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The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-28
Islands May Again
Lose Federal Money
Superintendent MacCaughey Calls
Attention To Need Of Action If
Hawaii Is To Benefit In Smith
TOwne Bill For Education.

Superintendent Vaughan MacCaug-
hey in an open letter, calls attention
to the danger that Hawaii stands in
of losing a share of the S100,000,000
federal appropriation for education un-
der the Smith-Towne bill now before
congress. He says
During the recent years, Hawaii
has been repeatedly omitted from
Federal legislation carrying large ap-
preparations. In this way, Hawaii has
lost hundreds of thousands of dollars
of Federal money.
'"The Smith-Towne Educational Bill
is now before Congress. 1t provides
for a National Department of Educa'
ton and authorizes an appropriation
of $100,000,000, as follows
$7,5OO,OOO, for the removal of litter.
acy; $7,5OO,OOO, for the Americaniza,
ton of foreigners; $50,O0O,O00, for the
partial payment of teachers salaries
and the building up Of rural schools
$20,00O,00O, for physical education, in
cluding health and sanitation; S15,
100000, for the training of teachers.
"These vast funds are to be appor
toned equitably among the states, Ha
waii, as in other cases, is left out, un
recognized, unknown and unthought
of.
There is every legitimate reason
why Hawaii should be included. There
is no other region under the Ameri
can flag where the necessity for the
removal of illiteracy, for the Ameri
canization of foreigners, for the up
building of rural schools, for the pro
motion of physical education and fol
the training of teachers is as urgent
as Hawaii. Hawaii has every just
claim upon a portion of these funds
Hawaii is not possession but an in
tegral part of the United States Ha
waii makes substantial contributions
to the revenues of the Federal Gov
ernment Hawaii is of strategic i'm
pOrtance as representing American
ideals in the Pacific.
"Hawaii's educational work will be
very seriously crippled if she does
not receive her just proportion of the
Smith-Towne appropriations"
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-28
Maui Gets Jared
By Sharp Earthquake

Perhaps the sharpest earthquake
shock on Maui in many years was that
which occurred about 10 o'clock last
Tuesday night.
It came as heavy jolt or jar which
set doors and windows to rafting, and
the vibration continued in diminish
ing strength for several seconds. Per
sons in the upper floors of frame
buildings felt the quake especially,
many being awakened by the trembl-
ing of the buildings and the noise of
loose objects in the rooms.
Those who were awake describe the
shock as comparable to the concus-
sion of heavy explosion, with the
resulting vibration as things settled
back to normal.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-28
Fleming Protests
Against Cottages
Says Plan Would Be Detrimental Te
HOSpital-Lufkin Offers To Turn
Lease Over To County - Still
Pending.

The sub-leasing of a piece of land
formerly held by the Maui Wine Co..
to a japanese who purposes erecting
four cottages upon it for renting to
japanese laborers, has brought forth
vigorous protest from Supervisor D..
I. Fleming, on the ground that such
construction will be a serious detri-
ment to the MaIulani hospital
In raising the question Mr.. Fleming
declares that the matter is one of so
much public importance that the peo-
pie of Wailuku should take deter
mined stand against to project.
If they don't make such showing
of public spirit, Mr.. Fleming declares,
he proposes henceforth to wash his
hands of Wailuku when ever it comes
to doing anything for the benefit of
the community. He says he will dc
this because he will consider that Wal.
luku is too lacking in civic pride to
deserve any consideration
The land in question lies between
the Smith Estate property, which the
county is about to acquire through
condemnation for enlarging the hos.
pital, and the X. of p. property. 1t
is owned by the Wailuku Sugar Com.
pary but held under lease of about
II years by the Bank of Maui. The
bank has sub-leased to Y. Sato for
the purpose above stated.
Mr.. Fleming states that the county
expects to acquire the land in question
as well as the X. of p. property some
time in the future when money is
available, with view of opening an
unobstructed triangular park in front
of the hospital with the Mill road and
Continued on Page Five.)
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-28
Compensation To
Dependents Given
Accident Board Allows Claim For
Death Of Husband And Father
Asks Suggestions OF Alexander
House Re Case MOtherleSS Baby.

AT the meeting of the industrial ac-
cident board on Tuesday morning Of
this week, an award was made in the
case of S. Takahashi, deceased, em-
ploye of the Haiku Fruit & Packing
Co., in favor of his widow, Kimiyrl
Takahashi and infant daughter, in
sum of $S.6S cents per week. This
amount is so percent of the dead
mans weekly wage, and is to be paid
for 6 years unless the widow remar-
ries, in which case the child will re-
ceive 80 percent of it's fathers wage
until 16 years of age.
Takahashi, who was head carpen-
ter at the pineapple factory, was
caught in a belt last May and died
from the injuries about two months
ago.
The board is considering an offer of
settlement made by Ramon Alisea to
the Wailuku Sugar Co., for $425 on ac-
count of the loss of an eye sustained
while working with steam plow
engine. The injured man is now in
Honolulu and wants lump sum set
tlement in order to open a refresh
ment stand in the city. He is repre-
sented by Attorney w. B. Lymer.
The board decided to take up with
the Alexander House Settlement the
means of spending to best advantage
the $1,000 or more due as compensa-
ton to the 8-month's old infant of
Emily Roman, deceased. employee of
the Wailuku Sugar Co., who died from
injuries after being struck by motor
cycle while on her way to work some
months ago. The money is payable
over period of 16 years or more, un.
less the board sees fit to authorize
otherwise.
Il. Masuda, a blacksmith of Wal
luku, was on the carpet before the
board for failing to have helper in
sured as required by law. He was
given three days to comply with the
law or be penalized
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-28
School Boys Raid
Dan Carey's Office
Three Small Youngsters Carry Off All
The Stationery And Some Other
Property Which They Destroyed
Have Painful Settlement

Three small boys, two Hawaiians
10 years, raided Dan Carey's black
smith shop last Sunday afternoon and
left the place as though cyclone had
struck it. The office received princi-
pal attention, most Of the stationery
being destroyed or carried away.
The young vandals, after scattering
papers all over the Office, carried away
about a dollars worth of postage
stamps, the full supply of envelopes,
bill heads and other stationery, to-
gether with all the rubber stamps
they could find, and also all the auto
mobile number plates from the shop
which they could carry, together with
a hammer and other tools. They took
their loot to a nearby shed where they
proceeded to play postoflice. The fol
lowing day they carried part of it
to school where they proceeded to
distribute it among their friends. 1t
was here that the police came upon
their trail
At the police station their eXamina-
ton is reported to have been Of very
painful character and at least one of
the youngsters later had an equally
painful interview with his father. One
OF the boys is the son of local police
man.
There is a possibility that the father
of the Chinese boy may be proceeded
against, as a quantity of the property
was found in his possession after he
had denied that he knew anything
about it.
Among the things destroyed was a
lot of Cancelled checks and receipts
which were scattered all over town.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-28
JAPANESE ON MAUI
PLANTATION CONTENTED

Relations between the plantation
management and the Japanese labor
ers of Puunene. Maui, are amicable,
declared j. Nakao, acting manager of
the local branch of the Yokohama
Specie Bank who returned yesterday
morning from a tour of the Valley
Island, He said the Japanese laborers
on the big Maui plantation were get
ting rice for 1880 a bag from the
plantation-owned store which is sell
ing the commodity at cost, while rice
sold elsewhere is quoted as high as
SIS a hag.-AdYertiser
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-28
Puunene Japanese
Not In Labor Union
Did Not Have Delegates At Sunday
Meeting Representatives Named
To Go To HOnolulu-$3 Day No
Bonus Demanded.

Sixty delegates from various sec
tions of Maui made up the meeting OF
Japanese laborers in Wailuku last
Sunday, held for the purpose OF dis
cussing the higher wage question, and
appointing delegates to go to Honolulu
to the general meeting to be held
there next week.
In the Sunday meeting, which was
held in the local Buddhist school, La
haina was not represented, that dis
trict having formed its own union, to
be represented in Honolulu by two
members.
The Puunene Japanese, reported to
be not entirely in sympathy with the
movement, did not have representa-
tives at Sundays meeting. 1t is said
that the Puunene workers object to
having their affairs run by men who
are not themselves plantation laborers
The three representatives who will
go to Honolulu ares. Yasui, a Maui
newspaper man; Akimoto, a Haiku
pineapple grower, and Y. Inouye, a
Wailuku newspaper man.
The discussion of the wage and
hours question resulted in vote be
ing taken to demand SO per day for
men and 1925 per day for women, fol
an S-hour day. This pay to supercede
the present bonus system. There
were some who favored the bonus, but
they were clearly in the minority
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-28
ROCK LEDGE DELAYS
HAMA WHARF

Work on the approach to the new
wharf being built at Hama, apparently
caused a change in the currents in
the harbor and consequent shifting
of the sand at the site of the whalf,
with the result that ledge of lava
rock has been exposed, and which is
interfering with the setting of the con
crete piling. The work will be some
what delayed until the rock can be
blasted out.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-28
SHRINE CANDIDATES CROSS
HOT SANDS TOMORROW
PENHALLOW is IT

II. b. Penhallow, manager of the
Wailuku Sugar Company, will furnish
a part of the fun for the Shriners in
Honolulu tomorrow. He is the only
Maui candidate for initiation into the
order at the big ceremonial session
which is to take place.
A number Of Maui Shriners will go
down tonight to enjoy the circus, pre-
parations for which have been going
on for several weeks. 1t is rumored
that Penhallow has been allotted an
important part on the program.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-28
MAUI BOY PAYS SHORT
VISIT HOME AFTER
LONG WAR SERVICE

Selden Robinson, of Maui returned
to the Islands last week by the steam
er Maui on which he has served for
two years or more. He held the rank
of lieutenant in the transport service
during the war, and was on the vessel
on every trip she made through the
war zone with troops. He is still con
nected with the ship, and returned to
the coast with her on Wednesday.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-28
WILL URGE MORE SHIPS
FOR PACIFIC

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27-Repre-
sentatives of all shipping centers on
the Pacific will appear December 3
before the U. S. shipping board to
urge the allotment of more govern
ment owned ships for the trans-Pacifc
trade. 1t is announced here that the
government of the Philippines will CO.
operate in the effort to obtain fast
regular liners between the American
continent and Manila.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-28
Big Labor Conference
Set For Next Monday

Four delegates from Hawaii, three
each from Maui and Kauai, and three
or four from Oahu will meet in Homo
lulu December l in Japanese labor
convention under the auspices of the
Plantation Labor Supporters Associa-
ton. The delegations from Maui and
Hawaii are expected to arrive in this
city Noymber 29, by the Mauna Kea.
The Kauai delegation will arrive
here Sunday, November 80, by the XII
nau, it was reported yesterday from
the Garden Island The delegation
will consist of X. Yokogawa, c. Miura
and S. Fukui.-Adveriiser
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-28
Fine New Power Boat
Launched At Kihei

Quite large crowd of central Maui
people drove over to Kihei last Sun
day morning to witness the launching
of fine new sampan built by Angus
McPhee and which is to be used by
him in carrying firewood from Kihei
to Lahaina and other points. The
launching was successfully accom-
plished after the tide had reached
flood.
The new boat has a carrying capac'
ity of 60 tons. 1t is 63 feet, 6 inches
long, and IS feet beam, with 7 feet OF
hold; and is equipped with 45-h. p
Fairbanks Morse motor
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-28
Lack OF Rain Again
Being Seriously Felt

Maui is again suffering from drought
The good rains of several weeks ago
proved nothing more than palliative,
and all central Maui, Makawao and
Kula are again suffering for water.
The Olinda reservoir supply is again
almost exhausted, and unless rain
comes soon the Kula district will soon
be in straits again.
Crops are not suffering seriously as
yet, but another week or two of dry
weather will begin to have very seri-
Gus results.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-28
.KILAEUA LAVA PIT DROPS
MORE THAN 400 FEET

HILO, Nov. 2S-The Halemaumau
fire pit in Killuea crater for months
level with the main crater floor or
overflowing, suddenly dropped this
morning 400 feet The collapse was
accompanied by 10 severe earth
quakes.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-28
Mr.. AND MRS. JOHN GARCIA
LOSE BABY SON

After few days illness of pneumon-
ia, the ~ months old baby son
George, of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Gar
cia, of Kahului, died last Sunday even
ing. The funeral occurred on Monday.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-28
HUBER's BIG STICK KNOCKS
HIGH FISH PRICES

HONOLULU, Nov. 26Following Dis
trict Attorney Hubers order, fish
price in the local market dropped to-
day with a dull thud. The biggest de-
crease was in mullet which dropped
from 40 cents a pound to 25 cents.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-28
ISLANDS SUGAR SUPPLY
RUNNING SHORT

HONOLULU, Nov. 27-Grocers re-
port that a sugar shortage is impend-
ing. Retails sales have been limited
to 10 pounds, and no Wholesale orders
are being filled.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-28
KAMS DEFEAT PUNS
AT FOOTBALL

HONOLULU, Nov 27-The Kane
hameha school II this Afternoon de-
feated the Punahou aggregation in a
close game of IA to 13.
The Town team defeated the Out
riggers by score of 13 to 0.
Pennsylvania won from Cornell "a
to 0.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-28

PEKING, Nov. 27-Mongolia would
end the autonomy under which she
now exists and turn over the com
plete political and diplomatic control
to China. The Monaghan petition
was brought to Peking by General
Hsu Shu Cheng.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-11-28

From Coast
Lurine, Dec. 2; sachem, Dec.
8, Niagara, Dec. q.
For Coast
Makura, Nov. 80; Persia Maru,
Dec. 2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-27
PENS POEM OF
DEATH PLAN;
STAYS SELF
Sweetheart Denies Quar-
rel Cause of Lads Sui
eide at Keithsburg.

Keithsburg, ILL.,, May 27.-(Spe-
cial to The Argus William H.
Hoppaugh, farm hand employed
on the farm of Earl Dodson, near
Joy, was found in a dying condi-
tion at 11:30 o'clock last night by
Marion Aubrey of Keithsburg, ly-
ing in front of a stolen automobile
one block from the home of his
sweetheart, Miss Blanche W. Gar
ner. He had shot himself through
the right breast with a double
barrel shotgun, which he fired by
pressing the trigger against the
crank of the machine.
He died 80 minutes later, after
he had been rushed to a house and
given what medical attention was
possible He regained conh
sciousness before dying, first de-
claring that he had shot himself on
purpose, then just before passing
away he asserted that it had been
accidental There were no eye
witnesses to the tragedy.
An envelope found in his pocket
contained a poem, written by Hop
paugh at 2.30 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon, in which he spoke in poetic
fashion of his love for his sweet
heart. He wrote that this poem
shall be known as my last word, +"
and finished by saying that when
the clock strikes ten, that will
mean my end"
Was No Quarrel.
Testifying before the coroner's
jury, held at Keithsburg by Cor
oner A NJ Mackey of Mercer coun-
ty, last night, Miss Garner declar-
ed that there had been no quarrel.
She said she had known Hoppaugh
for only a month and that she had
seen him for the last time Sunday
night, at which time they had sup
per together. She asserted that at
that time he acted queerly, talking
in a rambling manner about his
dead brother and the war, but that
at no time did he threaten to take
his life. The coroner's jury re-
turned a verdict that Hoppaugh
met death by his own hand through
shooting with suicidal intent.
Hoppaugh had been employed on
the Dodson farm between two and
three months. Before leaving for
Keithsburg he stole machine from
Earl's father, Ira Dodson, and also
took Earl's shotgun with which he
did the shooting. When the thefts
were discovered, the Dodsons at
once set out in search for the miss
ing machine. The hunt ended with
the news that Hoppaugh had killed
himself Earl told the jury that he
had not noticed ANYTHING unusual
about Hoppaugh's recent actions
and that he continued to do his
work satisfactorily.
Hoppaugh, whose home was in
Galesburg, is survived by his faith
er, Jacob, and three sisters, Mabel,
Blanche, and Bessie. All reside in
Galesburg The body will be sent
to Galesburg for burial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-27
CHIEFS MAP OUT
Line OF ACTION
VIII be Ready If Huns Reject
Terms "On Way to Berlin or
Home S0on,- Say Yanks.

Coblenz, Monday, May 26.-(By
the Associated Press General
Fayolle, group commander of two
French armies of occupation, ar
rived here today for hurried con-
ference with Lieutenant General
Hunter Liggett, regarding the
emergency plans of the allies in the
event the Germans refuse the
terms of peace. The activity among
the troops within the bridgehead
areas has been more marked in the
last few days than at any time
since they reached the Rhine. The
American doughboys are preparing
for action, some of them stating
that in the near future they will
either be moving in the direction OF
Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, or to-
ward the Statue of Liberty in New
York harbor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-27
COLLEGES WILL
HELP BUILD UP
NAVAL RESERVE.
Plan Announced Where.
by All Schools May
Assist in Work.

Washington, May 27.-Every uni
versity and college in the country
will be given an opportunity to
cooperate in building up a naval
reserve officer corps under a plan
being developed by Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy Roosevelt, de-
tails of which were made public
today. The scheme contemplates a
four year course in nautical sub
jects, augmented by several months
of postgraduate work at the naval
academy.
The United States now has an
adequate naval reserve force, num-
bering about 100000 officers and
enlisted men, highly efficient as the
result of two years of war service.
Every effort will be made, it was
said at the navy department to
keep the permanent reserve force
around the 10000 mark and to
bring the best class of young men
into it.
Would Get Regular Course.
AS proposed, the plan is to en-
roll college freshmen, who desire
to take the course for four years.
During the first school year the
navy department would recommend
a course of study along naval lines
including the regular college work
and including physical training.
The work would be under the di-
rect supervision of the college au-
thorities and the commandant of
the naval district At the end of
the freshman term members of the
training corps would go to camp
for six or eight weeks where they
would be given a rigid course of
practical instruction in marine
subjects, military drill and physi-
cal exercises. They would be fur
nished with clothing, food and lodg-
ing and nominal pay.
During the second school year,
an advanced course in navigation,
higher mathematics and astronomy,
international law and naval STRAIT
egy would be studied and at the
end of that and the third school
year, the embryo officers would be
taken aboard warships for six or
eight weeks.
Upon graduating from college
members of the corps who had
completed the course satisfactorily
would be sent to the naval academy
for two months of postgraduate
work along general lines, the gov
ernment paying all expenses and a
! salary.
Under No Obligation.
Then the successful candidates
would be commissioned as ensigns
in the reserve and sent to civil life
under no obligation to the govern
ment except a pledge to serve as
officers in emergency and to keep
in touch with naval departments.
In order to make the course at
tractive the tentative plan is to
send the training squadrons abroad
each summer SO the students may
study foreign navies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-27
HAWKER TELLS
TRIALS OF TRIP
OVER ATLANTIC
Detailed Account of Haz-
ardous Flight Given
By Flyer.

London, May 27.-The CORES
pondent of the Daily Mail who is
travelling with Harry G. Hawker
and Lieutenant Commander Grieve
on their way to this city sends from
Inverness, Scotland. a detailed ac-
count of the difficulties encounter
ed by the two airmen on the at
tempt to fly across the Atlantic.
The first four hours of the voyage
was freezing cold, but the men
were quite comfortable. Hawker,
however, was unable 70 steer good
course because of the clouds, being
at times forced to go around them.
Weather Very Bad.
When about 500 miles out the
weather still continued very
bad and clouds rose to great
heights. Several times Hawker
tried to clear them but lost height
at every attempt and each time the
machine was started climbing the
water in the radiator boiled furious
ly, which involved waste of power.
At last, however, the airplane
reached 10000 feet and it was de-
cided to stay at that level.
1--WE had not as yet doubted be-
ing successful in getting across" :"
Hawker said. We were above most
of the clouds. The moon had risen
and we were keeping a good course
although we had to go little slow
er and close the throttle to keep the
water from heating up.
I'VE continued at this height un-
. L, il nfw
and a half hours. Then came heavy
clouds again. They were very high,
reaching $4,000 feet, and very black.
It was almost impossible to steer
through them and each time / tried
to climb the water boiled badly"
Makes Dive; Clears Filter.
Hawker then described his efforts
to find the cause of the trouble with
the cooling system and said that he
concluded something had got into
the water filter between the radi-
ator and the pumps and that the
only thing to do was to stop the
motor and put the nose of the ma
chine down steeply with the hope
that this might clear the filter. This
was successful.
About an hour later however, the
filter again gave trouble and it was
decided to fly toward the trans-At-
lantic steamer route. Two hours
later the Mary was sighted.
Descend Ahead of Steamer.
The aviators descended about two
miles ahead of the steamer. The sea
was rough but the Danish crew, at
great risk to themselves rescued the
avaitors after 80 minutes work, at
$3.50 a. M, Greenwich time, Monday
morning, May 10.
Hawker said that Captain Duhn
thought the aviators were Amer
leans. The rescued mem said the
captain took the whole business as
if it were an everyday affair to take