The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-09-17
On The Other Islands

Breekons lnjured-W. G.. Breckons,
brother of the late Bob Breckons was
seriously injured when struck by an
automobile while attempting to cross
Kalakaua Avenue at McCully street,
Honolulu. He was taken to Tripler
Hospital, Fort Shafter.
Will "Andrewsize" Oahu-Chairman
Lorrin Andrews, of the Territorial Re
publican Committee, has issued a call
for the complete reorganization of the
Republican precinct clubs of Oahu. He
has appointed committees to take
charge of the work and they will be-
gin at once to reorganize.
Successor Not Selected-No success
or has yet been chosen to succeed
Pop" Hutton as scout commissioner.
The executive committee has declared
its preference for a local man but may
seek a successor to Hutton on the
mainland.
Barred From Normal SchooI-Un-
der the provisions of paragraph five
of regulations for admission to and
graduation from the territorial normal
and training school, the complexion of
the institution will, in the opinion of
Supt. Vaughan MacCaughey, "be
changed from Asiatic to Hawaiian"
for the reason that no person born in
the status of dual citizenship may be
employed in public schools until af.
ter reaching his majority, he has sign
ed and filed with the department a
declaration of election to American
citizenship and a denial of allegiance
to the country of which his parents
are subjects or citizens.
EmbezzIer ParoIed-Lionel r. A.
Hart, former Island representative of
a New York brokerage concern, who
on November 8, 1917, was convicted
in the Honolulu circuit court on 4
charge of embezzlement and sentenced
to serve not less than three nor more
than 10 years in Oahu prison, has
been paroled by Governor C. J. Nc
Carthy upon the recommendation of
the board of prison inspectors.
Prohibition Result Semitic Anti
Saloon League claims that prohibition
has reduced the arrests for crime in
Honolulu for the six months ending
June 80, by 513, for there were that
many less arrests during the first half
Of this year than during the same peri
cd in 1918.
Kekaha Estimate lncreased-Ameri-
can Factors announces that the esti-
mate for Kekaha Sugar Company had
been increased from 1850 to 1S,400
tons. Grinding will be finished up
next week. The original estiamte last
December was 1880 tons, so that the
increase is really 900 tons.
RivenburJh Is Back-Bertram G..
R~ivenburgh former land commissioner
for Hawaii and more recently secre-
tary to Delegate j.. K. K~alanianaole,
now in Honolulu again, intends to
make his home there.
Mill Company A2peaIs-The Waia-
kea Mill Co., of Hilo, values its prop
erty at $751; 61. The tax appeal court
says the outfit is worth $1,250,000. The
company, has fled an appeal with the
supreme court asking that the valua-
ton be reduced to its own figure.
Capt. Freeman lmproves-Friends
of Captain w. K. Freeman, of the
steamship Mauna Kea, will be pleased
to learn that he is making rapid pro-
gress tomard a complete recovery, fol
lowing his recent illness, and on ac-
count of which he went to San Fran
cisco, acting under medical advice.
Mrs. Freeman returned from the
Coast and stated that her husband is
so far recovered that she expects him
m return IN ITouaii Within onnthar
month.
May Include Hawaii-The Star
Bulletin Correspondent writes that
the Bureau of Public Roads is con
sidering requesting Congress to amend
the Federal Road act to include Ha-
wall. -
Quits Legion Ofice-D. X. Haysel-
den, vice-commander of the Hawaiian
Department of the American Legion
has resigned to conduct his campaign
as representative of the legislature
from Kauai.
Exchnge kilauea land-George NJ.
Collins, civil engineer and s~uperinten-
dent of the land department of the
Bernice p. Bishop Estate, says the mat
ter of the exchange of certain prop
erty near the volcano of Kilauea, be-
longing to the Bishop Estate, and
which was needed by the government
for the completion of the Kilauea Ma
tional Park system, is almost settled,
and that the signing of the papers this
week will make the formal completion
of the exchange.
Escaped Trusty Captured-After be-
ing at large for two weeks on Oahu
following his escape from a prison
guard who trusted him too far, AL
bert Roberts, a Hawaiian, who was
charged with leading a group of anna
teur highwaymen in a~ssaulting and
robbing japanese chauffeurs, was re-
captured. q
Prohibition On O~ahu-Failure of