The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-10-08

ing to health officials.
Will Post Prices-The Housewives
League of Honolulu has announced
that it will post at the league head
quarters, fair prices of commodities
and where they can be bought. This
is in line with the leagues policy a.
gainst the II. G. L.
Schofield Now islander-Col. r.
McA. Schofield, former quartermaster
of the Hawaiian department, u. S. A.
who returned to Honolulu on the Maui
has been appointed superintendent of
works for the Young estate, which con
trolls the Territorial Hotel Co, Ltd,
and has already assumed his new du-
ties. 1t was announced by A. A. Young
president of the hotel corporation that
he is to have charge of the building
Operations of the corporation.
Joe Leal Acquitted-Joseph Leal,
probation officer in Honolulu, who was
charged with being present at a gamb-
ling game some months ago, and who
had been on trial for the alleged Of
Tense, was acquitted by the jury.
MOUSE LCu9G llldl
eliminate those of Hawaiian blood,
who are members of the order, mem
bers of the Loyal Order of Moose, HilO
Lodge No. S27, at a meeting last week
called for the purpose Of considering
the question, without a dissenting
voice unanimously decidedly to return
their charter to the Supreme Order OF
Moose and disband.
Gift Not Taxable-The Territorial
Supreme Court has decided that the
personal property, valued at $4,000,
given by the late Mrs. NJ. B. Dilling-
ham to he daughter, Mrs. Mary d.
Frear, as 4 Christmas gift in 1919, is
untaXar under the income tax law.
The d/cision says, in part: ut may
be sf( that the cheerful giver is still
beloNed tribute shall not be laid upon
hisg generosity"
kAonoIuIu's Milk SuppIy-The Terri
tbrial food analyst reports that, since
recent inspection, the Honolulu milk
lpply has improved a good deal as
ards quality, but that there is
h room for improvement as to
sanitation in certain dairies and milk
depots.
Some Extra Dividends ~onder
G. Baldwin have announced en-. -
vidends as follows Hawaiian Com
mercial and Sugar Company, 8 per
cent for October, November and De
cember; Haiku Sugar Company, 3 per
cent for October, November and De
cember; Paia, 8 per cent for same
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2 per cent for October and November,
8 per cent for December, 2 per cent
January, 8 per cen February. Nc
Bryde will pay so cents a share in
December, and in addition it is plan
ned to retire 100000 worth of bonds.
Captain Clarke Retires-Captain T.
X. Clarke, for many years port captain
for the Inter-Island Steam Navigation
Company at Honolulu retired to &C.
cupy an advisory position. He will be
succeeded in his duties as post cop
tain by Captain S. A. Crosby, former
ly bar pilot at Pearl Harbor.
New Trustees Named - Waikea
homesteaders met last week and elect
ed Samuel X. Pua and Moses Kauhi-
mahu as trustees of their association
in place of c.. S. Carlsmith and F.
Patterson, resigned.
Court Clerk Resisns-Christian An
derson for many years clerk of the dis
trict court at Hilo has resigned and
purposes moving, with his family to
Honolulu.
To Debate Differences-Plans are
underway for a conference between
Waiakea homesteaders and officials of
the Waikea Mill Company in an effort
to adjust differences. Land Commits
sioner Bailey, Attorney General Irwin
and Albert Horner, territorial sugar
advisers are among those expected to
attend. iyA
Midway Aviation Base-Midway Is
land may become a naval aviation
base, according to Honolulu advices.
An Eagle boat was to leave Pearl Har-
Dor this week and investigate the fit
ness of the Island for the purpose.
Too Many For Machine-Five per
sons, two women and three men were
injured, three of them seriously, late
at night, when the motorcycle on
which they were riding skidded on
the street car tracks on Kalakaua ave
nue. and King street, hurting the oc-
cupants If the motorcycle and the
side car to the pavement, says a Ho-
nolulu paper.
Would Improve Waialee-Honolu-
LUIS AID Club has started a campaign
for the reorganization and regenera-
ton of the boys reform school. I'm
proved conditions over those found so
bad while the Legislature was in SEES
sion are reported, but room for further
improvement is seen. The present SUI
p%erintendent is commended for his
efforts and his management under ad.
verse conditions.
Mc8ryde to Pay 8onds-MeBryde
Sugar Company will pay off sufficient
of its bonds this year to leave only
$S50,000 outstanding, is an announce,