The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-21
Travels Of Teacher
On Big Island
Cause Of Excitement
Does Not Follow Beaten
Paths, Officials Become Sus-
picious, She Is Arrested, CUES.
toned and Let Go With Warm
ing =.

Excitement induced by the war, fear
that anthrax germs will be scattered
or other nefarious acts committed by
alien enemies appear to have afflicted
the Big Island and, in one instance, to
have brought about state that ap.
proaches hysteria. A school teacher
enjoying her vacation In her own way,
reused the suspicious Of federal off .
cials, was warned, taken into custody,
an explanation was demanded, given
and accepted and she was discharged
with q warning that II she desired to
travel through the island as she has
been doing for the past month she viii
have to secure permits from the sheriff
or his deputies. A Hilo paper devotes
more than a column Of bold face, lead
ed type to the story Of her mysterious
goings about and the excitement that
followed ~ ".,. .. e
Traveller Has own Ideas ..g, =.
Miss Myrtiee @. Leggett, school
teacher of Laupahoehoe and the travels
she has had in and about the Island Of
Hawaii are the causes of the excite
ment which stirred the Big Islanders
~ WVuiu dpPthE NHul snt uiu HOt Ic
spect certain gates that have beer
erected and that she asked question:
which did not seem pertinent oF upon
subjects that interested her to the au
thorities. She had habit of going
where she wanted to and even wheE
advised against SO doing and she car
ied camera and took pictures. Sht
is said to have deliberately avoided
gates and to have taken other route
to go to the points which she was de
termined to visit. .' ~. .'. E..
Turns Back Prom Gate D..
According to the newspaper article
Miss Leggett left Laupahoehoe on Jul,
3, after the close of the school yea
and visited in the home of the schoo
principal at Honokaa. While there sh,
went as far as "gate number ~ and
turned around and returned to Homo
kaa. Next day she went to Kukui
haele, is said TO have avoided the town
followed Mud Road and trail that
leads to Waimca and SO avoided thu
gate. At Waimea she was questioned
by the manager of the Parker Ranch
who had heard that she was acting ii
a suspicious manner. He was told sht
was having her vacation, taking a look
around and enjoying herself. g.. g..
Advised Against Mana ,,, IS
She asked permission to 60 to Mans
but was told there were only men a
that place and IL would not be nice foI
her to. spend the night there alone and
she went to Waipahu and visited in
two homes there. Thence she proceeded
on to Mana despite the earlier advice
Here the authorities became more sns
picious, stopped her and told her to re
turn to Laupahoehoe. This she did no
do but went to Kawaihae and stopped
there at a Chinese hotel where she wa
the only white person, Here the au.
thorities became still more suspicious
She went to Kohala and stopped a.
Japanese rooming house and theP
went to Waimea by automobile. Thai
was where she was detained and ques
toned and told that If she wanted t.
make further trips into the country
districts she would have to get permit
from the sheriff or from his deputy wht
might be at the place she was leaving
She has returned to LauPahOehOe.
The anxiety she occasioncd has ended
tie