The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-03-12
On The Other Islands

Alika flow, on Hawaii, reported
strange lights in the vicinity, which
they believe, pretend a fresh outbreak
from Mauna Loa, according TO the
Hilo Tribune. The Halemaumau lake
at Kilauea is also reported as rising
rapidly and fou%ntaining, and the flow
below the Volcano is said to be in
creasing.
r. II. Finch, assistant to Professor
Jaggar, volcanologist, says that while
it is not likely that another flow is
imminent on Mauna Loa, yet anything
may be looked for with the VolcaIy
ia its present state of activity.
Say Hilo Scouts Not American-DC-
cause one of the leaders Of the Boy
Scouts in Hilo is an alien who has
shown no disposition to become an
American citizen, officials of the Hilo
Post of the American Legion recently
declined an invitation to accept Off
Cial positions with the scout organize
ton. THE Boy Scouts of America is
supposed to be a 100 per Cent AmeTi-
can" said Karl b. Morgan, command
er of the local Legion post. and SO
is the American Legion. 1t doesn't
seem fitting that such an organization
should be led by an alien"
Hilo To Get Army Food-As a re
suit OF activities on the part of j. F..
DAILY. postmaster at Hilo, the island
of Hawaii will have a chance to pur-
chase army food supplies. Recently
he informed the Hilo supervisors that
the war department had agreed to
send a consignment to Hilo on a 80
day credit and subject to a 10 percent
1Sna,,,-# 90 a., v-l,1aaAr,- -,;,, l.,
addition TO the foodstufrs the depart
ment offers to send clothing, under
wear and shoes. The Hilo supervisors
have dgrecu to advance the money for
taking the food to the Big Island. In
order that the residents outside the
Hilo district may lake advantage Of
the opportunity, Daily will install a
special parcel post rate on the pur-
chases.
Athertons Give Home To Y. w. c. A.
"A gift of two-thirds Of the Atherton
premises on King street and Alapai,
together with $4,000 in cash has been
made to the Y. w. c. A, by Mrs. Julia
Atherton and her three children,
Frank c. Atherton, Charles II. Ather-
ton and Mrs. Theodore Richards. This
gift is in memOrium to Miss Kate
Anterior, who died last year, and will
be used for a new homestead for
business girls and nurses. The build
ing that is now on the land will be re
moved by the Atherton estate and
everything put in shape for the "Y" to
proceed Immediately with its building
plans.
Several Thousand Dollars worth Of
- --- - 800 hoo. =
from passengers on board the army
transport Great Northern on the voy-
age from San Francisco this week.
Efforts of the ships officers and of
Honolulu detectives failed to find the
property or the thieves.
Two Hilo Japanese Automobile
drivers and six passengers narrowly
escaped death last Saturday night at
Kalaoa, neal Paialoa Station, just OPP
posite the Mormon Church, through
the alleged carelessness of one of the
drivers, or both through racing on
the Government road. AS a result
one car lies at the bottom of a 200
foot gulch and Kikichi, said TO be re-
sponsible for the accident, is in Papa
ikou Hospital with a broken arm. The
other car with its 6 passengers was
caught by a fence wire and saved.
Church Workers have been threaten
ed by the Japanese strikers at Kahu-
ku ~lantatiun, according to D.. II.
4 lefelter, head of the Methodist
' Jiscopal Church in the Territory,
Tho made formal complaint stating
hat Japanese prominently identified
with the the strike situation on
Oahu had warned him that some
thing terrible" was likely to happen,
if he did not cease his efforts to per-
suade strikers to return to work.
Hawaii Left Out OF Another Meas
ure-The Territory of Hawaii is left
out of another Congressional bill,
copies of which have just been re-
ceived here. This is a bill No. 1915
ito promote Am~ericanization by pro
viding with the several states for the
education of non-English speaking per
sons and the assimilation of other
foreign born residents, and for other
purposes" and contains no references
to territories or districts, only states
being included. It carries %apprOpria-
tons of six and a half million dollars.
Clear Federal Site-Brush. weeds
and debris are being removed from
the federal building site preparatory
to commencing active work on the eX-
cavation for the foundation. The con,
tract is held by the Hawaiian Con
tracing Company. There will be nc
d~edicatOry exercises until the corner,
stone is laid.
Little Chance For Teachers On
Transpcrt-There is not much chance
that n appreciate number Of
school teachers viii be able to get
away to the Coast during July and
August on army transports, according
to Vaughan MacCaughey, territorial
superintendent of public instruction
Transport travel is so ]congested be
cause of the movements of officers