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The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-05-01
Week End at Waimea Canyon

Mr.. and Mrs James P. Clapper,
of Lihue, and Mr.. and Mrs. +. Al
len Creevey, of Eleclc, spent a de-
lightful and most interesting week
end camping at Waimca Canyon.
They went up Friday and came
down Sunday evening. They are
enthusiastic over the trip and advise
everyone who can possibly do SO,
to take it,
This is one of the many interest
ing hips the Clappcrs have made in
the fast few months. Being enthu-
siastic mixers, they have been to the
top of most Of the highest peaks
around Kauai and visited many
beautiful places that even the oldest
residents have not seen.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-05-01
Public Schools Attention!

The GARDEN ISLAND bcgs to
make the following offer 10 the
Public Schools of the Island.
1t will offer prizes for the best
compositions on the subject "Kau-
al the Garden Island ;-Why?" ac-
cording tothe following conditions:
Any ordinary school, not incIud-
ing the High School, may cnmpetr:
the principal Of any competing
school shall decide which cnntes-
tant shall he entitled to the piize
IN that school, and shall forward
the successful composition to the
Garden Island.
The prize for the best composi-
tion in any school shall be A wears
subscription To the Garden Island.
The best composition among
these contestants shall he entitled
To gold nib fountain pen by way
OF prize, and the next best a glass
nib fountain pen.
The compositions should be not
less than 80 words in length nor
more than 500, and must be the
work exclusively Of the contestant.
Any OF the compositions shall be
eligible for publication ia the Gar
den Island.
The compositions to be handed
IN to the principa! of each connect
ing school on or before the 18th. Of
May i9l7.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-05-01
MARRIED ENLISTED MEN
To Be DISCHARGED

pay will be continued during his
service with the Colors. family is
not considered dependent. You
will direct al! company and detach.
ment commanders to Immediately
submit to vour Office a list of names
of men to be discharged under the
above ruling after each individual
case has been carefully inveStigat
ed by the company commander
concerned. Lists will then be con.
solidated and after approval bv
you forwarded to this office. I'm
mediate action Is required as it is
desired to complete these discharges
before mobilization thereby saving
added expense and trouble. AT the
same time steps should be taken to
recruit men 10 take places of those
discharged SO that in no case will
companies be called into Federal
service below minimum peace
strength. This action does not in
volve any reduction i'll number Of
organizations of Hawaii National
Guard.
Johnson.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-05-01

Wireless orders have been re-
ceived bv Col. G. P. Wilcox to
direct all company and detachment
commanders to Immediately SUBJ
nit list for discharge of men who
have families dependent on them
Following is the order received:
Govt. Comma ng Officer
Fourth Infantry
Due to the fact that mobilization
will probably be ordered in the
near future, the Sec. of War
directs the discharge of all enlisted
men of the National Guard who
have families dependent upon them
for support whether the man de-
sires TO be discharged or not. The
word family as used above includes
only wife, children and dependent
mother. By dependent is meant
that the support Of the family de-
pends upon the regular salary of
the man in question If he has All
independent income sufficient to
support his family or if he is given
absolute assurance that his civil
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-05-01
Public Meeting Discuss
the Situation

At public meeting conducted
by the organizations most directly
interested, it was decided to sup
port the Territorial Marketing Divi-
sion in their proposition to conduct
a campaign of education, to in
clude special course of instruc-
ton throughout the Islands, ON
what, when, and Swhere a plant,
and to work for a special Legisla-
tive appropriation of $4,000 to
provide for the same.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-05-01
MUST FEED
OURSELVES

In response to a special cable
from Secretary Lane to Governor
Pinkham, urging the Islands to
make themselves self-supporting in
the matter of food stuffs just as
soon as possible, the matter came
up before the local Legislature on
Friday last, and immediate preli-
minary meaurcs are being taken by
that body to meet the situation.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-05-01
Hawaii Must Feed Herself
and to Spare

Hawaii is expected to raise not
only all that she needs for herself
but to furnish surplus to export
TO mainland and to the Allies, The
per capita food production of lIa-
waii last year was over $500, which
is in excess OF any place in the
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-05-01
Citizen Initiative

In the meantime private and Of
fetal agencies have already taken
action by the formation OF CEN
tural or executive committee to
stimulate and guide the efforts of
local food production.
This central committee is to con-
sist of one representative each from
the Honolulu Chamber OF Com
merce, the Planters Association, the
U. S. Experiment Station, the Ter
ritorial Board OF Agriculture and
the L. S. Army
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-05-01
The Army Will Feed
Themselves

The army people locally are max
ing provision to take care OF them
selves and thus relieve the rest Of
the community from any anxiety
on their account.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-05-01
GUARD MUST Be
RECRUITED FIRST


That the present organizations Of
the National Guard and the regular
army must first be recruited to full
war strength before other organiza-
tions are formed; that the selectlve
draft system will not be used to fill
the ranks of these organizations un-
til it is found that no more men
can be obtained by the volunteer
system and that the drafting of men
in proportion to the population of
the states or territories to make up
the big army which it is planned to
form, applies only after the Nation
al Guard and regular army is fully
recruited, is the Interpretation which
General Frederick Strong, COM
manded of the Hawaiian Depart
mcnt, places on the army bill.
Guard Officers Agree
At guard headquarters General 5.
|. Johnson and other officers hold
the same view. As a result, work
of wedding out the men who have
people dependent upon them under
the terms of the bill, is steadily 60
ing ahead, and as soon as it is finish
ed it is planned to inaugurate a big
publicity campaign to obtain re-
cruits. As yet only a few of the
company commanders have sent in
| the lists OF men who will be dis
Icharged, and until this is done but
very little in the way of recruiting
can be accomplished.
Guard Much Depleted
1t is estimated that only a few
more than 2O00 men will remain in
the guard following the elimination
both because of dependent families
and physical disability. 1t is be-
lieved, however, that it will not be
difficult matter to find 5000 more
men suitable for service to fill the
four local guard regiments.
In regard to who shall be dis
charged and who shall not, the fol-
lowing information has been receiv-
ed from the militia bureau at Wash
ington:
Interprets Law Clearly
with reference to authorizing
u
the discharge of all enlisted men OF
h e National Guard who have
families dependent upon them fol
support, the members Of which
would become a charge upon the
government in ease they were called
into federal service, you are advised
| that the discharge of men solely be-
cause of the fact that they are mar
ried or have families isnot authoriz-
ed
when a mans means are ample
for the support of his family in his
absence, or where his business can
be so conducted in his absence as to
afford Il means of support for his
| family, discharge should not DC
granted.
''Thc olScct Of discharging men
as provided in the circular letter of
April above referred to, is to avoid
working hardship upon dependent
members of their families and tC
obviate henecessity of the payment
of benefits to such members Will,
! the soldier is in federal service" "
When the guard was sent to the
border the government was forced
to pay $50 a month to families
whose main support was with the
guard. It is to avoid this that mar
ried men are being eliminated,
D,,1l.t,,,
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-05-01
CONSUMPTION BILL IS PASSED

Concrpon Bill passed both Saturday with
whemng majority There is still some slight discrepancy the
which will be adjusted in the The
wheel method of selection will probably be used. There to be
bounies will allowed furnish
its according to its population, make of a
million
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-05-01
A Food Products
Commission

The plan is to create a special
commission to handle the whole
situation. with power to initiate
and stimulate production, supervise
distribution, control storage and
transportation, and regulate prices,
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-05-01

The piano recital of Mr.. Scave-
MUS at Hoea, the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. +. A. Knudsen, has been
postponed.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-05-01
Ow NEW MILITARY BASIS OF COUNTRY AFFECTS Hi

1. The national guard will probably be modified this week.
g The strength the guard with the deductions going
on, equals lawais quota in the national
3. There is accordingly little likelihood secve draft being
forced in Hawaii
4. The immediate registration of subject to military duty
will be commenced.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-05-01

The Mexican has been at Port
Allen loading sugar; she left for
Kahului on Monday,
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-05-01
County Nominations

The county nominations closed
on Saturday with the following re-
suits:
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-05-01

c. w. Spitz is a visitor to the
capitol city.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-05-01

world. But we must do even bet
ter than that,
Putnam patriot., 1917-08-10

there has been but one copy of the
charter and ordinances in the council
chamber.
1t was voted to amend the ordinance
governing the installation of sewers by
adding a penalty OF not less than -
nor more than 500 for each failure TO
comply with the ordinance.
The highway committee was in
strueled to carry out the provision rel.
ative to the repair of sidewalks. The
time limited for repairs was Aug. lst
and many abutters have not made the
repairs.
The committee was also directed TO
have the sidewalk around the govern
ment's lot, corner of South Main and
Grove streets, repaired.
The mayor said he hsd had a com
plant relative to litter in Cargill park
superintendent OF Streets Dumas said
he would have one of his men clean
the place up each morning.
Putnam patriot., 1917-08-10
Before His Honor

Three eases were disposed Of Mon
day morning. Thomas Burke and AL
exander Bryan were charged with
drunkenness and vagrancy. Both
plead guilty to the first count. They
were put out of Gargill park several
times by Captain Ryan but persisted
in taking this public spot TO sleep of
their drunken drowsiness so were
locked up. Both are mill operatives
and begged hard ID be allowed a
chance to go to work. Judge Fuller
made it plain that he was going to as
sist The police in keeping this park a
suitable place for women and children
and sentenced each man to 20 days in
Jail and costs of $1,000.
Before court convened there was a
call for the police, and Captain Ryan
returned With George Macdonald and
he was arraigned on charges of drunk
enness and assault upon his wife Rose.
The wife and her brother said that
George struck her twice this morning.
Mrs. Macdonald suid that he wouldn't
have struck her if he hadn't been
drunk as he was all right when he was
sober. She said he had struck her lots
of times but only when he was drunk,
Macdonald said he caught his wife
going through his pockets for money
and he gave her push but didn't
strike her. He said he had always
supported her but that he never would
again even If he got eighteen years in
jail. His fines and costs amounting TO
50 % were paid.
Peter Julian was in court Tuesday
morning charged with an assault on
Frank Naroda with an axe. 1t turned
out that the affair was not as serious as
appeared on the face of it. The Julian
family is Italian and the Narodas are
Polish. They live in the same house
and the children quarrel. Both claim
that the elders click each others
children and that's where the trouble
started. Monday evening after such
an occursnce Julian went upstairs and
came down with the axe. Mrs. Naro-
ds stepped between the two men and
that's all there was to ii so far as APP
peared, except that the children were
frightened and set up yell. The case
was continued for two months to see
how the families get along in the
future.
Al special session Of court Satur-
day afternoon, Edward Laporte was
sentenced TO 20 days and costs for in.
| toNieation. lie was found asleep in
Gargill Park.
Putnam patriot., 1917-08-10
Reasons for ConSert ing Butter

Because many women refused to
sign food conservation cards, among
other things asking that no butter be
used except on the table, on the ground
that they believed tint other fats were
Just as valuable as butter and therefore
preferred To use butter instead of sub
stitutes in cooking, County Agent
W. Ellis wrote TO the feed commission
stating this fact and asking that it be
pointed out why 1t Was preferable TO
save butter over other fats and appris-
ing the commission of the difficulty
experienced and the reason therefor
In reply the following explanatory
letter was received as to why the com
mission urges the sparing use of butter
rather than other fats:
Mr.. b. ". Ellis, County Agricultu.
ral Agent, Putnam, Ct.
My dear Mr.. Ellis.
appreciate very much the opportu-
nifty that you give US To bring to the
people in Mindham county a message
in regard to the use Of fats,
The Food Administration has rec
commended the use of other fats than
butter in cooking because with the in
creased demand by the War Depart
ment for condensed milk for the use of
soldiers, the country is confronted
with the situation of decreased avail
able supply of whole milk for use rs
food by the children of the country. If
we do not reduce the use of butter in
cooking, or on the table, then the in
| creased amount of milk necessary to
produce the supply of evaporated or
condensed milk for the army will come
out OF the 90 percent of the milk which
previously has been used tor butter, or
from The 40 percent which has been
used in the household
The situation is not a question OF
saving money, but of saving children.
quite realize that this will be diff
cult to make clear to people who have
their own dairy cows. To them the
use OF oleomagerine or butterine would
be an increased cost, but | believe that
II you eN planned the situation and told
/ them OF the work of DR.. Mendel and
/ DR.. Orsborne of Yale who have done
1 such wonderful work in demonstrat
1 ing the presence of the growth stimu-
| lants in butter, and of course in whole
! milk, they will appreciate the reason
/ for the food administration asking that
we conserve the milk supply of the
/ country, making il more widely avail
able for The use of children.
\ general ruling will necessarily
/ work hardship TO individuals, but rs
! individuals we can do our part in
| meeting the situation and If we have
more butter than we need for table
use, We can sacrifice by putting that
on the market, whether we need 10
+ sell butter or not. That is not the
question. The question is: Will we
help TO form, through our own prac-
tices, public opinion OF the country? l
/ believe all women will do so.
Very truly yours,
X, l. Wilbur.
Putnam patriot., 1917-08-10
FOODS THAT CAUSE RlCKETS
Disease Is Due to Too Little Animal
Fat, Protein and Lime Salts in
Dietary, Says Doctor.

Beware of giving young children too
much pasteurized milk, proprietary
food, or even cereals, to the exclu-
sion of brown bread and butter,
stewed fruit or roasted apple, and
little meat once a day." writes DR..
Beverley Robinson of New York in
giving warning note about ricketts, In
the New York Medical Journal.
He adds that he is considering
especially children two or three years
old. who are healthy and vigorous I'M
less ricketts, develops unawares by
reason of faulty dietary" And he
quotes the following from Osler:
Like scurvy, ricketts, may be found
in the families of the wealthy under
perfect hygienic conditions. It is most
common in children fed on condensed
milk, the various proprietary foods,
cows milk and food rich in starehes.'
Ricketts, is the cause of knock-knees
and bow legs. 1t is due to too little
animal fat and protein in the dietary,
together with too little lime salts.
Putnam patriot., 1917-08-10
De Soto's Romance.

Fernando De Soto, the Spanish ex-
plorer is associated with much of the
early history of this country. He is
best remembered as having been the
first European to look upon the Mis-
sissippi.
At an early age he fell in love with
the daughter of his patron, Dom Pc
dro de Avila. To prevent the mar
riage, De Avila induced De Soto TO
accompany him to America, where he
had been recently appointed governor
of Spanish possessions in the western
hemisphere This was In 1919.
In 1927 De Soto served in the expe-
dition TO Nicaragua under Fernandez,
and in 1928 he withdrew entirely from
the service of his patron. In 1887 he
returned to Spain and married Isa-
bella, who for more than fifteen years
had waited faithfully for him.
Putnam patriot., 1917-08-10
Bubble BACKGROUND of Photos.

Professor Boys of England. expert
menting with bubbles, obtained some
very large ones, which in the sunshine
changed colors so beautifully that he
conceived the idea of using them as
backgrounds for photographs.
The large bubbles We're blown with
an ordinary bellows. says the Popu-
lar Science Monthly. The soap solu-
ton was heated and a large-mouthed
funnel was dipped into it. The bel
lows, connecting with the funnel, was
then worked very gently. Bubbles
with as great a circumference as two
Putnam patriot., 1917-08-10
Silent Alarm Clock.

THE alarm clock as social PROP
lem" might be the thesis OF the IN
ventor who has devised a new form
of this Indispensable but unpopular
instrument. Realizing that the pro
longed peal Of lusty bell at D a. M.
may cause considerable ineonven-
fence To next-door neighbors in apart
ment houses and dormitories, he has
devised silent alarm which awakens
the sleeper by a strong light instead
OF a loud noise. When the clock
reached the moment set on the dial,
instead OF releasing the spring OF
bell. IL throws in the switch OF an
electric buIl's-eye lantern, SO directed
that 1t floods the pillow with its glare.
Ii is claimed that this method is as
effective as the bell In awakening the
sleeper in question. and less effective
In awakening neighbors and room
mates.
Putnam patriot., 1917-08-10
ORANGE Popular in Tropics,

In the tropics the orange is even
more appreciated than farther north
because of its wonderful thirst
quenching qualities, and the eating of
it is more highly developed art. In
the Porto Rican cities oranges are sold
on the streets by push-cart merchants
for d cent apiece. The vender deity
peels each orange with a sharp knife
in such Il way that the outer yellow
skin is removed and a thin white coat
ing of uniform thickness remains, with
small hole at the top. So treated,
the orange may be sucked to the last
drop without the least danger that 1t
will break and soil the fingers; but it
takes a genuine artist TO peel the fruit
in the right way.
Putnam patriot., 1917-08-10
NEW FIRE TRUCK
EXPECTED
Highway Committee Instructed 10 See
That Sidewalks Are Repaired
Common Council Translates Routine
Business

Edward ". Mullan, chairman ofthe
fire committee Of the common council,
reported ut the regular meeting Tues
day night that the new motor driven
hre truck is expected 10 arrive IN a
few days. The committee recommends
ed Tint Eagle Hose Company No, ,, in
the north end OF the city, where the
new truck is to be kept, be disbanded
and reorganiled. They gave for the
reasons that the company owns prop.
efty and has money on deposit that
belongs TO the men and that number
Of the men work and live In the down.
town section. They also recommended
that the company be composed Of
twelve instead of fifteen men, The
report WINS accepted bat no action WINS
taken.
There was some discussion of the
matter and opinions were expressed
that ii might &c possible 10 obtoin the
desired result without disbanding and
reorganization
\ petition from Alphonse Dumas to
be appointed driver of the new truck
was referred 10 e fire committee.
4 petition from abutters on Center
street requesting that IL should not be
sprinkled WIS laid on the table,
In n communication the Eclipse
Manufacturing Company stated that
under an agreement with the city they
had laid sewer pipe at their own eX.
pense and asked that the city reim-
bufse them. The amount claimed is
| Sla7. The matter was referred 10 the
highway committee.
Noble w Hall, who had been direct
ell 10 build three cesspools, asked for
| more time. The direction was given
by the health officer and the work vas
10 have been completed 10y Aug. .. MI.
Hall stated that If he was required TO
do this others should also be made To
| take care of their drains Referred TO
highway committee.
The police report showed Il arrests
during July, Of which . were sent to
| ihiis EitNtliC tiS III Ndt 30 heAto nAN
store doors found open.
The milk inspector $ report was
read. II was about the same Is pre-
vious reports. In some instances In
two reports from the same milkman
one would be very good and the other
very bad
| Alderman ,Lapalme stated that he
had complaints of the dangerous APP
preach TO Providence street bridge. The
superintendent Of streets said that the
matter of bridge approaches was up TO
the town,
The regular monthly bills were or
dered paid.
Alderman Padgett reported the de
livery OF the new copies of the charter
and ordinances. There were but fifty
copies printed and he thought that
those in use in the council chamber
should be bound in cloth and chained
10 the desks SO that they would not be
taken away and lost, Ii was voted 10
do this. The new books contain the
charter and ordinances, amendments
and some statutes relating TO munich
| pnliiies. There are aas pages and the
cost TO the city was sl97 go or 1895 for
each book. For a number Of years
Putnam patriot., 1917-08-10
Numerals Copied From Our Fingers.

That the fingers of the hand held
up or counted off was the beginning
of arithmetic and of our system OF
numbers is the belief of DIR. George
NJ. Gould.
Proof that the fingers were used as
deSignators of numbers, according TO
Doctor Gould. comes directly from the
Roman numerals. One finger was the
origin of figure l, the second equaling
ii, the third III and the fourth I'LL.
The V was the fork which was made
by the thumb stuck up opposite the
first finger.