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The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07
PHONE COMPANY WOULD
INCREASE RATES

(By The Associated Press)
HONOLULU, Nov. 6-The public
utilities commission will sit Novem-
Der IA to hear the Mutual Telephone
Co.'S. petition to increase it's rates
from 20 to 100 percent.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07
INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE
NOT ALL HARMONY
(By The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6-Cornelle
Martins, a Belgian labor delegate,
read into the record a statement re-
preaching Japan for the methods u.s.
ed in selecting labor representative
Matsumoto. Martins did not oppose
Matsumoto. The conference refused
to take action on protests against
Matsumoto.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07
IN H ES

MakaWao Union Church9
A. Craig Bowdish, Minister.
10000 Sunday School.
1900 Morning Service.
GAS Christian Endeavor.
6:45 Discussion Club.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07
MADE BOOZE IN GRAVE YARD
(By The Associated Press)

lDy[lne ASSOCIATED freSS)
HONOLULU, Nov. 7-Care-Taker
Moraes, of the King street Catholic
cemetery, pleaded guilty today to
making whiskey in the cemetery
grounds. His sentence was deferred.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07
& $ q " z ID @

that Miss Wilcox had q strenuous and
narrowing experience during the fight
ing days and was decorated by Queen
Elizabeth, of Belgium for her work.
Like many others who have been on
the front, however, she has been
parsimonious in matter of details of
her experiences. Miss Wilcox was
one Of the first workers from the Is
lands to get to France.
Mrs. Frank l.. Hogs was the guest
of honor on Tuesday of last week at
a luncheon in Honolulu given by Mrs.
James F. Morgan. The guests were
Mrs. Stanley Mckenzie, Mrs. John
Fleming, Mrs. Daniel McCorriston,
Mrs. William Hoogs, Mrs. Edward
Loomis, Mrs. Edgecomb, Mrs. f. Mid
kiff, Mrs. Harry Irwin, Mrs. Percy
Nottage and Miss Alice Hogs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Burns and Mr..
Harry Washburn Baldwin were dinner
guests in Honolulu on Wednesday
evening of last week, of Mr.. and Mrs.
John l.. Fleming.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07
PROF. HITCHCOCK DEAD
DIV The Associated Press

(By The Associated Press)
HONOLULU, Nov, 6~-Professor
Charles Henry Hitchcock, geologist,
formerly of Dartmouth College is
dead. He had lived here since 1908.
He was SO years of age.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07
MATSON LINE MAY BUILD
(By The Associated Press)

IBy The AssOclated PTess)
HONOLULU, Nov. 6-The Matson
Company's San Francisco Office has
cabled Castle & Cooke that a ship
building program is now under con-
s%ideration by the directors who are
now in session.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07
Rector and Wife Enroute Home

Rev. and Mrs. j. Charles Villiers,
who have been on a several months
vacation on the mainland, are expect
ed to arrive home by the steamer Ma
noa due in Honolulu next Friday.
They had expected to sail from San
Francisco earlier but the Manoa on
which they are booked has been delay
ed by the s~tevedores' strike and will
not get away until tomorrow, accord
ing to last reports.
During their absence they attended
the national convention of the Epis-
copal church in Detroit, where they
also visited a daughter and their son
Haydn, recently returned from France
after serving a years with the Canad-
ian forces. They accompanied their
daughter Miss Olive to Cincinnati
where she has entered the Cincinnati
conservatory of ms1sic.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07
CHILDREN POORLY LOOKED
(By The Associated Press)

HONOLULU, Nov. 6-Mrs. A. L..
Andrews, president of the child well
fare league, told the Rotarians today
that there is only n nurse for Homo
lulu's $4,000 school children, and that
the schools are over-crowded, poorly
lighted and unsuitable.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07
BUM SUBSTITUTE FOR GAS
DIV The Associated Press)

HONOLULU, Nov. 6-The chemists
association committee has reported
that gasoline sold here is highly
charged with sulphur is composed
principally of substitutes and is only
4R gasoline.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07
AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT PAU
: The Associated Pressl

(By The Associated Press)
MELBOURNE, Nov. 4-The Austria
liam parliament dissolved and an cleo
tion for its uccessor is set for Deem
Der 10.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07
CARDS OF THANKS

The WaiIuku Japanese Butoku AS
ISOLATION takes this means of thank
ing MIR. D. C. Lindsay and all others
who contributed to the sports and ex-
e~rcises held on October 31st.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07

3 o r N

CRAWFORD-In Honolulu, october
20, 1919 to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Thompson Crawford, of S25 Beretan-
ia Street, formerly of Maui, a daugh-
ter-Billie Marion.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07
AMERICAN SUGAR
BOOSTS DIVIDENDS

(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Nov. 6-The Ameri-
can Sugar Refining Company has de-
clared a %% in addition the regular
quarterly dividend on common stock.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07
OHIO AGAINST r
Am ENDM EMIT

(By The Associated Press)
COLUMBUS, o. Nov. Returns
from all but 10 counties give lead of
5000 against the federal prohibition
amendment.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07

NEW YORK, Nov. IA new record
price for seats on the New York
stock exchange was made today when
a seat sold for $4,000.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07
~BOlSHEVlKl MAY SOON
CBy The Associated Press,

(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7-Represen-
tatives of foreign governments at
Omsk are preparing to withdraw from
Omsk, according to state department
adyices.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07
AUSTRIA RATlFIEs TREATY
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
PARIS, Nov. THE Austrian dele
cation today handed the peace dele
cation a ratification of the st. German
treaty.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07
DRAFTING WAR VIOLATION LIST
(By The Associated Press)

PARIS, Nov. 7-Thc s%ub-council has
decided to appoint a commission to
ed with the violation of the laws of
war whom Germany must surrender.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07

COBLENZ, Nov. IA troop of the
5 Infantry recently from the United
States has reached the Rhine.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07

KANSAS CITY, Nov. s. Forty
teachers have formed o union and ap-
piled to the A. F. L. for a charter.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07
STOP THIEF NOTICE

Maui County Treasury General War;
rant Nos. 1854 to ikoa for $49.5o, No.
3755 to Keliiaukai for $4,000, drawn
against Roads and Bridges, Hama,
dated Oct. 18th, 1919, have been stolen
at Hama. Payment is stopped. Re-
port any person offering to cash same
to the police.
WaiIuku, Maui, Nov. 6, 1919.
CHAS. WILCOX,
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07

British builders are construction a
very large seaplane entirely of the
light weight alloy duralium.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07
Sojourning At Beach

The c. D. Lufkins and Worth Aikens
are spending this week at the Lufkin
Camp l beach cottage. The weather
has been especially pleasant at the
beach for some time and the whole
party is deriving much pleasure from
the outing.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07
Auditor, County of Maui


REWARD-Will be paid for return of
n chiId's toy auto. red and blue,
No. 7 on radiator which was remov-
ed from rear of Grand Hotel. Re-
turn to M. r.. kiester Go Maui
News.
$2500 will buy the Alana's Home
stead at Makawao, adjoining the
Catholic Mission, containing an area
of 1.15 acres, with all Improvements
thereon.
B. j. GUERRERO,
Exclusive Agent,
Room 7, Magoon Building,
Honolulu. T. n.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07
Island Woman Wins High

Honors In War Service
Mrs. H. D. Sloggett went to Homo
lulu last Monday night to meet her
sister, Miss Mabel Wilcox, of Kauai,
who returned this week on the Sachem
after three years of service as a Red
Cross nurse in Europe. 1t is known
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07
Mrs. Frank Burns Honored

Mrs. Frank Burns, who with her
husband recently left Maui to make
their home on Kauai, was the honor
guest last week at a delightful tea in
Honolulu given by her sister, Mrs.
Oswald Lightfoot. The fifteen or
more guests were all relatives or old
friends of Mrs. Burns girlhood when
she was Miss Aileen Mccarthy,
daughter of Governor and Mrs. Nc
Carthy.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-07

BERLIN, Nov. 6 - The general
strike of metal workers collapsed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-18
CIRCULAR HAS
POINTERS FOR
WOMEN'S CLUBS

Fayetteville. Ark. May 14.-Tho
General. Extension Division of the
University of Arkansas has Just is
sued circular on programs for wom-
ems clubs, with suggestions for year
book COMMITTEES The suggestions
include various phases af art. litera-
ture, music, history and travel, and
miscellaneous subjects. Club study
outlines will be sent to officers of
any club upon request for period of
two weeks without cost In many III
stances slides can be secured to sup
plement programs on the various
countries, and records suitable to
use with music programs are availa-
bic. The only cost to the borrower
will be the express charges. The cir
cular says in part:
1.-THE splendid work being carried
on by the women's club has long been
recognized as great factor in the
making of the state and the General
Extension Division Division tenders
it's service to individuals or to clubs.
The specialists who are members of
the faculties of the various colleges
of the University have made many
outlines which may be followed by
the clubs as programs for next year.
Wherever. possible outlines on sub
jects not listed will be furnished upon
request"
The pamphlet also gives sum-
mary of the other branches of work
taken up by the Division, such as cor
study; extension lectures
by University professors and promi-
nant men Of the state lyceum
courses consisting of music, enter
tainments and lectures; lantern slides
and motion pictures and music rec
ords. The Division also maintains
a bureau of information and will an
BWer questions of any nature for
clubs or individuals.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-18

nose and is not as liable to gas pois-
oning as man. Other defensive equip
ment produced in large amounts in
cluded dug-out blankets to seal the
doors of underground shelters from
and oiled clothing, under clothing and
gloves to protect from mustard oil.
There were shipped also 45,906 spec
lal signal horns to give warning of
gas and more than $4,000 fans to blow
the vapor out Of trenches and dugouts.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-18
There's No Initiation Dues Whatever
During This Contest

A few facts regarding the growth of the A. O. u. w.
will prove interesting: During April 1919, our new
business amounted to $676,OO0OO, while during the
three months of February, March and April. 1919,
wrote the tremendous total of $1.492,000O0
This is indeed record of which may feel proud
Get A. O. U. w. details before you buy ANY life
insurance.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-18

special concession during this contest in order to
permit the very best showing by these three lodges,
will be the elimination of all initiation dues. This
is indeed the ideal time for YOU to join the A. O. u.
W.! This fact-growing fraternal Insurance. order
positively does offer the BEST life insurance you
can buy today
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-18

The three largcstdA.'O. u. W. Lodges in Arkansas
are now conducting a good.natured contest, each
striving to secure the largest number Of new men,
bers before June 9Th This contest Is being
Quoted entirely by the members Of the three lodges,
no Deputies District Managers being permitted
to work in any OF the three lOdges
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-18
Contest Is Adding Hundreds
OF New Members

At the start Of this contest, Pine Bluff Lodge No.
&c. had 1000 members, while the next largest, West
End Uittle Rock Lodge No. Is, had 929 members
and Capitol Q.ittle Rock Lodge No. 20, had s25
members The one Of these three A. 0. U. w. Lodges
admitting the largest number Of new members will
receive 500 In cash, while the second largest will
receive $50.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-18

desirable service and avoiding the |
necessity of sending into Russian an
allied army?"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-18

If you have something to sell, .
Graphic Want AID will sell tt.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-08-21

groom. AT the end of three DAYS the
floors, woodwork and furniture fairly
shone. the garden had been trimmed
up and two rooms had been repapered
Leila WIS happy as lark over all this
friendly cooperation. There were
many things she needed, but she was
content.
Edna was on a chair about to re-
move picture when she lost her bal.
ance. and in righting herself found
she had pulled picture, cord and hook
from the wall, and with it a little
square of wood. From the aperture
this panel-like appurtenance had con-
cealed there fell to the floor a roll Of
bills. Grandma Norton's forgotten
hiding place was revealed.
What wedding there was! How
Leiia's new friends fiuttered about her
and enjoyed woodland romance that
kept them in almost frenzied state
of excitement all the time! And Pey-
ton Ward turned out to be hand
some. happy-hearted young man, just
as charming as his sweet little wife,
and life was the brighter and better
with the girl scout coterie for the hap
piness they ad helped to bring about
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-08-21
TREE PUZZLE TO FORESTERS
Peculiar Formation Of Spruce Has
Caused Speculation Among Men
Learned in That Lore.

cross section of great old spruce
tree from Alaska tells the story Of a
tree which executed spin, like bal
let dancer. This cross section shows
a most peculiar spiral structure, which
has caused great deal of speculation
among the various foresters through
out the country and a very interesting
explanation is advanced in American
Forestry.
1t is known that a tree growing at
slant forms on the lower side of the
trunk a dense reddish wood known as
"rotholz." This spiral In this case is
of such sort, and as it is a continuous
formation, winding from the center to
within half an inch from the circum-
ference, it Is surmised that it was
growing in an inclined position on the
edge of a glacier. where by some
shifting 1t was caused to rotate. so
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-08-21
Observation Of Plants.

There cannot be complete enjoy.
ment from growing Towering plants
unless the gardener is sufficiently in
terested to watch them closely, OBJ
serving daily changes, trying different
experiments and carefully studying the
results. 1t is in this way we learn what
certain plants like best-light or heavy
soil. full exposure or partial shade,
abundant moisture or moderately dry
soil, what fertilizers produce the best
results, and so on.
When lot of cuttings are made
and placed in the sun, the base Of
the cuttings one after another turning
black and the cuttings "damping" off,
without the gardener trying the pan
Of cuttings in sha led place, the case
seems hopeless. A gardener of this kind
had better confine his efforts to a few
sturdy geraniums O. other equally ro-
bust, full-grown plants.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-08-21
Handicap Can Be Overcome.

Misery besets the man who has
chosen his work unwisely. He is I'M
happy for the reason that he knows
his laundering choice of vocation is
keeping him from making the most of
his talents for his own good and So
ciety's.
Even so, If he will but cultivate a
keener sense of the social value Of
whatever work he is trying to do, he
may gain therefrom a stimulus en-
abling him to surprising extent to
overcome his vocational handicap. and
at the same time giving him the peace
of mind he has hitherto lacked.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-08-21

for the moment. But he had received
too many weirdly worded notes In his
time to allow this one to battle him.
Albeit it was not till the work of the
school was over and much tobacco
had been consumed that the word at
last yielded it's mystery:
"Kept at home to go a-taturing."-
London Chronicle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-08-21
observation-disclosures"

SchooImasters have often serious
problems to solve. rhe following note,
containing only one word, was recent
ly handed to a Thanet pedagogue:
"Cepatomtegoatatur
The missive was rendered by one of
the boys on behalf of a neighbours
child.
The SchoOlmaster was nonpluSsed
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-08-21

that all sides of the tree were success
sively on the downward side. Thus,
as the tree grew. and it's rotation con-
tinued slowly, the 'rotholz" developed
into spiral.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-08-21
Patriotic.

"See how Bills wife is stamping her
foot at him for wearing out the car
pet by not wiping his feet"
"Yes; those are regular thrift
stamps"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1919-05-09
Smallpox at The
Agr. High School

County Health officer ]. s. Rosamond
was called to Goodman Wednesday morn
ing to diagnose a case at the Agricul-
tural High school having the symptoms
of smallpox. He found it to be genuine
smallpox but in very mild form. The
patient is Miss Nell Ingold. He quar-
antined The school for ten days, ordered
all children vaccinated and took all
necessary precautions to prevent a
spread. 1t is confidently hoped and be-
lieved that the disease will be promptly
checked and that no more cases will de-
velop. There is no occasion for alarm.
Under the quarantine regulations, the
children at the Agricultural High school
will not be permitted to write any letters
during the ten days quarantine period.
Among the regrettable features is that
the school will not be able toFparticipate
in the field day exercises at Lexington
today.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1919-05-09
Gertz Bros. Have
Auspicious Opening


The Gertz Bros new store was thrown
open to the public with an inaugural
bargain sale last Saturday morning. The
sale had been most thoroughly advertised
first and foremost by a page adver-
tisement in The Advertiser, and in ad-
dition by large posters and circulars scat
tered all over the trade territory. As a
result, and indicative of the potency of
printers ink, the store was jammed full
of eager buyers from the hour of OPEN
until late at night. While it sounds al
most fabulous, the days cash sales, we
are told, amounted to about $4,000. The
Gertz Bros. have had some immense
crowds at their stores at Cruger and
Greenwood, but this one excelled them
all. The Gertz Bros. have had their
building covered with large signs, and
apparently do not believe in "hiding their
light under bushel," but court publicity
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1919-05-09
SteE.5enson Appointed
CITY Health Officer

Morris Lewis, president of the Civic
League of Lexington, appeared before the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen at their
regular monthly melting Tuesday and
asked for the appointment of city
health officer. County Health Officer j.
s. Rosamond has for some time suggested
the appointment of such an official, mad
the desirability of the creation of this
Office in Lexington is recognized by all.
The city council acted favorably upon
the request and named DR.. r. M. Stephen
son city health officer. DIR. Stephenson
accepted the commission upon the strict
understanding and agreement, which was
cheerfully made, that he would have the
hearty and active cooperation of the
mayor, marshal and board Of aldermen.
This means that Lexington will be
cleaner town in the future than for the
past few years. Before the war highly
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1919-05-09

1t was tired lot of clerks that retired
from that store late Saturday night, haRs
Ing been "on the go' III day long witho1s
a moments intermission. The clerical
force consisted of the following,all wide
awake and competent salespeople: Abe
Gertz, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Goldenborg, Miss
Caplan, M. Schell, Mrs. Bessie Hall, w.
c. Arterbcrry, Miss Lera Ashley, Mrs.
Lizzie Alexander, Miss Alice CHM, Miss
Eulalia Herring.
The Gertz Bros, stores are to be con-
graduated in having associated with them
Mr.. Goldenberg, an all-'round business
man and advertisement writer of ability,
who will keep the public "posted" weekly
through The Advertiser. Read this
weeks ad on page 8.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1919-05-09
Lexington Automobile
Co. Begins Business

The newly incorporated Lexington Au-
tomobile Company, of which P. G. Nose
lev. DR.. c. "a. Moore, w. X. Gwin and l..
E. Barr are the stockholders, has opened
for business in the splendid capacious
building adjoining the Merchants q
Farmers Bank & Trust Company's build
ing. This building was purchased Mon
day by that enterprising citizen and live
wire, L. E. Barr, who will give it.
thorough overhauling and properly equip
it for it's new functions. The company
has the agency for the superb Overland
and Mitchell-Six cars, and has already
delivered three cars-a Model 80 Over
land to Walter Odom, of Durant; Model
90 Overland to w. B. Peacock, of Acona,
and six cylinder Mitchell to Mrs. G. X.
Kelly, of Tchula. They have five more
tentatively sold, which will be delivered
as soon as the. cars arrive. The business
of the Lexington Automobile Company
will be under the active management of
P. G. Moseley, who for the past five and
a half years acted as district manager
for the international Harvester Com
pany, with twelve counties under his
jurisdiction. He is no stranger to our
people, but practically "home man."
having been born and spent the greater
part of his life in our splendid sister
county, Yazoo. The members of the
Lexington Automobile Company are all
hustlers, competent business men and
genuine live wires and will push the new
enterprise to the~ full limit They will
see to it that there are mechanics here
fully competent to repair any damage
that any of their makes of car may sus-
tain and that necessary parts may be
obtained here at any and all times. The
new venture starts out under the most
promising auspices
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1919-05-09
Causey Withdraws
From Constable Race

J. s. Causey, who announced some time
ago as candidate for constable Of District
No, l,sinforms The Advertiser that he has
withdrawn from~ the race. He has re.
Gently greatly increased his laad and
cattle holdings and has embarked in the
dairy business on an extensive scale, and
his time will be fully occupied in attend
ing to his own affairs. Mr. Causey had
received hatterirg encouragcmcnts and
feels confident that he would have been
elected had he continued in the rece.
He desires to express his hearty appre-
citation. and thanks for the many assur-
ances of support and courtcsies extended
him during his brief stay in the race.