an issue.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-10-02
Local and Personal Notes

II
Mrs. Hay spent several days in
Hanalei last week as the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Grote.
Rev. J. NJ. Lydgate. conducted
services at Kilauea Sunday last at
II A. NJ, the regular quarterly ser
vice.
Mr.. B. d. Baldwin, manager of
Makaweli, left for the coast by the
Kinau last Saturday for a few weeks
of vacation.
Mr.. A. II. Case. our County Food
Commissioner, is back OF Kauai af-
ter a stay of two weeks or more in
Honolulu and on Maui.
Various people OF Lihue enter
tanned guests to dinner Sunday eve
ming, after which they all attended
the special evening service at the
Lihue Union Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. p. Faye arrived
on the Mauna Loa Friday. They
will spend several months at their
home in Kekaha All the children
are at school in Berkeley.
Mr.. A. Menefoglio is home again
after rather a lengthy vacation in
search of health. We are glad to
know that he is feeling quite well
again. Mrs. Menefoglio returned a
week earlier.
The road work goes rapidly for
ward to a final finish. The section
on the Kapaa flats is now complet-
ed from Waipouli to the Hawaiian
Canneries, Kappa. 1t is very fine
bit of road.
The Kilauea Plantation finished
ed grinding last Saturday with a
crop Of 1920 tons, which is Just a
little short of the estimate. The un-
usually low sugar content of the
juice, due doubtless to climatic CON
ditions cut into the crop badly.
Kilauea is building up reputa-
ton for bridal couples. The latest
is Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson who came
a few weeks ago and are now COM
fortably located in their own cosy
little home. Delightful people, they
are very welcome addition to the
little community.
Necessity is the mother of expe-
dient as well as invention. The
high price of coal we understand.
has led to the adoption of cocoanut
husks as fuel on the road roller en-
gines. We understand they are very
satisfactory for the purpose. The
supply however will be limited.
On the initiative of the Lihue
Union Church Sunday School COM
mittee a very promising little
branch school has been organized
at Hanamaulu. Miss Haslop, Mrs
Bridgewater's niece, who is an en-.
thusiastic lover of children and q
trained teacher, has charge of it.
1t is the most popular thing out
there.
Joseph Palmeira, chauffeur for
Jose Gomez of Hanapepe, received
a fine of $25 and costs in the Ka-
waihau district court yesterday.
Last Friday. at Wailua bridge, Pal
meira ran into a rig driven by a
Chinaman, doing considerable dam
age to Chinaman and horse Defec-
tive breaks seem to be responsible
for the accident.
Knitting for the Red Cross is
growing apace. 1t isquite common
to see ladies and school girls knitting
as they talk, in autos, in the homes
etc. The Garden Island hopes to
see them knitting in church. That
has been done in the States for over
a year now. Our japanese and Ha-
waiian friends are very skillful in
the use of needles and are eager to
lend a helping hand Now that
they know that materials, including
needles or crochet hooks are furnish
ed, they are starting right in to do
-
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-10-02
The Coming Draft

Major Francis ]. Green, who is
in general charge of the selective
Draft for Hawaii is making toul
il the interest of his department,
and will be on Kauai some time
within the next few weeks. On
this tour he will clear up a great
many problems in connection with
the draft, and give the local Boards
necessary instruction a to h e
methods of procedure etc,
The actual date of the draft is
not fixed as yet but it will proba-
bly, be cary in November.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-10-02
The Dangers Of
Increasing Traffic

The next place that traffic Off
Ger will be required is in the busy
marts of our suburban community
Kapala. There was an incipicnt
collision there the other day that
might have been very serious, in
which two trucks came Lear using
up a passenger car. Those who
know say that the latter was to
blame, they were too confident in
the matter of down hill speed
Don't venture to run over a truck /;
it will do YOU upl
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-10-02

kEALIA AND KAPAA JAPANESE UNI
OF LIHUE AUXILIARY AMERICAN
RED Cross.
Through the efforts of Mrs. Semi
the japanese women of Kapaa and
Kealia have organized Red Gross
unit and are doing splendid work
Twenty-Five women meet every
Sunday morning at the Kapaa
church and twenty-five women
every Sunday afternoon at the Kea-
liza church. This work is under
the direction of Mrs Dye, the wife
of the Buddhist priest.
This is the first japanese unit to
be organized on Kauai. 1t is hoped
that other units will be organized
among the japanese women of the
island.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-10-02
One More Shower

A unique and original shower
party was that given by Mrs. C. II
Wilcox Friday afternoon for Miss
Lulu Weber, 1t was a work basket
shower, in the course of which the
guests made up and fitted out a
very useful and dainty lady's home
work basket, supplying it with
every known feminine device to
make needle work attractive, easy
and efficient. 1T is confidently ex-
pected that the young lady recipi-
ent will sit up nights to use it, and
that even her husbands apparel
will receive some slight attention.
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A. Akana and assistants.
For the children-Rev. n. c.
Schenck.
For the boys work-Mr. C. F.
LoOmis.
THE MUSIC STAFF
Rev. A. Akana-Superintendent.
Mr.. Geo. Andrus Congregations
al and choir.
Mr., Timoteo--Special music
through male quintent,
The courier-index., 1917-11-23
CHAIN LETTERS


Whether or not there is any basis
for the belief that German propa-
gandists have evolved a plot to clog
up the mails with millions Of "chain"
letters, and in view OF all that has
happened it seems reasonable
enough. there is no reason why any
one should pay any attention to
such letters'' Some of the letters
which have fallen into the hands of
the government are plain German
propaganda; others refer only in
cidentally to the war; all are said
to have a central and possibly a
German origin That the government
is making an investigation indicates
that the letters already have become
numerous enough to be a postal
nuisance. They could not have be-
come so IL their recipients had exer-
cised little thought and common
sense.
The letters usually contain a plea
that the recipient make a copy and
send it to nine others, ending with
threat that dire evil will befall
those who fail to do So The threat
and the mysteriousness of the letter
usually have an influence to which
some persons are susceptible. There
is dread that maybe something
will happen. and a feeling that moth
ing will be lost by doing what the
letter asks. A moments serious
thought would show the absurdity of
such fears.
Possibly many have copied the
letters and sent them on an ever
widening circle with the Thought
that they might be the means of
good. This is said of the type Of
letters containing prayers for the
safety OF American troops abroad
There is strong reason to believe
that these letters have German origin
Nothing will be lost by throwing all
classes of chain letters into the
waste basket.
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inches in thickness, and the bluboer
weighed 500 pounds.
New Orleans recently moved
brick church intact eleven blocks.
The value of offers is fully recog-
nized by the Chinese, who train them
to fish
The king of Siam has bodyguard
of 400 trained and armed women
doing service in his capital.
A book agent entered Kansas
school and, after inducing the young
woman teacher to dismiss the class,
persuaded her to buy s2750 worth Of
books.
When they ran out of yarn several
North Dakota women did not stop
knitting, but sheared the wool from
their own sheep, which they carded
and spun, and kept on with their
knitting for the soldiers.
The mangroye of the south from
Florida to the mouth of the Missis-
sippi is a curious plant not closely
related to any other genus, but
somewhat approaching the myrtle
family and is a plant of unusual in
terest.
A Korean servant whose yearly
salary was his food. clothing and
60 IL cents, recently was a surgical
patient in the Andong missionary
hospital. Out OF gratitude to the
hospital for his cure he gave it all
he had SO 10 cents
Captain Luis Llanso, of Spain, ar
rived in San Francisco recently with
his wife and nine children The chill
dren were born in several different
countries Montserrat in Spain. Es-
tela in Portugal Joaquin in United
States, Luis in China, Francisco in
Japan. Josefa and Mar in Manila,
! and Nuria and Jaime, twins, on the
| Pacific
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uyar in e1s almost 7o4 900 tons.

sugar, in 916 almost 100000 tons.
In 1913 almost $4,000 Of the aliens
who shought entrance into our coun-
try were excluded, and more than
5000 who were here in violation Of
the law were sent back.
A dog in Henifer, n. H., in pursu-
ing a hedgehog, climbed from limb
to limb of a tree to a height of 40
feet. 1t took the help of three boys
to get him down
Green ink of the kind used In pre-
pairing Uncle SANS bank notes, was
patented in 1857. It's inventor was
Stacy J. Edison This ink is anti
photographs Nor can counterfeit
ers remove it with alkalies.
One hundred thousand dollars of a
gift of 100000 from the late Mrs.
Francesca Mast Gamble to the Meth
odist board of foreign missions will
be used to build Methodist head
quarters at Petrograd and Bucharest.
Many young women of England
have formed a League of Honor,
each promising by the help of God
to do all that is in my power to
uphold the honor of the empire and
its defenders in this time of war. by
prayer, purity, temperance and self
denial"
Walter B. Smith of Bangor, Me-,
has dug from the river bank musical
stones which are thought to have
been fashioned by prehistoric man.
These stones are from one and a
half to two inches thick and from
eight to twelve inches long. When
struck they emit musical tones.
A training school for radio operat-
ors of the American merchant marine
has been established in Boston with
the aid of several government depart
ments. There are facilities permit
ting the instruction of forty men,
and the course, which is free, eX-
tends through six months.
The average sized Alaska walrus
is as big as an OK, and often weighs
more than ton. A walrus was re-
Gently killed by some whalers near
Point Barrow whose head weighed
eighty pounds, and skin, including
flippers, 500 pounds. The animal
had a girth of fourteen feet, the
skin was from half an inch to three