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Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
MAKAPALA TEACHERS INTERESTED
ASPUPILSINGARDEN|NG CONTEST

Makapala School, Kohala, Hawaii,
March 3, 1917. =
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
to you of what has happened in. the
garden since the 9Th of March.
The vegetables have been cared for
daily. They are growing fine. They
have been weeded and watered daily.
A grass known as the Chinese grass
is the worst pest In our garden. This
grass grows very rapidly. 1t is the
only grass that grows wild in the
garden. 1t spoils the looks of our gar
den When this grass is pulled it
comes up in no time, but If we have
patience enough we can get rid of it
in no time.
The weather so far has been quite
favorable with slight showers during
the night During the day the sun
shone brightly anG there we're no
signs of rain, but late in the evening
il would rain. Some days were calm
and some days gentle breezes blew
from the northeast and some days
were very windy.
Miss Zane, the teacher of the first
and second grades, is very much in.
terested in this garden contest. She
is in the garden every day. She has
bed of vegetables of her own and
in time of dry weather she waters it.
She also weeds it. This shows that
she is trying her best to set an eY.
ample. She is willing to help US in
everything
One day Mr. Nahiwa pulled radish
for us to draw and one of the teachers
almost ate it up.
In the eastern lot. the boys have al
ready planted celery, onions. beets
and radfshes. They are still forming
q few more beds.
The radishes are growing fine. al.
most ready for sale. The beans, to-
matoes, carrots, beets, cabbages and
lettuce are in good condition.
We are all glad that our vegetables
are o. X. / have a flower garden
which / planted on the 9Th of March.
have planted snapdragons and core
opsis. II is in front of the school
house. I hope that the seeds will
grow.
Shigeo Hayashida, student of the
Makapala School, which left school
last June, read in the Kohala Semi
Weekly Midget that we have vege-
table garden. He said that he was
interested and bought six packages OF
vegetable seeds and sent them TO us.
We were glad when we received
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
F. G. Krauss Reports Encour'
agingIy on Interest Taken
in Raising Produce
Haiku. Maui. March 10, 1917

Haiku, Maui, March 10, 1917
Editor Honolulu Star Bulletin,
Sir: beg to report that part OF
your committee of judges in the Star.
Bulletin Garden Contest visited the
following public schools during the
past week:
Hamakuapoko, Miss Mary Fleming,
principal
Paia, Mr.. H. NJ Wells, Principal.
Keahua, Mr.. Werner, Principal.
Puunene, Mr.. E. A. Brown, Prin.
cipal
Kihei, Mr.. Cockett, principal.
Waikiki (not in c0ntest), Miss
Orchard. principal.
The writer Is glad to report that we
were much gratifled to find the pupils,
as well as the principals of the schools
visited, intensely interested in their
school gardens. On the whole, a very
creditable showing has been made.
Several OF the schools visited have had
a good many obstacles to overcome,
such as rough, stony land, lack OF
water for irrigation and insufficient
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
garden COMING
ALONG Fine IS
WAIAHOLE REPORT
WaIahele School, T. H..
March IL. 1917

-. Waiahole School, T.. H.
/" #.s March IL. 1871.
Editor Honolulu Star-BuIletin,
Sir: Cur garden Is coming on fine.
There has been a great deal OF rain
this week. so very little watering was
done. The beans are forming on the
vines and there are few tomatoes
getting ripe The teachers and boys
had lettuce TO eat. There seems To
be no market for our vegetables. out.
side of the school.
The beans that we planted last week
are coming up Ii will be some time
before our carrots and beets are ready
10 pull 1-.@
We had one fine day this week so
we took some more pictures of our
garden. We sent you some pictures
of our garden few weeks ago. We
are going to send you. another one
soon, and We hope to see 1t printed
in the Bulletin.
We have enjoyed looking at the pic
lures and reading the letters that
come out on the Bulletin from time to
time. We hope to be one Of the prize
holders. .s@-t.@.
This is all We have to report for this
week.
Very truly yours,
KAN FAT LEE
Waiahole School.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17

Sirs: Today is letter-writing day
and know you are waiting to know
more about our vegetable garden.
The vegetables are growing well be-
cause there are not many bugs In the
vegetables to hurt them.
Before the vegetables were always
eaten up by the bugs. But now they
are quite free from bugs because We
are always picking them.
The weather is not dry this week.
We have had light showers of rain.
Today we are going to plant Irish
potatoes. We made $2.25 from small
patch OF Irish potatoes which grey In
the plot that we are planting to po-
tatoes. We sold seven pounds Of
Irish potatoes for 25 cents.
II we put all our gardens together
il would be nearly half of an acre
The boys come early in the morning
and they work very hard.
l have nothing more to say. ] wish
to hear from you soon.
Yours truly,
MARY ENOS.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
ANAHOLA SCHOOL
TELLS OF GARDEN

Anahola, Kealia, Kauai, T. H., Mar.
10, 1917.
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Sir: Today we are going to dig the
hard lands and transplant lettuce. The
plants are growing fine. The beans
are winding on sticks. Some boys put
fertilizer on them.
The, tomatoes are growing fine.
Some are 10 inches high and some are
six inches.
Last week some boys planted pota-
toes and they are growing fine. too.
We have one big pumpkin. The
pumpkin vines are very long. We
put paper sacks on the pumpkins.
The onions are growing fine.
remain,
Yours truly,
ANAHOLA SCHOOL,
Kealia, Kauai, T. H.
Sir: | am writing you few lines
about my home garden. Some of my
tomatoes are ripe. They are growing
very good. Most Of the tomatoes are
very big.
My onions are growing very good,
too. They are very big by now. The
radishes are growing very good. /
will close my letter now.
Yours truly,
KING KoJIMA.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
PAAUHAU HOPES
TO See JUDGES
Paauhau. Hawaii, March 9,

Paauhau, Hawaii, March 8, 1917
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin,
Sir: Today is Friday and ! am go
ing to send you another letter. Dur
ing the week we had good weather.
We had light rains, and SO the ground
is rather damp.
Since last Friday we planted red
Irish potatoes and tomatoes. And to-
day we are going to plant some more
Irish potatoes. We made $2.25 from
q patch OF Irish potatoes which we
planted before school closed in De.
cember. They were Of pretty good
slze. We sold seven pounds for 20
cents. We weighed them with our
own scale.
We have the largest school garden
in East Hawaii. 1t is nearly half an
acre now.
We have cash on hand, $40, and
cash due from sales, $2.45. So we
made $7.15 from vegetables which we
planted before the contest began.
Many OF the vegetables which we
planted for the contest are nearly
ready to be sold, especially the lettuce,
and we fear that this will hurt us
when the judges come to see our gar
dens as they will have been sold by
that time. We heard that the judges
came as far as Paauilo and We were
very much disappointed because they
did not come TO see our garden.
Yours respectively,
HATSUICHI UENO.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
HONOMAKAU TO
HARVEST SHORTLY
Kohala, Hawaii. March Z, 1917.
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Honolulu. T. +


Honolulu, T. HI.
Dear Sir: For some time the wea-
ther has been windy and dry. The
wind dries up the ground here in a
surprisingly short time. We are very
glad II is a trade wind as it is sign
of rain. The rain has already begun.
During the week we have planted a
few gardens to beets. lettuce and to-
matoes. These plants We have chosen
so that in case our gardens are cover
ed over with dirt by the contractor.
who is grading the yard. we can trans
plant the plants to another space.
We have harvested no crops yet,
out hope to have some radishes in a
week or two.
Very truly yours,
HoNOMAKAU SCHOOL GARDEN
CORRESPONDING CLUB.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
TAKE INSECTS EGGS
TN WORK At HANAMAUlU

Hanamaulu, Kauai, T. H., March II,
1917.
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Sir: l am hereby informing you
about my garden and vegetables.
| planted all the vegetables at the
same time and they are all big and
growing well. The cabbage is large
and the lettuce too and the radishes
are thick.
/ am taken insects eggs daily so as
not to give them a chance to de-
yelop and injure the plants.
Yours truly,
JOHN FREITAS.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
WATERFOWL HAS
GOOD GARDENS

Watertown School, March IL, 1917.
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin,
Dear Sir: am going to tell you
something about my home garden Of
which ! am very proud. Everything
is growing nicely. and is green and
tall. The names of the products are:
Mushn1elons, turnips, tomatoes and
Irish potatoes The mushmelons have
flowers and tiny fruits. The turnips
are very nice with large green leaves;
the tomatoes are big and also the
Irish potatoes. ] caught many green
caterpillars. There are very few
weeds growing. But l pull them off.
Please excuse me for my writing.
Good by.
Yours truly.
=. AUGUST C0ELH0.
Dear Sir: am going to write to
you again how my plants are getting
along. Some of my plants are grow
ing, but some are not growing. NY
tomatoes, taro, turnips, mushmelons
and lettuce are growing very we'll,
but the onions are not growing.
There are many insects that are
harming my plants. The tomatoes,
chilipeppers and 'papaia down this way
are growing very we'll am also
sending you my drawings. This is all
can tell you.
Yours truly,
LILLIAN ALEPAU.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17

Sir: | am hereby informing you
about my garden and vegetables.
planted the vegetables on Jan.
6 and they are all big. My products are
the following lettuce, cabbage and
radishes used pick, shovel and
hoe to prepare the soil. My garden
Is larger and it is fenced up all around
so that no fowls and animals can get
into it. ] irrigate the vegetables
daily. The only trouble have with
them so far is picking insects eggs
off the cabbage. But | do il daily, so
as not to give them chance to de-
velop and then injure the plants.
Yours truly,
JOHN FREITAS.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
Bie BEANS FROM KANEoHE
SCHOOL

; Two big beans-each 91-2 4
: inches long-vere sent to the 4
; Star-Bulletin this week from Ka- 4
; neohe school, proof that the Ka- 4
; neohe youngsters are raising 4
; real crop.
. r." .... ....-. -. A
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17

Sir: did not sell my lettuce and
beans. planted the lettuce again
They are growing we'll.
The rain helps the INTO grow. They
are not large.
l pull the weeds out of the garden.
Ny bean plants are Is inches high
Yours truly,
SHEGEHARU HASEGAwA.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
HAENA PUPILS WRITE
OF THEIR VEGETABLES

HANALEI, Kauai, Feb. 26, 1917.
Editor Honolulu Star Bulletin,
Sir: My plants are coming up. When
there is no rain water them. pull
up the weeds in my garden. My corn
is tall and has flowers. Ny beans have
flowers and beans. We have plenty
rain this time. -.:%
Yours truly,
.---. i. DICK LO.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17

Makapala School, March 9, 1917.
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Dear Sir: We are still able to re-
port continued growth of interest in
the Star-Bulletin farm contest
Our vegetables are growing fine.
Our radishes have grown. to be quite
large now. The other day our princi-
pal pulled one out so that we could
make a drawing of it. That radish
was so tempting that one of our teach
ers almost ate 1t up.
We have been suffering a few days
ago for not having enough water in
one of our tanks on account of the
dry weather 1t has been raining this
morning and our boys are happy over
it. Our vegetables look fresh this
morning on account OF the rain. Our
cabbage plants are growing nicely
now. They will be soon transplanted.
We have also planted some onions
and they are growing now
Shigeo Hayashida, who was once
student of the Makapala School, read
about our farm contest in the Midget
and he was very interested in il. He
bought six packages of seeds. The
seeds that he bought We're tomato. let
tuce, cabbage, radish and carrot seeds,
and also celery. and sent them to US.
Miss Zane, one of our teachers, is
very much interested in gardening.
She is In the garden every day.
/ think this is all what l have to
write about our garden.
You win hear from US again.
Yours truly,
ETHEL M0KU.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
FINDS VEGETABLES IN
H0N0MAKAU GARDENS ARE
AVAILBLE FOR SELLING

Honomakau School. Mar 5, 1917.
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Sir: During February most of the
weeds began to grow. | have pulled
all the weeds oat Ny plants are grow.
ing nicely. Some of the carrots are
about one inch high. others are be
ing harvested. I have planted car.
rots, celery, radish, lettuce. peanuts,
beans and peas. The beans show no
sign of growing.
Ducks and chickens ate some of the
lettuce They ate the leaf and left
the steam and head only. These plants
look ugly so ] has planted some more
in their places. | am selling my car.
rots and lettuce For carrots | have
got 35 cents. For lettuce, 20 cents.
With this | can get more seeds when
needed.
| water my garden with a hose.
Each day after school worked two
hours and one half | don't work on
Sunday. On Saturday / work more.
Very respectfully yours,
ELSIE WONG.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17

Fourteen men were entombed in the
Oakdale coal mine near Eayeta by
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17

Sir: During the month of February
worked hoeing and cleaning my gar
den. Now my garden is clean.
have onions, tomatoes. lettuce. corn,
peas, cabbage and potatoes. These
plants are half grown. planted bean
in my garden They are blossoming
Once in a while it rains. This is very
good for my garden.
Very respectfully yours,
JOE DE PONTE.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17

the seeds.
We are still making drawings of
our vegetables. Every Friday We 60
into the garden for drawings.
Today we had a fine shower. A lit
tie rain every day will do some good
to our vegetables. This garden work
is being done voluntarily and we ex-
pect to make success of it. We all
hope to make good profit.
/ will close my letter with cherry
ideal.
| remain yours truly, for the Maka.
pala School,
VIOLET SOLOMON,
Grade VIII.
P. S.-This is the cherry ideal: Our
minds and our bodies are benefited
by work and those who will work are
advanced by it.
The broad ax., 1917-09-08
RACE CONGRESS SUNDAY.
Reception Committee of 100 Formed.
Great National Convention to
Be Held Race Riots the Issue.

New York, N. "a Reception
Committee of One Hundred has been
organized here to welcome the dele
gates to the National Race Congress
called by the National Equal Rights
League to convene in Mother Zion
Church, both St, Tuesday and Wed
nesday, September l8 and 10. On
this Committee are local editors,
clergymen, lawyers, doctors, business
people and citizens leaders. Conspic-
uous among its members are leaders
of the Silent Protest Parade who went
to the White House with petition
against lynchings.
The paramount ISSUE of the Con-
gress and of the 10th annual meet
ing of the League which comes on
the third day, Thursday, Sept. 20,
will be the fresh and increased as
saults upon the rights of the race by
the Federal Government and upon the
persons of the race by white Amer
leans since the call to support the
Europeans-for world war for world
democracy.
September 10. National Congress
Sunday. President Gunner of t he
League not only appeals to every
community to form an Equal Rights
Committee to provide for delegate
by a public rally or otherwise, but
calls upon every pastor to make Sun
day, September 10th, Race Congress
Sunday" and pray and preach on
national getting-together for justice,
also urging delegate be sent by each
church.
The broad ax., 1917-09-08
All to Be DISCHARGED.

Six members of the Twenty-fourth
infantry who clashed with the civil
police and the troops sent to subdue
them at Waco on the night of July
% were found guilty of violation of
the ninety-third article of war before
the general court martial held recent
ly at Camp Macarthur, Waco. Five
of the men were sentenced to FIVE
years at hard labor in the United
States penitentiary at Leavenworth,
Kas. The sixth man received ten
years.
All were sentenced also to be dis
honorably discharged and to forfeit
all pay and allowances due, or to be-
come due while in confinement under
the sentence.
The findings of the court martial,
which have been given out have been
forwarded to the war department at
Washington.
The broad ax., 1917-09-08
La Monte, Mrs. Alice Caldwell, and

La Monte, Mrs. Alice Caldwell, and
Julius F. Taylor.
The report showed that forty-four
boys are in the home at the present
time;;' that they can be maintained at
the new home at about four dollars
per month cheaper, than they could
be at the old home here in Chicago.
At the close of the meeting, Mrs.
Mcdonald served a very fine country
home-like dinner, in honor of the d.
rectors and everything which they de-
voured outside of the fried chicken
was raised or produced on the farm.
Mrs. Reed accompanied her hus-.
band and Mrs. S. Ellsworth sister of
Mrs. Davies, of Rochester, N. Y, who
was also one of the guests and great
ly enjoyed the meeting and outing.
Mrs. Phillips the most admirable
wife of Mr.. Phillips treasurer of the
home, who is also the superintend-
ent of the Glenwood school for boys,
was present and was highly interested
in the meeting and relished the we'll
served repast.
Quite few members of the south
side department of the Y. NJ. c. A.
under the direction of Lloyd L. Stone,
and Richard E. Moore, camped on the
farm, Saturday and Sunday and at 4
p. m. Sunday afternoon, an open air
meeting was held on the beautiful
shady lawn and William o. La Monte
and Julius F. Taylor addressed the
gathering on behalf of the home.
The broad ax., 1917-09-08
MEETING OF THE DIRECTORS
OF THE LOUISE TRAINING
SCHOOL FOR COLORED
BOYS.

Last Sunday afternoon, the direc-
tors of the Louise Training School
for Colored boys, held their first
meeting after the summer season, at
the new home, Parish Lawn, which
is twenty-three miles south of Chi
cago, and it is one of the finest places
in Cook county for a home of its
kind.
1t consists of thirty acres of ground
under high state of cultivation and
a large house, steam heated, electric
lighted, highly polished hardwood
floors and strictly modern in every
way.
There are several smaller houses
near it, that can be used for the same
purpose, one of them being occupied
by Mrs. Elizabeth Mcdonald, super
intendent And her husband James Nc
Donald, assistant superintendent.
Aside from these houses, there are
several other large buildings that can
be utilized in connection with the
boys.
The following directors answered
to their names when the roll was
called, Will T. Davies. president: Mrs.
Georgia Davies, DR.. E. Emory Lyon,
e. N. Reed, Leo Phillips, William o.
The broad ax., 1917-09-08

migration northward. Colored people
were advised to keep out of riots, as
far as possible.
Rev. Abraham Tyler, gave an illum-
mating recital of his thirty-seven
years of experience as missionary in
Liberia.
The annual address of the president,
DR.. Calvin S. Brown, of Winton, N.
c., told of the great need for greater
missionary effort in the present world
crisis, and reviewed present condi-
tons as they affect the race.
The broad ax., 1917-09-08
THE PATH REGIMENT WILL BE
SENT TO THE PHILIPPINE
. ISLANDS.

San Antonio, Tex, (Special.)-The
Twenty-fourth Negro infantry, men,
bers of which engaged in the race
riots in Houston, Tex, will be sent
to the Philippines, it has been stated
unoficially at the headquarters of the
southern department. here.
The regiment will start for the orr
ent after the 100 members of the bat
talon of the Twenty-fourth who de-
fed their officers and quit Camp
Logan to march on Houston, causing
battle in which eighteen died and
thirty were wounded, have been tried
by court martial. The military trial
will be held soon at Fort Bliss.
The broad ax., 1917-09-08
DR.. Alexander's Report.

The annual report of Rev. DR.. Will
liam M. Alexander, of Baltimore, cor
responding secretary of the conven-
ton, showed that $1,000 had been
raised during the past year. The
women's auxiliary met Thursday, with
Mrs. L. A. Hope presiding. The re-
port of the corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Anna L. McGuinn of Baltimore,
detailed the activities of the women
during the year.
All of the old officers were re-
elected.
The broad ax., 1917-09-08
NEGRO FELLOWSHIP LEAGUE

Negro Fellowship League, will have
symposium Sunday September 10,
at the Reading Room 30O5 S. State
St. 4 p m. Subject for discussion
what can be done to increase the
Negroes efficiency in his industrial OPP
portunity." Miss F. B. Randolph will
have charge of the meeting. All who
are interested in this vital meeting are
invited to be present.
Last Sunday Mr.. H. w. Bolden had
splendid meeting and his subject
was generally discussed, it was, The
Relation of the Americana Negro to
the present World Crisis"
The broad ax., 1917-09-08
NEWS FROM BALTIMORE, MD,
RICHMOND, VA, AND POUCH
KEEPSIE, NY.
BY F. Johnson.

Baltimore, Md, September, l.
Bethel A. M. Church has raised $15,-
600, which was used to pay off the
second mortgage last Saturday
There now hangs a debt of $4,000
over the congregation. Seven thou
sand was raised by the Colored people
of Baltimore, a group of interested
whites gave So, $50 and smaller num-
Der of whites contributed $,265. The
rally Melted the biggest sum ever Sc
cured by a local Colored congrega-
ton in one effort. Rev. DR.. w. Samp-
son Brooks, the pastor, planned the
campaign. He is now taking we'll
earned vacation at Excelsior Springs,
Mo.
City Councilman Harry S. Cum
mings is critically i'll at his home,
1918 Druid Hill avenue. He is 81
years of age, and was educated at
Lincoln University and in the law
school of the University of Maryland.
In 1904 he delivered one of the
speeches seconding Roosevelt's NOM
ination for the presidency and served
as attorney general for the Odd Eel
low of the country from 1911 to 1915.
John H. Murphy, publisher of the
Afro-American, is spending a few
days at Atlantic City.
Monumental Lodge of Elks is al
ready beginning to make preparations
for entertaining the 1918 session of
the Grand Lodge of Elks.
Warner T. McGuinn is making a
contest against two Colored men for
the position of State Central Commit
teeman from the Fourteenth Ward.
Richmond, Va, September, T.
With appeals for increased interest
in the welfare of Haiti and Liberia
and a strong presentation to the
country of the grievances of the race,
the twenty-hrst annual session of the
Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission
Convention came to an end at Ebe-
Meier Baptist Church on Friday even
ing of last week. Many of the visit
ing ministers filled local pulpits Sum
day. Rev. w. H. Stokes was the en-
pertaining pastor. The next session
will be held in Rocky Mount, N. c.
The features of the concluding ses-
sion included ringing appeal by DIR.
Ernest Lyon, of Baltimore, for inter-
est in the welfare of Liberia, which
is suffering from a lack of the neces-
saries of life; a plea by DIR. A. M.
Moore, of Raleigh, N. c., for aid in
the work in the educational and miss
ionary work that the convention is
now doing in Haiti and report on
State of the Country. submitted by
Rev. c. c. Somerville. Race Riots
condemned.
The report not only strongly dep
recated such outbreaks as have re-
Gently occurred at Chester, East St.
Louis, Houston and other places, but
asserted that the unfair treatment Of
the Negro by the white South was
largely responsible for the great
The broad ax., 1917-09-08
Negroes Are Sullen.

The Negroes held in stockade at FL
Paso, are reported to be sullen. They
are guarded closely.
The attitude of other soldiers of
the battalion disarmed at Camp Logan
and now held in stockade at Column
bus has given army officers great con-
Germ. Many have been put in irons.
Several plots have been Matched by
the Negroes under guard and some
have made threats in letters sent out
to friends over the country. The war
department, it was stated, has decided
to impose the maximum penalty up
on those found guilty of participating
in the Houston riots.