The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-10-29

men and women of Oahu are eligible
to vote at the general election, Nov
ember 2. OF this number 1878 are
men and 5317 are women. 1t is esti-
mated that only 622 men failed to reg
lister, an unusually good record. The
women went 800 beyond the halfway
mark, reaching a total of 1853.
Teachers Ask Raise-The Hilo.
Teachers union voted to send a dele
gate to the next special session of the
territorial Legislature to work for a 25
percent increase in teachers salaries.
Skipper Beaten Up-Capt. A. w.
Howard, skipper of the freighter
Woudrichem and a veteran of the seas
with thrilling experiences galore as
a mariner, got the worst beating of
his life on board his ship, which is
moored at Pier 8, Honolulu, for re-
pairs. As result, Captain Howard
suffered a broken nose and had his
face pummeled almost to a pulp in a
~near-mutiny of the crew.
Waiakea Pilikia-Attorney General
Irwin will analyze thoroughly the
statement of the Waiakea Mill COM
pany concerning its properties before
any conference is held or anything is
done in the matter of the alleged fail
ure of the company to live up to its
wartime agreement with homesteaders
Treating Leprosy-Dr. A. L. Dean
and R. X. Bonine, photographer have
returned to Honolulu from Molokai
where they had gone earlier in the
week to make certain Investigations
ard take pictures. DR.. F.. e. Troter,
president of the board of health, and
DR.. George H. Barton, who were also
members of the party returned later.
The visit of this party to the settle
ment marks the introduction of the
chaulmOogra oil treatment at Kalau-
papa and Kalawao.
New Regent Named-Governor Nc
Carthy has appointed Mrs. Mary Dill
bingham Frear as a member of the
Board of Regents of the University OF
Hawaii, succeeding Mrs. c. w. Ash
ford who resigned recently because of
i'll health.
Hawaii Exports BuIl-Establishing
the record of being the first thorough
bred Holstein bull to leave Hawaii for
the mainland is "Segis Matador Walk
en-" Reg. No. 72,053, of Kukaiau ranch
Hamakua,. This fine animal was ship
ped on board the S. S. West Keene
for San Francisco, having been pur-
chased by the Carnation Stock Farms,
of Seattle, Wash, for breeding pur-
poses on their farms.
Olaa's Sugar Crop-American Fac
tors has announced that the crop Of
the Olaa plantation for the season
just ended amounts to s26,200 tons.
Home For Aged-Governor G.. ].
Mccarthy has signed executive order
No. 70 setting aside 124.34 acres of
land at Waiakea, Hawaii, for use by
the Hawaiian Island Welfare bureau.
The bureau proposes to erect upon the
land a home for aged and dependent
men and women. A ~right-of-way of
20 feet for railroad purposes is re-
served by the government. The land
set aside consists of lots SOFA, S04-B,
SOFA, S05-B, S06-A and 806-B of the
Waiakea homesteads, second series.
Syneman Rhee Busy-Dr. Syngman
Rhee, president of the provisional re-
pubic VI hOTed, mas lett f1OHOlulu OIL
what is presumed to be a mission to
Washington, d. c., where he is head
of the commission representing the
Hermit kingdom at the national CAPT.
tai. Doctor Rhee came here about
three months ago after an absence of
more than two years, on business in
connection with the Korean school OF
which he is in charge, and to confer
with local constituents. 1t is under
stood that in the neal future Doctor
Rhee intends to visit Shanghai, China,
and there convene the provisional
Korean congress.
Wants More Land-The territory
has filed in circuit court a suit to
condemn approximately 10 acres of
and in addition to that already secur-
ed for the Mckinley high school site
on King street. The suit is a friend
ly one, and will probably be concluded
the early part of next week.
Water Source Found-Tunneling un
der the crater of Palolo, W. w. Wall,
superintendent of water works of Ho-
nolulu has tapped a splendid water
source which it is estimated will add
100000 gallons daily to the inadequate
supply for the city.