The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-10-01
On The Other Islands


]. Feinler, former chaplain, U. S. A,
convicted during the war by court
martial at Honolulu of disloya1ty and
now serving a term of Is years in
military prison Is seeking release on
the ground that his trial was "A
frame up" according to reports reach
ing Honolulu.
After Washington Place.-Condem-
nation proceedings have been brought
by the Territory to secure title 70
Washington Place, former home OF
Queen L%iliuokalani.
Plane Forced Into Water-By rea-
son of engine trouble a plane which
was observing big gun fire from Fort
De Russy. Oahu, last week was forced
to light in the ocean, making q drop
Of 1000 feet. No one was hurt and
the plane was little injured.
Sugar Sent Away-Of the estimated
.567, 900 ton crop of 1920 there had
been sent away 49S, 900 tons, according
TO figures given out by Sugar Factors
Company last Friday. OF this 4OS,-
600 tons was Sugar Factors raws, 49,
400 was Western and 10000 was re-
fined.
Enaeis Looks Briqhter-Labor Is
more plentiful at the works OF Engels
Copper Company in California and
still more workers expected after har-
vest, according to E. E. Paxton, man
ager of the company 10 Bishop Trust
agcr of the company who reported to
Bishop Trust Company, agent in the
Islands.
More Pine Land-Tractors are be
ing used in preparation for the plant
ing of pines at Kalopa, Hawaii. Antoine
l.. Ferreira has proved by experiment
that pines can be successfully grown
there and there is about 5000 acres
available of which 1000 were formerly
planted to cane for Paauhau planta-
ton.
Pine. Prevent Losses-Had it not
been for the bumper pineapple pack
numbers of vessels would have lost
money in the Honolulu trade this
season., especially shipping board yes
sells. The 1000, 900 cases already ship
ped have proved the financial saliva.
ton of voyages and about 100000
cases are still to go.
Freshmen Down Sophs-In the an
nu2l rush at the University OF Ha-
waii last week the 'freshieS put II
over the second year men, captured
the flag and kept it. 1t was a full
hour before the sophomores yielded
and had had enough.
Oahu School EnroIlment-To We'd
nesday of last week the public school
enrolment on Oahu was 14,273 with
Kaiulani school, where 1913 pupils
were enrolled, leader in numbers.
For Better acknowledgements
tives of about a dozen Improvement
clubs in different sections OF Homo
lulu met in the rooms of the Cham
Der of Commerce last week n by
the formation of a committee to frame
n constitution and bylaws took the
first steps toward reviving the Central
Improvement Club, which ceased func-
tioning about four years ago.
DCuDIe iTdSNiHS Sto'tS y
erations have started on the work OF
do~uble-tracting the Oahu railway to
Waipahu, according to announcement
by Harry Denison, superintendent.
Considerable concrete work on bridges
will be necessitated in laying the IA
miles of track. Block signals and
other new equipment must be install
ed.
To Grow Sugar Beets-Homestead-
ers in the Kamuela, Hawaii district
are considering planting sugar beets
on the uplands there in a final effort
to make the lands profitable. says w.
c. Avery, secretary OF the farm loan
commission, who returned to Honolulu
from a two weeks tour of the Big
Island. Mr.. Avery adds that interest
in the project is keen, and that tests
with beets are already being made.
Mail Time Shortened-San Francis-
co has advised Postmaster McAdam
here that airplane mail service may
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