The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-06-04

partment of public works, from seri
Gus injury or possible death when he
was knocked down while cranking hi,
a last evening. He had been having
trouble with the car for the past few
days and last night in cranking it, to
ascertain the trouble, it in some man
ner slipped into gear and knocked him
down. He received a fractured nose
painful decorations of the ears and
scalp and other bruises. He received
treatment at the emergency hospital
and later returned to his home.-Ad.
vertiser.
c. c. Biting Dead-Charles Carol
Biting, a well known attorney of Ho-
nolulu, died last Monday after a long
illness of tuberculosis. He was G2
years of age.
Dental Examiners All Resign-Dr.
f. e. Clark resigned as a member Of
h board of dental examiners about
2 weeks ago on account of pressure
of business or his time. Governor
Mccarthy appointed DR.. Geo. A. Brady
to succeed him. Last week Drs. o. E.
Wall and NJ. e. Grossman, the other
two members of the board also resign
ed, assigning like reasons
The steamers Yale and Harvard,
which it now seems fairly certain are
to be put or the run from San Pedro
to the Islands, will probably touch at
Hilo first, then going to Honolulu, &C.
cording to reports from Hilo. The re-
port is credited to Capt. F. Plath, OF
the Union Oil Co., tanker Lansing.
Japanese Assassinated-A Japanese
on Kauai, while on his way home on
Thursday night of last week, was shot
from ambush and instantly killed. The
police have only 2 empty shells from
an automatic revolver as a clue to the
murderer. No motive other than pos
sibly robbery is known for the crime.
kilauea Activity Lessening Re
ports from Hawaii are to effect that
the fire pit of Kilauea is falling slow
ly and is now about 200 feet below
the general level of the crater floor.
The flow in the Kau desert is also
nearly stopped.
Fines aggregating 1881 were col
lected during the month of May on
account of violations of the national
prohibition act in this territory. Of
this amount $3.50 with a 3 months Jail
sentence thrown in for good measure
was assessed against one guilty Japan
csc from Hawaii. This is about the
first time a Jail sentence has been i'm
posed since the law went into effect.
Two Naval Seaplanes made the
flight from Pearl Harbor to Kauai
last week in 80 minutes. 1t is stated
that the next flight will be to Molo-
kai.
w ~ ~ IN past ~ gttio
manager of the First Trust Co., of
Hilo, resigned last week and with his
wife departed for the coast a few days
III -MAGEe they will make their flu
are hUn1. No cause for his sudden
action has been given, and who his
successor will be is not known. Mr..
Mariner had a wide circle of friends
IN Hilo and Honolulu.
Truck With Workers Runs Away
4 truck with Is laborers aboard ran
Wild for 2 miles down grade and then
rned over twice with 5 men of the
'g only slightly injured, The acct
occurred near Ookala, Hawaii.
axes would not hold. The truck
emolished.
Hilo Gas Shortage ReIieved-The
shortage of gasoline which had doubl-
ed auto rent service rates and all but
put all Hawaii on foot, was relieved
on Monday by the arrival of the tank
steamer Col. E.. L.. Drake with a sup
n1V sufficient for cavarol Yoopthe ,y;tl