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

The absurdiy of Our homesteadng system increases as time goes
on. Now it has come about that the would-be homesteader on Hawaiis
public domain must be not only landless, but must be 4 hnancier of no
mean parts.
About 1000 acres of land in Walua, Kauai, was opened in Homo
lulu this week and here are some of the conditions:
Payments of 1870 cash on selecting lot, 1870 annually thereafter
until paid in full.
Establish a home on land within 90 days. Live there 5 years.
Not less than 259t of land to be planted by end of first year; 500,
second year; 1870 third year.
The land is appraised at near 500 per acre. The new homestead
er must not only have money enough TO make a 1919 payment down,
but be able to build a house at once, and have half of his land cleared
and under cultivation within 2 years. He must do all this before he
can ordinarily expect to see a cent of return from his investment.
On a homestead of 40 acres it will probably not be possible for
any homesteader to do all this at an outlay of less than 10000 to $1,000,
and probably more.
The man who can finance such a proposition is, generally speak
ing, not the man who needs a homestead; nor is he likely to take it up
with other than a speculative object.
The prime reason back of a homesteadng system is to benefit the
community as a whole. That this must necessarily involve the wei
fare OF individuals does not change the proposition, A community can
be sound only as its people are prosperous and contented. Homestead
ing foresees a larger population on the land and a higher productivity
because of the direct interest of ownership; and from all this an in
creased community prosperity and contentment.
This is the measure by which any homesteading policy may be
gagged. Will ours stand this test?
If h~omesteading is not likely to put many on land that now sup
ports but few if it is not likely to add to the permanent population
if it is not likely to add to the productivity of the land, acre for acre,
and thus increase the wealth of the territory, it is based on wrong prn-
cples and has no excuse for being. 1t will never increase the sum
total of human happiness.
If it is likely to result only in an exchange of land from public
to private control, with a productivity no greater, and probably less
than before, it is unsound.
Hawaii has hundreds of thousands of acres that would make real
homeseads, and that are now bringing in little or now return. But
they are privately owned lands. The. terrtorys lands are getting
scarce, and what is left of them is for the most part highly developed
cane land. There is no excuse for squanderng this land, particularly
when it is quite demonstrate that ultimately the territory will have
neither land nor homeTeaders.
The thing to work for is a change of policy on the part of private
land owners that will make it possible for Eawails laboring classes to
buy and own their own homes. if only a house-ot to the family. Com
else that could be done. The homesteading question would then large
l take care of itself.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-12-12
MEXICO

1t the latest astounding revelations concerning Mexico are to be
credlted-and there seems no way to escape believing them-the quick
er we beign an unpleasant task the better.
1t seems beyond belief that a man of Carranzas intelligence should
believe that the Red element in the United States could ever start a
revolution in this country let alone carry it to a successful conclusion.
Yet that is exactly the purport to be taken from his dealings with three
alleged radicals who promised him a slice of United States territory for
his assistance; or that by negotiations with Japan he could bring any
such ambition to the stated contamination.
The conclusion is therefore forced that Carranza is really using
his utmost endeavor to bring about American intervention in Mexico.
Just what he hopes to gain by this for himself is probLematcal; but
the assertion of his enemies that he expects Intervention to unite the
Mexicans and to thus strengthen his shakey hold on the country, may
be the true reason.
In any event it seems that there is nothing left for the United
States to do but accept his invitation. The conviction is growing that
Mexico can never establish a stable government unaided and that soon
er or later it will be up to this country to take control and bring order
out of chaos.
The matter is one of utmost seriousness. The occupation of
Mexico means years of thankless work and doubtless the sacrifice of
many American lives. Many will doubt if Mexico is worth the sacri-
he. But it IS becoming more and more clear that there is nothing
else to do.
1t is not a pleasant job that is before us. 1t will not be popular
move with many of our own people and it will, unless most skiIlfully
who already re suspicious of our motives towards them and the
cynical comments of the rest of the world.
The only thing to do is to state our position clearly and unequvo-
caHy to the world and then go to il. In view of events it might have
been better had we done this a long time ago. But that is neither here
nor there now. If President Wilson continues to occupy a vaciraing
position it should be up to the congress and the American people to
push him out of it.
The time has come for a showdown.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-12-12
KEEP UP THE TERRITORIAL FAIR
Shall a territorial fair be held next year?
The fair commission asks the question.

ANh 'N' lS'H
The fair commission asks the question.
In light of the fact that the second territorial fair, held last June,
was a financial failure to the extent of about $1,000 and that the
burden of the work was borne by a comparatively few persons, the
query is a pertinent one.
Since the legislature provided for this fair to be held annually,
and appropriated public funds for it, it is a matter of concern to the
entire territory. The commissioners have done well to put the matter
up to the people as they have and the MAUI NEWS will be glad to
help in this connection by giving space to letters of suggestion or con
sruCtive criticism.
Our own opinion is emphaicaly that the territorial fair should
be continued III spirit and i'll letter; but we believe that its scope should
be greatly modified.
The idea back of the fair is sound, but we have attempted too much
at the start. The enthusiasm of a few has outstripped the vision of
the many. We have had two highly crediabe territorial fairs but they
have not been due to spontaneous effort. A few have done all the work
and have been themselves worked to exhaustion. They cannot be ex-
peCted to keep it up.
There should be a territorial fair next year but it should be on
very modest lines If an error be made it should be on the side of
conservatism. No effort should be made to overshadow the county
taIrS, though this may come in time when we have more adequate and
modern mter-isand. transportation facilities. Oahu should in fact look
upon the fair as her own and not be disappointed if the support from
the other islands is not large at first. 1t is, and for some years to come
will be physically and financially impossible for any large proportion
OF the people from Maui or the other outside islands to attend a fair
great amount of enthusiasm in the islands in the matter of making up
exhibits.
The county fairs have been u~nquaGfedy successful because they
reach the people for whom they are intended. They are the result of
real community effort. The territorial fair will be successful when it
fills the same function and not before.
Ultimately the county fairs should make necessary a big central
tar the same as the county fairs of many states make possible the big
state fairs. The idea of the territorial fair is therefore sound, and it
should not be abandoned now that a start has been made; but it should
be developed only so fast as conditions warrant. To try to force it
ahead of this demand is to endanger the whole proposition.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-12-12
DEPORT ALIEN BOOZE MAKERS

Commenting upon the violation of the prohibition laws, largely by
japanese, the New Freedom suggests that all such be deported upon
convection. The idea seems a good one. The paper says in part:
This paper has on previous occasions called attention to the fact
that aliens discovered violating the laws of the United States bv the
Illicit manufacture of liquor, should be deported, after having been fined
and kept in Jail to the limit. Does it not seem outrageous that these
alien okoehao makers should be able to defy the laws of the United
States, to poison the bodies and souls of our citizens. and to grow rich
in doing it?
",Why should these people be permitted to remain in this country
and defy our laws?
Livery okolehao maker is a potential murderer. Even if he does
not take the spectacular course of plunging a knife into the heart of
MS victim, he kills his victim none the less surely via the poison route.
The Federal authorities, if possible, should round up every in
dividual connected with these okolehao making huis. and wherever
guilt can be proven, THE GUILTY ONES SHOULD BE DEPORT-
ED"
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-12-12
MRS. IRWIN LEAVES MILLION

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. lin pro
batting the will of Mrs. Fannie Irwin,
widow of the late William G.. Irwin,
it is learned that she left a fund Of
$1,000, 900 the interest from which is
to be devoted to charitable purposes
in San Francisco and Hawaii.
She left 100000 to Charles Croker,
100000 each to Irwin and Raymond
Spalding, and $4,000 to each of the
four daughters of E. 1. Spalding, pres
ident of the Bank of Honolulu.
Mrs. c. T. Crocker, daughter of Mrs.
Irwin, gets three-fourths of the entire
estate.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-12-12
"DRIVE AMERICANS OUT"
MEXICAN POLICY

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE sem
ate foreign relations committee made
public today the testimony of w. d.
Buckley, attorney, of Tampico, who
among other things said 49, Louis
Cabrea told me that the menace of the
American in Mexico must be removed
and the only to do it was to drive him
out and take his property"
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-12-12
RECALLS l. TIMES

The other day there came flutterng down upon our editorial desk.
like a lost tropic island bird, the MAUI NEWS, a paper founded by
the NEWS man, at Waluku, on the Island of Maui, in the Hawaiian
Islands, some 1000 miles west of San Francisco, some twenty years
ago. When we left 1t, 1t was a scntant little six-coumn quartz, but
when it reached us the other day, it had grown to be a great octave with
real dictionary words in it, and looking so ciihed that its own father
hardly knew it. Tears, smiles and laughter came with it, for it brought
back to memory the five haPPiest, jOliest and altogether most lovely
five years in the NEWS mans life. We hope our readers will not
blame us if we attempt to crib its entire o~ntents-Matagor County
(Texas) News.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-12-12
GOVERNOR ASKS AID FOR
COLLECTING CENSUS

HONOLULU, Dec. 11-Governor Nc
Carthy has issued a proclamation call
ing upon the people of the territory
to render all aid possible in the taking
of the forthcoming census
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-12-12
COMMISSION GOES TO
WASHINGTON JANUARY 5

HONOLULU, Dec. 1.-THE legisla-
tive commission, with Governor Nc
Carthy, will leave for Washington
about January 5, by the transport
Logan.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-12-12
BRUCE CARTWRIGHT, SIR. is DEAF

HONOLULU, Dec. 11-Bruce Cart
wright, ST., died this morning after a
short illness. He was born in Homo
lulu in 1858. The funeral will be held
on Friday.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-12-12
CoLoRADo'S LOWER HOUSE
EOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE

DENVER, Dec. 1.-THE lower house
of the legislature has ratified the fed
eral amendment providing for woman
suffrage.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-12-12
END OF COAL STRIKE
ALREADY HAS EFFECT

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1.-THE fuel res
trictions heretofore imposed upon re
tail stores have been Cancelled.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-12-12

Maj. H. Gooding Field has resigned as auditor of the public utilities
commission. Perhaps he got tired Of investigating the Island Electro
Company. Wailuku people are tired tOO-both of the Island Electric
Company and of the utilities commissions promises of relief which
never come to anything.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1919-03-21
WANTED
10000 Tons

The third collection OF used
and surplus clothing for the dis
tressed and suffering people CT
Europe will be made by Il
American Red Cross duTirJ.l the
week of March 2&th 29th. Our
-Quota is 600 tons and you are
asked to collect garments of all
kinds-both sexes, piece goodc,
ticking, sheeting, blankets and
w1oolans, light canton fianneis
to make garments for new born
babes, and shoes of every size.
But pease don't offer these
afflicted people a miscellaneous
lot of flimsy material-This
clothing will he subjected to the
hardest kind Of wear and must
be strong and durable.
The clothing problem is the
most serious yet faced and an
immediate supply is absolutely
vital to the health and very life
OF the men, womtn and children
who have been freed from the
German Yoke.
Do no mending. There are
thousands OF women in Europe
who will be glad of the oppor-
tunity to earn a small bur Self
respecting wage by mendiI'g or
making over garments more
suited to their own countries.
So clean out your closets-put
old clothes to work.
Clothing to be delivered to the
Court House any time after the
! oath of March and not later than
the 29th, W.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1919-03-21
STOLEN FROM THE PEAVEY

rOIOWluS are SOhiO i'Sho Ioh
Ell from the Soldiers paper, The
Peavey.
Toledo, Oregon. Jan. Z, 1919.
Mr.. @. M. Department,
Vankoover, Washington.
Dear Sir:
got the pants alrite that you sent
me but there isn't any Belt that goes
with 1t and what in He'll good are
the Pants to me without eny belt
Would like to know You cant ware
the Pants and go around with them
Hanging down and my other Pants are
not much good anyhow and the belt
ns in darn Poor shape the Bukel is
missing and it is two Short enyway
so what the devil do you want to send
pme the pants with Out any belt want
TO Know. | got another pare OF Pants
but They amt o. d. and they are Tor
in s or 6 phases enyhow and aint fitten
to ware to no danse in the Shape they
are in in the fist place and Jest the
other Day wor them two a danse and
the Lady / danst with notist 1t and /
felt awful Cheep and you can bet l
didn't loose eny time in beating it out
lpf Their after That, but what the He'll
you sent the Pants with out eny belt
for is more then / can figger Out why
didn't you send the Belt a long so l
could ware them do you expekt me to
go round with my Hands in the pockets
to Hold them Up or to Tye them up
with a string or a peace OF baleing
Wire enyhow would like to know.
wisht you would hurry and Send the
belt befour another Danse is on as |
cant 90 to no Danse in these pants like
they are without no belt and the Belt
hasn't got no Bukel as | said befour
and Is two darn Short in the 1st Plase.
Hoping to here from you and the Belt
rite away because | need 1t right a
Lot and OF coarse Soljer isn't aloud
to go around wearing Galluses like
a Civilyun as you ought to know being
as You are at the Bearricks and need
them rite darn bad two. And how
can go Back to pennsylvania in yuni-
form II | haven't Got no Belt to, hold
up the Pants which expect to do.
Yours truly,
c. j..
P. S. Il found the Belt in the Bottom
OF the Box all rite so you incident
send It after All because now Already
got one and am Sorry rote you at
all because you really didn't Leave the
belt out at ell couldn't just Find 1t
that is all what was the Matter. Ex-
kuse me.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-15
WILLARD FAVORITE
IN EARLY BETTING
BY FRANK &. MENKE.

TOLEDO. Ohio, June t5.-Jess Will
lard is a favorite in the first betting
heard here at odds OF 10 to Z. Demp-
sep's supporters are apparently hold
ing back for to !. but the chances
are they'll never get it. Among the
freak proposals, so far offered are
these:
One hundred dollars to $4,000 that
Dempsey will knock out Willard in
the first round.
One hundred dollars to $4,000 that
Willard does not answer the call of
time for the third round
Five hundred dollars to 5000 that
Willard will be knocked out before
the end Of the sixth round
Five hundred dollars to $3.50 sthat
the fight ends in a Knockout
The champion certainly displayed a
lot Of ginger in his exercises ycster-
day. Although it sized up as the
hottest day of the year in these
parts, Willard hustled through the
six rounds at top speed.
The giant. Kansan drove Hcmple
all around the ring. Monohan went
out to slug with Willard and a merry
set-to resulted. Jess banged his
partner somewhat more viciously
than had HempIe, and MOnahan came
right back and dubbed the big fellow
with a fusilade OF overhead rights.
Jess hasn't perfected any adequate
defense so far to save himself from
such leads
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-15
EUCLID IN FRONT
IN TENNIS LEAGUE
Information

Although NJ. Alexander, EucIids
star racqueteT, was defeated by J.
Stellwagon, Argyle's leading expert,
the Euclid Club still retains its lead
in the Suburban League today. Alex
andeT ran against "A snag in Stell-
wagon, and dropped three-set
match. Euclid dropped another
doubles engagement to Argyle, TAX
ing five of the seven matches only.
The Holmead Club failed to gain
any ground on Euclid. although five
Of seven matches were taken from
the Home Club. The HOlmead men
appear to be weak down in the fourth
and fifth doubles teams. Doyle and
Barber. of Holmead, came through in
both singles and doubles, although
Thomas. OF Home, carried Barber
along 10 A three-set engagement.
Euclid is leading at present with
twelve won and two lost for A per
centage of ia.
Saturday the teams meet again.
Bureau will play the HOlmead team,
Home Club Will engage the Euclid
players, and Racquet will tackle
Argyle.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-15
RALPH DE PALMA WINNER
OF SHEEPSHEAD BAY RACE

SHEEPSHEAD BAY, LONG Isl
LAND. y. Y. June 14.-Approximate-
ly 1000 auto race fans saw Ralph De
Palma, in his favorite Packard spe-
cial. win the fifty-mile race, the
feature event on the local speedway
from a field of a dozen starters. De
Palma's time was 20 minutes, 23.2
seconds. a new worlds record for that
distance. De Palma's average speed
was 1921 miles an hour. This is a
new worlds record. beating the
previous mark of 26 minutes. 57%
seconds, made by Louis Chevrolet.
Dave Lewis, in a Meteor special,
finished second, and Joe Boyer, in a
FrontenaC, was third.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-15
Jess Is Nearing 49,
Say Records

Jess Willard is either thirty
seven or thirty-eight years old,
according to records on file in
Kansas.
The county clerk at West More
land, Kan, has wired a Chicago
newspaper: Probate court rec
ord shows Jess Willard to be
thirty-eight years old. Wire
Holton for date of birth"
c. F. Hurell, county clerk at
Holton, replies: School census
makes Wizards age thirty-seven
last spring. Records do not show
date of birth
Willard, under his own sigma
ture, says he is thirty-five years
of age.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-15
JAKE HYMAN MAKES
STRIKEOUT RECORD

Jake Hyman. Georgetown's crack
varsity twirler, hung up a wonderful
strikeout record during the season
just ended at the Hilltop. In twelve
games he famed a total of 147 oppon-
ents, averaging u IA to a game. He
lost but one game during the season.
The Georgetown varsity nine play
ed nineteen games, losing only two,
one to Maryland State and one to v.
P. l. The HnltoppeFs evened it up
by winning a second game from Mary
land State and hung up three victories
over Virginia Poly.
The Blue and Gray ratified along on
one streak Of fourteen successive vic
tories. Princeton. Rutgers and Ford
ham, three of the strongest teams in
the East, were defeated by George
town.
Kenyon. the crack backstop, led his
team at bat with an average of 1896.
Then came Walsh. 800; Dudack, .34I:
ZaZzali. .29I; Finnegan. .297: Donnel-
Ian, .294; Hyman, $50; Fees, .263;
Flavin. .232, and Sullivan, .2O4
DOdack and Dolan each grabbed
of a couple Of hOmers, with Kenyon
and Donellan getting one each. Fees
had four triples, Dudack and Kenyon
three each. Hyman, Flavin and Walsh
two each, and Buckley, Sullivan and
Donellan one apiece.
Kenyon led in two baggers with
six, Walsh's total Of four giving him
second honOrs. Lyman and Sullivan
had three each.
Hyman was the star of the mound,
winning eleven games, but Gene Fin
negan won the two games he twirled
and Zazzali turned in some pretty
work on occasions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-15
WRESTLING BOUTS BOOKED
WITH RACES ON FIELD DAl

Three wrestling bouts, a five-mffs
modified marathon. a mile race far
the championship OF the District, po-
tatO races and sack races will featuEe
the field day and carnival OF sports
booked for the bali park on July &.
Last. but not least, full returns from
the ringside of the Jess willard
Jack Dempsey championship battle
at Toledo, Ohio. will be announced
The naval gun factory band will pEA-
vide music
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-15
FOUR TEAMS START
WITH HIGH HOPES
-

The big intercity bowling cham
pionship tournament gets under way
tomorrow night at the Recreation
Bowling Academy, 916-91S G street
northwest, with some strong compes
tition, especially in the team rolling.
Alexandria City, Masons, Center
Market. and Swaggert Juniors are
expected to provide some hot goiBg
for the others. - Center Markets. aes
came in second in the recent Wash.
ington city title tourney.
Team captains are requested to
have their men ready at least fifteen
minutes before the scheduled rolling
time. Following is the schedule for
tomorrow night:
TEAMS AT s O'CLOCK.
Film Exchange, Alexandria CfeS,
Bebans Saps, Barber & Ross, Swat
CARTS Juniors, Joseph Phillips Com
pany, MasOns, Center Market Cafe.f
DOUBLES. 1915.
Warnke and Lamar, HOlloran and
O'Neile, H B. Munday and William
Swartz, c. Wood and W. Knittar,
Rosenthal and Smetzer, Robert
Kelley and g. c. Coleman, G.. r
Groff and c. H. Croft, Earl LindsSy.
and r. J. Fitzgerald.
SINGLES. Ills.
Robert Kelley. David KuIp, Meg
ChaconaS, W. Knitter, william
Swartz, H. B. Munday, c. J. O'Neife,
J. a. Holloran.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-15
EDDIE AINSMITHH FAILED
TO ACCOMPANY TEAM HERE

Eddie Ainsmith. the former Wash
ing ton catcher whose good work be-
hind the bat for the Detroit Tigers
this year has caused columns to be
written about him, did not accompany
his team here from New York. Ain
smith is at Roosevelt Hospital, New
York. suffering from blood poisoning
Ainsmith was troubled with boils
some weeks ago and at that time was
threatened with blood poisoning
However. he escaped them. but when
in New York the complaint came back
on him and so Manager Jennings put
him in a hospital at once.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-15
RECORD-BREAKING CROWD
SEES YALE TRIM TIGERS

PRINCETON, n. J., June ia
crowd of 10000. said to be the largest
that ever witnessed an intercollegiate
baseball game, saw Yale win the for
ty-second annual game with Prince
ton at the Princeton commencement
exercises yesterday. by the score of
to 8. The Eli sluggers drove Mar
garrett out of the box in the first in