The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-12-12

Another coolest Man" Located-Thc
Hilo Tribune has discovered another
oldest man" This time it is n. X.
Kiaaina, of Haahea, who was born at
Hanapepe, Kauai, April p, 1917. and
is therefore almost 1O3 years of age.
The old man is said to be in good
health and actively engaged in farm
ing.
No More Japanese Rice-With the
arrival last week in Honolulu of 600
bags of japanese rice, the last of that
commodity for the present year has
been received from Japan. The Jap
anese government has placed an alb
solute embargo against further ship
ments The Islands will now be de
pendent upon California for the future
rice supply.
Claims Age Is 1o9-Jim Xiii, an in
mate of the Lunalilo Home, Honolulu,
registered as a voter recently, giving !
his age as 100. He was born in Ulupa-
lakua, Maui, but has lived for the last
So years in Honolulu. In his early
life he followed the vocation OF
whaler.
High School Site Accepted-The
King street site for the new McKin-
ley high school has finally been ac-
cepted by both the Honolulu board of
supervisors and by Governor Nc
Carthy. 1t now seems as though the
way had been cleared for an early
start on the building.
James w. Pratt Dead-James w.
Pratt, formerly land commissioner of
the territory and for many years a
resident of the Islands, died in Der
kelley, Cal, last Saturday. He was 5S
years old.
Plant Pathologist Goes To Planters
Clarence w. Carpenter, plant path
ologist for a number of years of the
Hawaii Experiment Station, has re-
signed his position and became con.
nected with the sugar planters associe
titn on December /.
Maj. H. Gooding Field has resigned
from the public utilities commission,
his resignation to take effect on Janu-
airy l. He will be succeeded by viii
liam H. Latham of the Office staff Of
Allen & Robinson. Latham came to
the Islands three years ago and was
first connected with the Audit Com
pany of Hawaii.
Pail Road Closed-The Oahu pail
road has been closed while the work
of laying a concrete roadway is going
on, and will not be open for traffic for
about 8 weeks. Residents on the wind
ward side of the island are Obliged
to go clear around the island in order
to reach Honolulu.
Army Paymaster Arrested-FeliX q.
Mcneil, paymaster of the U, S. army
at department headquarters, Honolulu,
was arrested last week on a warrant
from a small town in South Carolina,
charging him with embezzling $500
while he was assistant postmaster at
the place, more than g years ago. He
was placed in Jail.
Hon. James L. Coke, chief justice OF
the territorial supreme court and Mrs.
Coke, returned by the Lurline from
San Francisco last week. Judge and
Mrs. Coke spent the past three months
in the mainland, most of this time in
the Rocky Mountains of the North.
west.
Chicago At Amapala-The United
States cruiser Chicago is at Amapala
detained there on account Of yellow
fever cases which broke out on the
warship while it was en- route to Pear
Harbor via San Francisco. The Chi
cage on arrival here early in 1920 viii
be assigned as station ship at tbs
naval station.
New Japanese Conscription- Th'
amended japanese conscription law
went into effect on December accord
ing to local japanese papers. The
CONSUMPTION age is 20 to 81 years anl
ali Japanese between these ages who
visit Japan for more than 80 days arr
liable to be called upon for military
service.
WilI Investigate The Psychic-Witf
Judge S. b. Dole as its president, the
PsychicaI Research Society. was or