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The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06
Road Frontage Tax
Suggested By Rice
Maui Senator May Introduce Bill In
Legislature - Believes Honolulu
Plan Applicable Here-Would Have
Concrete Roads.

The frontage tax plan for building
roads, as now in force in Honolulu,
has the strong backing of Senator
Harold Rice for Maui. He is think
ing seriously, he says, of introducing
measure to this end in the next
Legislature.
Under this plan the property owners
served by a particular road have the
privilege of voting for its permanent
improvement and if carried two-thirds
of the cost of the improvement is
borne by the property owners affected
and one-third by the county. Bonds
are issued to secure money for the
work, and payment for same is ex-
tended over a period of 10 years.
Rice is strong for better roads for
Maui, particularly for concrete high
ways. He believes that the planta-
tions can be made to see the economy
of the plan, although they, of course
would have to bear the big part of the
cost of most of the work that would
be done. AS to concrete, Rice be-
lieves that the cost of the present oil
macadam roads, including the upkeep,
has been more than would have been
the cost of concrete, which would re-
quire little later maintenance.
The fact that the tax system would
not have to be disturbed in order to
provide the needed money, because
the payments would be well spread
out, is not the least advantageous
feature of the plan, as Mr., Rice sees
it.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06
Government Residence
Lots TOBeSOld AtLahaina

Arrangements are being made by
Land Commissioner G. T. Bailey for
surveying preparatory to offering for
sale some 300 residence lots just north
Of the town of Lahaina, and thanking
the beach except for the government
road which lies between. The lots
will average about / acre each.
The land in question has hereto
fore been under lease to the Pioneer
Mill Co., by the territory, and has been
in sugar cane except the portion of it
which is too rocky to be used for that
purpose. The southeastern corner OF
the tract is closely adjacent to the
site of the proposed Mala wharf.
Commissioner Bailey has been in
the Lahaina district during the past
week on a vacation trip and also to
have q personal look at the property
to be subdivided. 1t is believed that
the opening of the new tract will be
of greatest Importance to Lahaina
which is badly cramped by the plan
tation lands in its efforts at growth.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06
Puunene'S Harvest
Home On August IA
Hilo Tennis Stars To Take Part In
Sports For First Time-New Cup
Put Up For 3-Cornered Contest
Dance In Evening.

Invitations will go out the first of
next week for the annual Harvest
Home sports and celebration of the
Hawaiian Commercial G. Sugar Co.,
which will take place on Saturday,
August IA. Tennis will be the big feat
ures of the occasion this year, al
though it is expected that team of
bowlers from Honolulu will come TO
contest once more for the Maui bow
ling trophy. In the evening the fest
ivities will conclude with an elabor-
ate dance at the Puunene club house,
HiIo To Send Teams
For the first time Hilo is to be re-
presented as we'll as Honolulu in the
tennis events, and 4 teams each re-
presenting Hilo, Honolulu and Maui
will compete for new cup which will
be offered by the Puunene Athletic
Club as a permanent trophy to be
contested for annually.
Much interest is being manifested,
especially on the Big lslanu, IN the
coming contests, and the best players
of both Honolulu and Hilo are expect
ed. Among the players from the last
named city who are expected are
Scott, Detrick. Doty, Horner, Capel-
las, Horace Johnson, Desmond Collins,
George Wilfong, and probably Mrs. E.
G. Meeker A. L. Castle, w. H. Hoogs
Stanley Kennedy, Alan Davis, and
VIM. Eklund are among those expect
ed from Honolulu.
1t is not yet certain whether or not
there will be a ladies' singles, but ow-
ing to the already crowded program
this is doubtful.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06
NEW RAILWAY RATES
IN EFFECT AUGUST 26

WASHINGTON, August - New
freight and passenger rates granted
the railroads by the interstate COM
merce commission last Saturday, will
go into effect August 26, it was an
nounced last night by railroad officials
here. A blanket SCHEDULE covering
passenger tariffs will be filed August
90, and similar schedule covering
freight rates will be filed with the
commission five days later, according
to previous announcement by railroad
tariff experts who now are engaged
in preparing for the rate increases.
Freight tariff increases of 40 per-
cent for eastern roads, rs pecent for
southern and western roads, and 35
percent for lines in the Pacific coast
district were announced by the COM
mission Saturday. At the same time
20 percent additional charges for
passenger, milk and excess baggage
charges and a so cent surcharge for
Pullman travel were authorized.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06
ADVERTISE AND ESCAPE TAXES

Probably it never occurred to any
one that the income tax would affect
the price of paper, and transform the
advertising departments of the whole
newspaper business. Yet such is the
case.
The excess profits tax eats so deep
ly into the profits of successful cor
porations that every possible avenue
of escape is sought after with the ut
most avidity. At first the most ma
tural avenue of escape was that of
investing the profits in permanent i'm
provements or extensions of the bust
ness.
But such bettermentS were ruled to
be of the nature of profits and subject
to the tax. Another avenue was that
of paying the profits out in increased
wages, which had the advantage CT
defeating the government, but at the
cost of the corporation. 1t was a case
of cutting off your nose to spite your
face
The only solution of the dilemma is
one which will permit the corporation
to keep its c9ke and yet appear to eat
it, Advertising holds out this two
fold possibility.
Advertising presumably pays-it is
bait to catch fish. For every dollar
you put out you expect to get more
than a dollar back;-and advertising
is legitimate business expense. BY
means of big advertising investment
you can evade the tax, and at the
same time increase your business. Of
course that may mean that you will
have a bigger income and larger ex-
cess profits tax, but that is some dis
tance off, and conditions may change
and the income tax be reduced, etc.
Anyway, whe er sound reasoning
or not, that is the way it works, and
the newspapers in the large centers,
are fairly swamped with advertising
The Saturday Evening Post is an in
structive example of what is true
more or less, of all journals every
where, even our own local papers here
on the Islands. Before the excess
profits taxes were instituted the Sat
urday Evening Post carried less than
two hundred columns of advertising.
This magazine now carries over four
hundred and fifty columns. That
means double, or more than double
the consumption of paper, and with
these big journals of an enormous cir
culation 1t means an enormous de
mand for pper. This means of course
great advance in price, this
does not seem to limit the demand
which still remains Unsuitable, and
the sources of supply for paper stock
and wood pulp are being depleted
alarmingly which in turn is going to
react on other wood using industries
and it is a serious question where il
! is all going to end,
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06
GENERAL DESCENT OF
PRICES is FORECASTED

CHICAGO, August 3-Albert Levv
president of the Manufacturers and
Importers Association of America, as
serted last night that also though the
recent increase in wages granted by
the federal railway wage board and
the increase in freight and passenger
tariffs awarded the rail line by the
interstate commerce commission
would add considerably to the pres
ent general cost of living, the peak
of high prices has been reached, and
that soon a general descent would be
noticeable.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06
LABOR FEARS ORIENTAL
COMPETITION is STATED

SEATTLE, August 4-E. B. Ault-
dealer, of the Seattle Union Record, a
Seattle Union Record, Seattle labor
publication, testified yesterday before
the congressional immigration and
naturalization committee concerning
the position of labor with regard to
the oriental question.
Organized labor in the Pacific north
west said Aultdealer, generally is
opposed to immigration of orientals,
as a means of protection of American
industries against unfair competition,
rather than on basis of racial pre-
judices.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06
HONOLULU JUDGE COMING
NEXT WEEG

Judge j. T. De Bolt, of the first cir
cult court, Honolulu, is expected 20
arrive on Maui by the Mauna Kea,
next Wednesday evening, for the pur-
pose of disposing of various chambers
matters that are pressing for action
in the local circuit court in the abb
sence of Judge Bug. The matter of
perhaps Il general interest
to be tt.. foreclosure hear
ing of the Nsdnu 49, ric Co.'S mort
gage, instituted some tiIe ago at the
instance of the bond holders.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06

After several weeks of general re-
pairing, in the course of which the
building was thoroughly strengthened
and new foundations put in, the Wal
luku Orpheum was opened once more
last Saturday night All the films of
the Weller circuit are being shown
there while the reconstruction of the
Hip theater is under way. After this
is finished in about months, the
Orpheum will be limited to features
on several nights each week.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06
OGrOwingOn
LargeScale Planned
DR.. W. D. Baldwin Preparing To Plant
5000 Trees OF Choice'VarietieS At
His Haiku Farm-Big Job OF Pro-
pagating And Budding Under Way.

Preparations for setting out an
orchard of 20 acres or more of avoca-
dos, have recently been begun at Hal
ku by Dr. w. d. Baldwin. II is one
of the most interesting and important
large scale experiments in an agricul-
tural, and particularly a horticultural
line that has ever been undertaken in
the territory.
Dr. Baldwin is having propagated
5000 or more avocado seedlings, which
are to be budded to a number of the
choicer varieties of fruit known in the
Islands. This work is already we'll
under way and is in charge of James
Lindsay an experienced nurseryman.
At the same time the land which
will receive the young trees is being
put in the best possible shape, the
sub-soil even being blasted with
dynamite to insure aeration and drain
age. Quite large number of trees
have already been budded and are
ready for planting.
The promising results attained from
small orchard of alligator pears
planted by DR.. BALDWIN 6 or 7 years
ago has encouraged him in the belief
that larger paintings will be success
full and profitable. In making his
selection for his big orchard he has
been able to get budding wood from
trees tested out by the Hawaii eX-
pertinent station and others, which
are not only of high quality but which
will insure fruit from his orchard
practically every month in the year.
Quarantine A Handicap
The federal department of agricul-
lures absolute quarantine which pre-
vents avocados being shipped to the
mainland United States, is the most
serious restriction to the development
of the growing of this fruit as an in
dustry. The demand on the mainland
is enormous, and could the fruit be
admitted there is no question that the
profits would be very large.
However, with the development OF
the tourist trade and the increase Of
shipping provisioning in the Islands,
there must be continuously increas-
ing demand for avocados, particularly
for those varieties which fruit outside
of the usual season. 1t has also been
suggested that the growing of the
fruit for the oil might be fully as
lucrative a business as is the growing
of olives in California for like purpose.
There is also, of course, the pros
pect that sooner or later the useless
ness of the quarantine against the
Mediterranean fly may be established,
or that the federal (and particularly
the California; authorities may be-
come convinced of the lack of danger
from the avocado, and the ban on the
fruit lifted. Should this come about
DR.. Baldwin's experiment in CONNER
cial scale avocado growing will have
been of utmost value to the Islands.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06
WOULD HAVE ABSOLUTE
BAR AGAINST JAPANESE

TACOMA, Washington, August s.
Absolute exclusion of Japanese ma
tionals from the United States and
permanent disbarment of their chill
dren born in America from American
citizenship, was urged yesterday by
Major Bert Cross Seamle, testifying
before the congressional immigration
and naturalization committee which
is holding hearings along the Pacific
Coast preparatory to making recon-
mendations concerning possible immi-
grafton law amendments to congress.
Major Seamle said he represented
the Anti-Japanese League and spoke
as a member of the Veterans of Fore
ign Wars and the American Legion.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06
WoRkMEN BURNED BY
ACETYLENE TORCH

T. Kawachi and X. Soma, laborers
of the Wailuku Sugar Co., while re-
pairing the cement kining of a ditch,
last week, were painfully burned
about their heads and faces when
large acetylene torch by which they
were working, swung against them.
The injuries of neither man were
very serious and they will be at work
in a short time.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06

The Boy Scouts who have been in
camp at Honolua, on west Maui,
broke camp last Saturday after q
very delightful AMI profitable two
weeks cutting. The last stunt before
returning to Wailuku, was hike to
the top of Mount Exc, which took
place last Saturday. The boys brought
back with them samples of the small
variety of silver sword which grows
on the almost inaccessible summit of
the peak.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06
Shingles Promise
Made Committee
Maui Delegation To April Convention
Not Keen On Plan-Had Situation
In Its Own Hands - Details Of
Double Cross.

The sensation caused by the with
drawal of the Maui delegation from
the republican territorial convention
in Honolulu, a week ago last Monday,
is still a live subject, with the action
OF the Maui men strongly supported
by large element of the party
throughout the territory. The Homo
lulu double-crossers put up big roar
following Senator Baldwin's and SEN
ator Rices exposure of the perfidy OF
the Oahu political leaders, consisting
chiefly in virtuous denials on the part
OF Shingle, Wise and Andrews of
ever having been parties to any kind
of an understanding or agreement on
the matter of the makeup of the re-
publican executive committee
In long and demagogic letter pub
lished in the Honolulu newspapers
last week, Lorrin Andrews represents
the issue as one between the classes
and the masses, in which he poses
as the exponent of the great body of
the common people as opposed by
the monie6 interests headed by Sena-
tor Baldwin. The latte,s-se stigmat-
ICES as the real boss in the territory,
and points with scorn to Baldwin's S
and Rices statements regarding agree
ments which he says were never made
as proof of his assertion
Not A Personal Understanding
AS Andrews presents it, it would
seem that the two Maui senators have
confessed to having connived with r
W. Shingle, John Wise and others for
the control of the executive commit
tee: whereas the facts of the matter
are that the deal" if such it can be
made by the whole Maui delegation
attending the April convention, that
it would not oppose Shingles candi-
dacy for the national committeeman
ship under certain conditions. 1t is
understood that affidavits are now be-
ing prepared by Maui and Honolulu
men, together with details, that will
show just how this was so.
At the April convention Maui was
represented by 27 delegates. Hawaii
had men present. Maui had things
pretty much her own way, and it was
the determination to elect Senator
Baldwin as national committeeman.
The other islands had all had the
honor but Maui never had had the
naming of such a representative Of
the national party. Baldwin did not
want to accept the candidacy, but the
Maui delegation to man insisted and
was determined to put the plan
across on the floor of the convention,
All this developed in a Maui caucus
held the day before the convention,
and attended by number of dele
gates from other sections of the ter
ritory.
Asked Shinge To Withdraw
With view to avoiding fight in
Continued on next page)
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06

For using obscene and profane Ian
guage on Market street, Bolelo Ala
son and Voleolene Saransa, Filipinos,
were arrested by Police Officer Pedro
Bautista on Wednesday. They each
put up $40 bail but failed to appear
for trial on Thursday morning and
their bail was declared forfeit by
Judge Mckay.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06
MRS. CASTLE GETS SHARE
j. 3. CASTLE INSURANCE

SAN FRANCISCO, August 3-One
third of the $4,000 insurance on her
late husbands life will go to the
widow of the late James Bicknell Cas-
tie, resident of Honolulu who died
April S, 1918, as the result of a de-
cision of the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals handed down yester-
day
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06

A fire originating from a defective
stove pipe nearly destroyed the home
of Antoine Furtado, at Lahaina, last
Saturday evening. A bucket brigade
managed to extinguish the blaze but
not until the roof of the house had
been practically burned off, The
house is located on the beach near
the Kamehameha III school.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06

Bennett Keahi, charged with being
drunk, forfeited Sc which he had de
posted as bail to secure his release,
by failing to show up for trial in the
Wailuku district court on Thursday
morning.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06

Frank Pomba, a boy employee of
the Royal Hawaiian Garage, had his
arm broken last Friday by the kick
of an automobile which he was at
tempting TO crank.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06

Misses Ruth and Dorothy Lindsay, of
Paia. are visiting friends in Honolulu
this week.
Misses Edith and Frances Field, of
Wailuku, are the house guests of DR..
and Mrs. Frank st. Sure, at Heeia,
Oahu.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06

The Hoaloha Club will meet next
Friday afternoon August 16, at the
Paia Community house. All the ladies
of the community are cordially invited
to come and enjoy a social hour to-
gether.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06

THE fellow who isn't fired with en-.
thusiasm is apt to be fired."-6. c.
Forbes.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-29
OUIJA BOARDS OFFER
TO SOLVE MYSTERY

NEW YORK. July 2s.-oulja
boards by the score have volunteer
ed to solve the mysterious murder OF
Joseph Bowen Elwell, turfman. card
expert and Don Juan"
Since the body OF the gambler was
found in his handsome residence
here last month. with a bullet
through the forehead, alleged clues
motives and revelations OF the mur-
derer himself have been gathered
from ethereal planes by the thou
sands and dumped upon an admit
tedly bewildered stan OF the District
Attorneys Office.
All Of these occult communica-
tions are not discarded, While dis
claiming any faith In Ouija's ability
as a crime investigator, the District
Attorney nevertheless admits that he
has assigned a man to the special
duty OF reading occult contributions
and to submit to him personally any
conveying apparently useful infor'
nation. An anonymous communica-
tion purporting to be an occult reva-
Iation may contain a valuable clue
Mr.. Swami believes, his theory being
that the crinJnal might use this
method OF informing on n confeder-
ate.
Anonymous communisants purport
to reveal prelude, plot and climax OF
the crime.
The missing automatic pistol with
which Elweil was shot has been To-
Gated by Ouija boards or other sup
ernatnarl" means In every part OF
the Elwell home, from the sitting
room In which the murder was com
mitted down into the basement and
up to the roof.
Until the murderer is apprehend.
ed, both the police and District At
t0rney's staf say they expect no sur
cease from the persistent prOfigacy
OF occult assistance now being fore
ed upon them.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-29

There hasn't been Joke In the
column since II started that was new
and original There has never been
spark OF wit or humor In the col
umn yet. The writer Is not capable
OF putting any in. Furthermore
the language Lone Star uses Is
enough to shock the most braren
man In the city. Only last week, he
told two different stories. and he
said damn" in each one OF them
l think that's awful, and the sooner
the Lone Star column Is discontinu-
ed, the better we will all feel about
1,
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-29

that gambling Is going on wide open
in Klamath Falls. Yes-get that.
In klamath Falls. Why the very
idea is preposterous--absolutelyp pre-
posterous. Just as preposterous as
II he had said that bootiegging was
going on here-Oh how hate that
fellow. I'm going to see Mr. Muir.
ray and see IL something can't be
done to stop him-the Lord only
knows what he will be saying next II
they let him 20.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-29
A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW

A hundred years from now. the
things
We now consider wonders
Will be so far behind the times
They'll seem mere Jokes and blund-
Columbus said the earth was
round
Wise men said he was crazy
now predict perpendicular trips
From L. s. A. to Asia.
A hundred years from now straight
through
Old mother earth they'll go
And then perhaps they'll move the
Japs
From here TO Toxic.
For speed the swiftest aeroplanes
VIII cease to set the pace
Subway pneumatic tubes will shoot
The ginks from place TO place.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-29

And then--besides-why that man
tif Il Is a mani has no more respect
for our City Council than a jack-rab-
bit. He even calls Mr.. Brandenburg
Brandy" and Councilman rpp he
calls Brother upp and in private
conversation with him yesterday. he
said that he was going to suggest to
Brother upp that he change his
name TO the very opposite. Yes
he said II would be more in keeping
with prophesy. And then he told a
story about Mr.. Hilton and his jack
rabbits. You know Mr.. Hilton must
have felt awfuiiy upset over that,
and I don't think It's right to make
cracks OF that kind. do you?
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-29

And then the way that fellow hops
onto people. He doesn't seem to
care who they are or how much
money they have at all. Why he
even took the name Of Cap. siemens
In vain one day. and made fun OF
his oil well. I think that's awful.
And Mr.. Collier too. Why-you
would think he would be afraid to
talk about such influential citizens
in tha, tone or manner. He certain.
ly can't have had much bringing up
mot upp) or he would know better
than to write such awful stun as he
does. .|s.-..
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-29

And poor Mr. Wilson-Mr. Arthur
Wilson I mean. How badly he must
have felt about II when he saw his
name in the paper. II he ever puts
mine in I'm going to find out who he
is and give him a piece OF my mind.
II his Jokes were original. and
would only bring smile TO a per-
sons face once a year, II would not
be so bad. but they don't even do
that. and besides. nobody reads his
old column anyhow. so what's the
use OF printing II? It's a waste Of
paper and time. that's all, an. wi.h
the scarcity OF paper there is these
days. ! think the attention OF Uncle
Sam out to be called to this fellow.
He cant have any brains-if he did
he would not write such junk-but
where he gets II all from is more
than ] can fathom.