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The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-07-23
Fair drOundS Being
Fut In Good Shape
Ground Level Being Raised Railroad
Will Bring Visitors Right Into
GrOundS-DirectOr Rice Supp
viSing Much Activity.

Visitors to the county FIR next
October, from the Paia eAd Haiku
sections, will be carried ght into the
fair grounds by the Gursion trains
of the Kahului rail 5ad, instead CT
having to walk diff a mile over a
dusty, conges thoroughfare to
reach the q ace as heretofore.
This j., ovation is an idea of Direc-
tor Ha old Rices, and it has already
beer put into effect to the extent that
the railroad track from the Puunene
br -Ach is already laid into the fair
grounds. OF course this extension is
put in at this time in order to be used
in doing some of the necessary filling
of low places in the grounds, and it is
already being used for this purpose.
But the track is to remain where it
after the grading work is finished.
The track enters the grounds between
the race track and the racing stables,
crosses the main driveway back of
the grand-stand, and extends for some
distance in the direction of Puunene.
Earth for the grading is being
brought from a field some distance
from the grounds. 1t is a good quail
ty of loan and not sand, so that it will
serve as a good top surface for grow
ing grass and shrubbery. Good pro-
gress is being made in the filling, the
leveling work being done by the gang
of convicts and county prisoners
which has been assigned to the job
of getting ready for the fair.
More Prisoners Come
High Sheriff William Jarrett came
up from Honolulu again on Tuesday
bringing with him Is more prisoners
TO work on the fair grounds and build
ings. Director Rice is confident that
the place will be ready in good time,
including the new permanent live
stock stable which is to be built
The various committees which have
the getting together of the various
classes of exhibits are now busily at
work and everything is reported to
be moving smoothly. The experience
of past years is making it much easier
than before, though there is still
plenty of hard work to be done, and
room for everybody's active coopera-
ton.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-07-23
NEW EXCLUSION TREATY
ISSUE, SAYS PoINDEXTER

NEW YORK, July 2O.-The League
of Nations covenant, new Oriental ex.
clusion treaties and other foreign af-
fairs will be the vital issues in sena-
torial election contests in IA or 10
states this fall, Senator Miles Poin-
dexter of Washington announced here
yesterday.
In the Pacific states" said Senator
PCindeXter. the vital economic issue
will be the Japanese immigration
question, involving a struggle for pos
session. of land and for supremacy
over the white race on the Pacific
slope The question can only be
dealt with by treaty, OF which the SEN
ate will be the final Judge"
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-07-23
Orpheum Theater Being
Rebuilt---SoOn Be In Use

Work was begun this week on the
reconstruction of the Orpheum theater
in Wailuku, which was declared un-
safe some months ago and closed by
the management as soon as its con-
dition was discovered. Although but
three or four years old the mauka
wall, near the foundations was found
to be badly rotted, due to the water
from the roof settling beneath the
floor and lack of ventilation space
beneath the floor.
II. B. Weller, lessee of the theater,
came over from Honolulu last Satur-
lay and spent the first part of this
week seeing that the work was well
started. This will occupy several
weeks time, but the theater will be
greatly improved in appearance and
comfort when it is finished, besides
being as safe as it is possible to make
a frame structure. The ventilation in
the building is to be greatly improved
through cutting out nearly half of the
upper section of the walls and screen
ing this space against mosquitoes.
When completed the theater will be
used nightly while the Hip theater is
being reconstructed, after which 1t is
the intention of the management to
use it two or three times a week for
the production of feature plays, and
for miscellaneous attractions.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-07-23
Oahu Man Contracts
For Much MauiTarO
Jonah kumalae, Honolulu Supervisor,
Buys All Crop At Keanae Would
Buy MOre-SCarcity On This Island
Threatened.

Jonah Kumalae, Honolulu supervis-
or, curio merchant, taro planter and
loi maker, spent some days on Maui
during the past week in connection
With his last named occupation-that
# poi maker. To make it short, ne
vas here to buy taro. According tc
eports he was fairly successful in
his quest, but not satisfied. He went
from here to Molokai this week and
will probably return to Maui later
Taro growers and poi men say that
Aumalae's visit portends a poi scare
ity in Honolulu, and likewise in Maui.
about year from now, in case he is
successful in buying much of the
growing crop of this island. 1t is re.
rorted that he succeeded in contracting
for practically all of the growing taro
in the Keanae valley, and a consider
able amount in Waihee and Waiehu.
The crop will be pulled between Janu-
ary and next April and shipped to
Honolulu.
When he left here for Molokai it
was in hopes of being able to buy UP
a lot of taro in the Halawa valley OH
that island. Kumalae is said to own
or control some 60 acres of taro on
Oahu, being one of the largest taro
growers at present in the territory.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-07-23
Tried For Capital
OffenSe May Escape
Jury'S Leniency May Result In Total
Miscarriage OF Justice - Several
Cases From Maui Now Up For
Decision In Supreme Court.

County Attorney E. r. Bevins re-
where he went to appear before the
supreme court in connection with Il
number of cases appealed from the
local circuit court One of these was
the case of the Territory VS.. John Pu-
ana, appealed on points of law from
the decision of the Makawao district
magistrate. The case was one of
alleged needless driving.
Another case was that of the terri
tory VS.. Nevencio Gamaya, charged
in a grand jury indictment with rape,
but who was convicted by the trial
jury of indecent assault. 1t was taken
to the supreme court on a habeas
corpus petition by the defense. On
the hearing of the writ on Monday
the territory entered a confession Of
error and asked for new trial. The
higher court will decide whether the
new trial may be granted or whether
the accused shall be discharged.
The civil case of Mrs. Ella Rh hOades
VS.. j. V. Marciel, was submitted. The
plaintiff had been awar Judgment
for $112 in the lower court and the
defendant had appealed. rhe case
arose out of dispute over right of
way through certain Wailuku proper.
ty
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-07-23
BRITAIN WARNS RUSSIA

LONDON, July 21-All negotiations
looking toward the resumption of
trade between Great Britain and Rus
sia will be broken off if the Russians
advance further into Poland accord
British reply to Foreign Minister
Tchitcherin of the soviet government
regarding the proposed armistice be-
tween that government and Poland
The reply was despatched last night
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-07-23
Should County Pay
To Defend Officials?
Me Question Brought Out In BevinS
4 Contempt Case Which Supervisors
Answered By Paying $500 Attor-
neys Fees.

1t is proper that the county should
pay the costs of defending county
official who has been charged with an
offense and is obliged to contest the
matter through the courts? The ques.
ton has been raised by various per
sons who have learned that the coun.
ty supervisors at their last meeting
approved for payment claim of
Peters & Smith, attorneys of Homo
lulu, for $500 as a retainer for de.
Tending County Attorney E. r. Bevins
in his alleged contempt of court pro.
nounced against him by Judge L. L..
Burr, a few weeks ago. The county
attorney retained Peters & Smith to
handle his case, and through a writ
of habeas corpus in the supreme cour.
upset the Judges order of commit
ment and cleared himself of the
charge.
The claim of the Honolulu law firm
was approved by Bevins as the official
incurring the expense, and upon this
okeh was passed by the board sas
stated, passed again by the county
auditor who issued the pay warrant,
which of course was paid through tho
banks in the usual course of events
1t is reported that the matter has
been brought to the attention of At
orney General Irwin, on the grounds
that the supervisors had no right to
use public money to pay claim held
to be a private one.
1t is reported that the matter has
been brought to the attention of At
torney General Irwin, on the grounds
that the supervisors had no right to
use public money to pay claim held
to be a private one.
Bevins naturally takes the stand
that the fight was forced upon him
while he was acting as county ofi:ct'
al in the conduct Of public business
before the court, and for this reason
the costs incurred are as much pub
llC expense as WOulu De Iue uelSuSt
of any other county official getting
into difficulties while in the discharge
of his duties.
The $500 just paid is in connection
with the contempt case only and it is
logical to believe that further claim
will be made in connection with the
expenses in the mandamus action in
the supreme court by which Bevins
last week again defeated Judge Burrs
ruling barring him from practicing as
county attorney, or in a private capa-
city, pending disbarment proceedings
which the court had already ordered
instituted. And if the disbarment ac-
tion is really begun it will naturally
mean that the county must pay the
costs in this defense also, if the course
in the first instance was well taken.
A good deal of sympathy has been
expressed for Bevins by his friends on
account of the heavy costs which it
was presumed the attacks upon him
would make it necessary for him to
bear, but which now seem to have
been founded upon a misconception
of the true facts of the matter.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-07-23
FORMER SOLDIER
DENIED CITIZENSHIP

SACRAMENTO, July 21.- Ichize
Sato, during the war a soldier in one
of the Hawaiian infantry regiments,
who abjured his allegiance to Japan
and became naturalized under war
time legislation, lost one step in his
battle to become a registered voter
in California when the superior court
of Sacramento county denied his petit
ton for a writ to force the county
clerk to register him as voter in
Sacramento. The court held that Sa-
to was ineligible to become a citizen.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-07-23
PHYSICIAN PERFORMS
OPERATION AT SEA

On the last "trip to the coast of the
Matson liner Matsonia, DR.. F. e.
Sawyer, of Puunene, a passenger on
the vessel, asNsted in performing an
operation for appendicitis upon Fred
Hughes, second steward of the ship;
according to the San Francisco papers
The ship was stopped in mid-ocean
during the operation, which is report
ed to have been fully successful.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-07-23
BOMBS OF DEADLY EFFECT

CORK, Island, July 20.-Between 60
and 20 British soldiers were injured
early yesterday morning when civil
ians hurled 29 bombs at two military
lorries in which the troops were be-
ing conveyed through the streets.
The bombing followed a night of ter
ror and street fighting, in which two
persons were killed and 40 injured
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-07-23
CALIFORNIA TOURIST
MECCA STILL StIMMIES

LOS ANGELES, California, July 20.
An earthquake occurred at GAS
o'clock last night, but did no damage,
so far as reports from the city and
surrounding territory show. Shocks
have taken place oN several occasions
during the past m, III. Twice during
that period damage has been done TO
buildings.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-07-23
FOOD PRICES CLIMBING

WASHINGTON, July 21- Retail
food prices in the United States con-
tinue to show a steady increase ac-
cording to the June report of the De-
partment of Labor. These prices ad-
vanced two percent during the month
of June and nine percent since the
first of the present year,
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-07-23
FRENCH CHAMBER
VOTES CONFIDENCE

PARIS, July 21.-By a vote of 42O
TO 152, the Chamber of Deputies of
the French parliment expressed its
confidence yesterday in the govern
ment with reference to the results Of
the recent conference between repre-
sentatiVes of the Allies and of Ger
many at Spa.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-07-23
IRISH DESTROY STORES

DUBLIN, July 2O.-Armed men de-
stroyed three railway cars filled with
military stores at the Kings Bridge
terminus of the Great Southern rail
road yesterday.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-07-23

The annual meeting of the Alexand-
er House Settlement Association and
election of officers, is being held this
afternoon in the kindergarten rooms
of the organization.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-07-23
RAILROAD MEN HAVE FIST FIGHT

A dispute between w. r. Scott,
yardmaster of the Kahului Railroad,
at Kahului, and Antoine Alexander, an
other employee of the company, last
Monday, ended in a fisticuff in which
Scott got a black eye and Alexander
a battered hand. The latter was ar
rested on a warrant charging assault
and battery and put up $25 for his
appearance for trial on Wednesday
morning before Magistrate Mckay. He
failed to appear, however, and his
bail was declared forfeit.
A concert for the benefit of the Ida
M. Pope memorial fund is to be given
at the Huelo church on Saturday,
August ID
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-07-23

NEXT WEEK S MAILS
From The Coast-Anyo Maru,
July "a; Sonoma, July 26; Ma
noa, July 2S; Niagara, July 2S.
For The coast-Lurline, July "a;
Matsonia, July 2S.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
Ex.Seryice Men for Haynes.

Ex-Service men of this city have re-
ceived letters from Glen &. Haynes,
candidate for auditor of state i'll the
Republican primaries in June this year.
Mr.. Haynes was captain of Company
ID, 16Sth Infantry (liainbow Division)
and in every engagement the company
was in until after the st. Mihiel cam
paign at which time he was placed in
command of the Second battalion OF
the regiment and was with this batta-
lion during the entire Argonne Mouse
campaign, until they reached LuNen-
burg on their march to the Rhine,
where he was made regimental opera
lions officer. Mr.. Haynes vas sergeant
in Company +. 5Oth Iowa Volunteer
infantry and served with that regiment
during the Spanish American War.
Il do not know how you feel toward
.electing former soldiers to Otiice-with
me. things being anywhere near equal,
l am for Them" writes Mr.. Haynes. If
we will not aid each other in these
matters, we ought not to expect others
to do so. You can be Of great assist
ance to me in my campaign by telling
your friends Of my candidacy, asking
them to vote for me-"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
THE ROOSEVELT e ''
MEMORIAL FUND
The Freeman-JOurnal Will
Accept Contributions and
Forward Them.

The Women's Roosevelt Memorial
association, Miss Alice French, Daven-
port, vice chairman, is trying to raise
$4,000 as Iowa's quota Of the fund to
buy and endow the birthplace of TheO-
dore Roosevelt in New York City. This
is a very small amount for Iowa, being
only about $50 to the county, and
should be easily secured. The commit
tee would like to have Il lot of small
contributions instead of a few big ones.
Nobody disputes the fact that
Roosevelt was one of the great charac-
tiers of history. His life appeals TO all
classes of the people and especially TO
the virilc and wide-awake. All classes
birthplace of this great man, whose
record is II that will inspire men far
in the future to be what real men
should be. 4
The Iowa association does not want
to harrass by drives or personal sOli-
citations, but wishes to raise the liec-
essary funds through free will offer
ings. The Freeman-JOurnal has been
asked to accept contributions for the
fund, hence anybody in Hamilton coun-
ty desiring to contribute can leave the
amount at this office and it will be for
warded to the treasurer, Miss Helen +.
Waterman, Davenport.
The Freeman-Journal would like to
see 40 people in this county contribute
81 apiece toward this fund. The buy
ing of the Roosevelt birthplace is be-
ing undertaken by the women, and wo-
men are especially invited to contribute
toward the fund. Men are not barred,
however. All contributions will be ac-
knowledged in the Freeman-JOurnal
and the money forwarded.
Bring or send in your dollar now.
The Freeman-Journal starts the sub
scription by making u contribution OF
81.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
BANKS May REDUCE
LOANS 10 PER Cent
Liquidation of 10 per Cent is
Likely to be Or
dered.

Liquidation of not less than 10 per
CEN of all bank loans within the com
ing fOur months may be ordered by the
federal reserve board, according to in
formation coming to Webster City
financial institutions.
This policy has been recommended
to the board by many of the leading
bankers Of the country after a confer
ence. Its purpose Is to provide means
whereby the present credit crisis may
be met without inviting more serious
consequences than are now threatened
Borrowers for necessities, marketing
or producing will not be materially df-
fected by such a policy, 1t is stated. An
effort will be made to continue accom-
mOdatiOns to those lines of business
whose operation will assist in the res
tOration Of normal trade and financial
conditions.
Suggested liquidation of loans that
will be called in will affect an asSre-
gate of $1,000, 1000, 900. OF this vast sum
hundred millions of dollars
have been loaned in the northwest,
much of it to grain and cattle inter-
ests.
Enforcement Of the proposed policy
would not likely work any injury to
the cOmemrcial and agricultural inter-
Of the northwest, in the opinion of
Webster City bankers.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
ALL SET FOR
iowa PR|MAR'
Voters Will Have to Hav
Long Pencils, to Mark
Their Ballots June
Seventh.
80 ON STATE TICKET
Three Parties Have Nation
al, State and District
Candidates.
80 ON A TICKET

Patience and a long pencil Will Z
the chief requisites on The part OF tn
voter who enters the booth June I
which will be primary election day II
Iowa.
The three ballOts-republican, demo-
|cratic and socialist-will be adorned
by approximately eighty names. The
republican ballot will be the most com.
plete, with filings for each office.
When the voter proudly steps into
the booth with a mammoth ballot June
Z, he will have to make mer
crosses before the James of his choice,
if he is to proceed clear through the
political menu-from soup to nuts. or
in other words, from presidential
electOr at large, at the top, down to
party committeeman at the bottom.
And then below the committeeman
will be a space for precinct delegates.
which will be chosen either by apply
ing 'stickers" or writing in the names
and placing a cross before each.
F.. Everything Happens at Once.
In Iowa, it Is either a feast or a
famine, politically, under the biennial,
law. All national, state, disf
trict, county and township officers are
to he elected next November, and the
choice of candidates is to be made ut
the June primary.
This plan naturally lengthens the
ballot, until the voter becomes be-
wildered by the multiplicity Of names.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
MONARCHS WIN
OPENING GAME
Crowd of a Thousand Fans
Sees Webster City Mon
archs 1'rOunce
Waterloo.
SCORE IS Is TO 2
Thompson Strikes out TO-
Fort Dodge Here To-
morrow.

The Webster City Monarchs made
their official bow to local fandOm
Friday in a one sided game in
which they trOunced the Waterloo
team 1G to 2. A thousand fans saw
the slaughter, which convinced them
that Webster City this year has a ball
team that is a winner and which a
hold its own easily with the semi-prO
teams of Iowa.
Thompson, Brown and MerZ were
the heroes of the game. ThOmp-
son struck out twenty men, Brown got
two double and Il triple and Merz got
a single, double and a triple.
Pat S%teinbauer also made his debut
as an umpire. He has Il voice like a
fog horn, cool Judgment and shows evil
dence of being big league stuff as an
lump.
Waterloo started in like u winner by
getting a score in the first inning and
banking the MOnarchs in their half.
But in the second, with two on bases,
Merz cracked a three Dagger into
deep right and from then on the game
was never in doubt. The visitors tried
to retrieve defeat in the sixth by put
ting Lawson in the box, but it vas too
late. The Monarch batfest could not
be stopped.
The official score:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
RpaSlp%'S Suicide.

Sioux City Journal: The suicide of
Harley O. Beasley at the grave OF his
wife and two children, who came to
their death at his hands, is Il demon
stratiOn of the desire of criminals to
do that which will get them public SYM
pathy. But the public will not be de-
ceived. 1t will not forget that a woman
and two innocent children paid the
penalty for the beastly crime of the
husband and father with their lives.
He cannot recover the public contempt
by suicide at the grave of his three
victims. He will remain the murderer
and inhuman monster the public knew
him to be when he committed the crime.
knowing he would be taken by the
law and knowing the penalty the law
would exact from him, he did nothing
heroic or pathetic when he took the
other road which led to the same re-
suit and ended his W miserable and
vicious life. The world would have
had more respect for him had he end
ed 1t without desecrating the soil that
covered the bodies of his victims. Had
he have fallen at the hands of the Of
ficers Of the law in attempting to arrect
him, he would not have been guilty of
the attempt to add the comedy of his
suicide to the triple tragedy of his
murderes. AS it is, his act will only
make more heinOus the crime he COM
mitted. His attempt to capitalize the
opportunities to create sympathy and
to make it appear that he was penitent
Of his act and was willing to pay the
,,onnlty, fn,. bic dead will only add fO
his infamy. Had he been rcpentant
he would have surrendered himself to
the law and let the cold, merciless pro-
cess Of the courts become the veil be-
hind which he stood, rather than use
the idea that he had suffered as his
victims had and that his heart, once
black with murderOus fury, had become
white with sympathetic love.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
Order.

The Rotarian: Order is the law OF
the universe and the only disorderly
creature is man. The stars keep their
courses: the seasons progress without
dcviating a hair.breadth from the law
laid down for their progression; the
fish in the sea, the animals on the sur1
face of the earth, the birds in the air.
all live in complete obedience to the
will of the Creator. Man alone is dis
Obedient. denying the law and defying
the Lawgiver. If the rest of the uni
verse for one full minute of sixty Sec
.Onds could adopt the attitude of man
kind. then indeed would come the
crash Of matter and the wreck of
worlds. The law-defying man is the
cause of his W destruction.