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The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-04
Wednesday Named
As pineapple Day"

AS Pineapple Day" February 8 has
been appointed and set aside by Gov
ernor Mccarthy in the following pro
clamation:
The Hawaiian pineapple is known
all over the world for its quality and
flavor. The only information that many
people have of Hawaii is derived from
the fact that the Islands pack very
choice pineapples. The pineapple in
dustry has taught many people of the
mainland where Hawaii is situated.
The industry has made great strides
in Hawaii during the quarter of a cen
tury just passed, having become sec
ond in Importance in the Territory,
and now employs more than 5000 per-
sons.
In recognition of the great benefit
that the pineapple has been to these
Islands, it seems appropriate that a
special day should be set aside to ac-
cord it recognition.
Therefore, l, c. J. Mccarthy, COVER
nor of the Territory of Hawaii, do
hereby proclaim Wednesday, February
8, 1921, as Pineapple Day, and ask the
people of Hawaii to take recognition
of it in the schools, and homes and
at public gatherings throughout the
Islands.
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of the Territory, at the Capitol,
in Honolulu, this twenty day
of January, in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and twenty-one.
(Signed) C. J. MCCARTHY,
Governor of Hawaii
By the Governor:
(Signed) CURTIS p. IAUKEA,
Secretary of Hawaii.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-04
Proposed Traffic Law
Given Endorsement of
Maui Commerce Chamber

Endorsement of the territorial traf-
f1c bill proposed by the Maui Auto
mobile Club for passage by the next
legislature was given by the trustees
of the Maui Chamber of Commerce at
their meeting on Tuesday, with pro-
viso for an amendment making more
clear the age at which a license to
operate a machine otherwise than for
hire may be granted to a minor. The
bill as drafted prohibits the granting
OF a chauffeur's license to operate a
machine for hire to minor under the
age of 18 years. The amendment pro-
posed makes it clear that an opera
tors license to operate otherwise than
for hire may be granted minor over
the age of Is years where parent or
guardian joins in the application and
makes himself responsible for the acts
OF the minor.
Copies of the proposed law have
been sent by the Maui Automobile
Club to Hawaii and Honolulu clubs
and the Chamber will send copies to
other civic bodies of the Islands with
report of its action and with a request
for favorable recommendation by such
other bodies. The Chamber will also
request of the legislature passage of
the measure.
Arrangements for the introduction
ar the bill have already been made.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-04
Costs of Roads Make
Almost One-Third of
Maui County EXPENSE

Maui County spent S2S7,995.35 for
its roads and highways during the
year 1920, including construction of
bridges and their upkeep and repair,
as appears by the statement of coun-
ty receipts and expenditures prepared
by County Auditor Wilcox and pub.
lished this week under county author
ity. That means nearly third of the
county expenditures was for roads, $32
of each hundred expended being for
that purpose.
Makawao district, whence has come
and still comes most complaint as to
road conditions and needs of more
and better highways and where they
are essential to the hauling of pine
apples growers crops to the canneries,
received about so percent more than
any other district, but that fact is un
likely to arouse dissatisfaction on jeal
ousy since the district is recognized
as the one that is growing more rap
idly in agricultural importance. For
several years to come preponderant
share of county road funds may be
expected to go into that part of Maui
By districts road expenditures were
$96,6S6.17 for Makawao, $64,7377S for
Hama, $62,706.95 for Lahaina, $62,-
621.45 for Wailuku and $19,0O2.14 on
Molokai.
By funds the expenditures were
S10S,513.11 from the general fund,
1921, ,997.04 from the improvement fund
and $57,375.20 from special road fund.
Under the budget for 1921 no let
up in the program of road building is
contemplated but neither is any large
increase planned.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-04
Decision of Judge
Burr is Commended
By W. M. RagSdale

Highly commencing the decision of
ton case, w. NJ. Ragsdale of the Ma
turalization service has written to u.
S. Attorney S. c. Huber and Mr.. HUI
Der has sent a copy of the letter to
Judge Burr. Mr.. Ragsdale, it will be
remembered, was sent to the Islands
to look after citizenship and naturali-
zation matters while the United States
was in the war.
In part Mr.. Ragsdale's letter fol
lows:
My Dear Mr. Huber:
Il. | thank you very much for your
letter of December 23, 1920 and the
copy of the decision of the Circuit
Court of the Second Judicial Circuit
of Wailuku, Maui, T. H., of December
20, 1920. The decision is unsigned but
assume ii was rendered by Judge
Burr. 1t is very Illuminating and is
of such importance that | hope il can
be preserved in the public prints.
do not know what publication, if any,
records the decisions of the Circuit
Court of the Territory of Hawaii,
but this decision is so well written
and covers Il point about which the
general public and even members of
the Bar are so little informed that il
should become part OF the public rec
ord somewhere so that it could be re-
ferred to and cited 1t is exceptional
ly valuable in pointing out the gravity
of attempting to amend a court record
that has once been made and the term
time closed and it also points out the
remedy in the law for those who may
find themselves in the predicament of
the defendant in this case.
80. Had the Bureau seen fit and
so directed me while | was in Homo
lulu, | would have taken great pleasure
in going through the entire list of
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-04
Change in Pierhead
Lines For Kahului
HarbOr is Desired

Request for the call of a mass meet
ing to secure from the federal govern
ment "A change in pier head lines of
kahului Harbor will be contained in
a letter which will be sent by the
Chamber of Commerce to Col. Flagler,
it was decided at a meeting of the
trustees of Maui Chamber of Com
MERGE Tuesday afternoon. The pro-
posed change is required to carry out
satisfactorily plans for the new Ka-
hului wharf.
In 1909 there was a survey and map
made of Kahului Harbor and at that
time it was proposed to have line of
wharves to parallel the Claudine wharf
Later it became evident that plan was
undesirable and the new Kahului
wharf plans are for a wharf and for
pier head lines which parallel the
easterly breakwater.
At the meeting of the trustees of
the Chamber, William Walsh, superin-
tendent of the Kahului Railroad, pre-.
sented maps and explained the pro-
ject and that to secure the change it
would be necessary to have citizens
of Maui in mass meeting request the
change. He said that Col. Flagler had
told him if such change was asked
in that way he would forward it to
Washington with recommendations for
it.
The proposed change gives a large
stretch of smooth water inshore of
the new wharf which is to be built
and will save the territory considera-
BILE expense for dredging. 1t will also
make possible further extensions of
the new wharf as they may be re-
Quired.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-04
TAX RATE HIGHER
BUT COUNTY MUST
PRACTICEECONOMY
Special Needs Cause Big Boost
And Decreased Valuations
Are Likely to Curtail Reve-
nues Considerably.

Tax rate for Maui County this year
will be 2.94 and even at that rate there
is a possibility of the county having
to curtail some expected expenditures
should the assessed valuation be ma
tcrially smaller than last year.
Mauis rate is the highest of any
a. the counties this year though close
ly approached by Kauai The rates
decided upon by the other counties
are Honolulu, 2.57 Hawaii, PA and
Kauai, 2.9O. This is explained by the
fact that Maui County is levying
special tax to raise 100000 for the
new nigh school building and 100000
for sanitarium and hospital purposes.
such taxes are responsible for .55 and
but for them the rate might have
been 2.39 lowest in the territory.
Territory Asks More
In addition to the special taxes
there has operated to increase the
late a demand from the territory of
25. While the territory has had the
right to levy such tax in such ratio, it
has not done so in the past but has
maintained itself through income and
inheritance taxes. This year there has
arisen necessity of securing greater
revenue, largely because of increases
in the costs of maintaining public in
struction, through the increase in
teachers salaries.
1t is possible that the whole of the
100000 high school fund may not be
required since there was already $685.
coo available and that the full $780,
600 for sanitarium and hospital pur-
poses may not be required, but both
amounts have had to be provided for.
Lower Valuations Expected
In determining the rate it was
necessary to take into consideration
the possibility of lower valuations on
which the taxation will be levied. Es-
pecially is there a likelihood of de-
creased valuation of sugar company
profits. In levying taxes on such pro-
perties there enters into calculation
the price of sugar and the market
value of stock shares. This year the
price of sugar is much lower than it
was year ago and sugar shares in
the Honolulu stock market are quoted
far under last years figures.
Maui'S assessed valuation of last
year, the figures upon which the rate
had to be based in estimating reve-
nues, was approximately S47,000,000
For every million dollars decrease
from such figures the revenue for the
county will be decreased $29,400. The
territory will take the amount of it's
requirements no matter what be the
valuation upon which taxes are col
lected and any resulting loss from
decrease affects county revenues for
expenditure. Thus, should there be
a falling off of $5,000000 in valuations
from last year, the revenue of the
county would be reduced $147,000.
Based on last years valuation this
years revenue would be $1,342,000 and
the budget for the year calls for ex-
penditures of s1,177,325, so that it is
evident there is no large leeway for
depreciation and that curtailment will
likely have to be the policy of the
county government.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-04
Nicholas Held Guilty of
Not Rendering Aid;
Fined $500, Costs

Ned Nicholas, answering to the
charge of failing to render aid to Wal.
ter Dias after having struck and in
jured him at Makawao on October 8,
was found guilty as charged Monday
evening and was sentenced to pay a
fine of $500 and costs of the court
Tuesday morning. Eugene Murphy.
his attorney, gave notice of appeal.
This was the second of three charges
nled against Nicholas by the grand
jury, his first trial on a manslaughter
charge having resulted in acquittal.
owing to the fact that as a result
OF a misunderstanding four of the trial
jurors from Lahaina were not on hand
Monday morning jury to try Nj
cholas was not secured until after two
o'clock in the afternoon. County At
torney Bevins had been called to La
haina on business and the prosecution
was conducted by his deputy Frank
Crockett. Much of the testimony for
the prosecution was admitted over the
objection and exception of Attorney
Murphy
Penn's Testimony Important
The case of the prosecution opened
with the calling of II. L. Penn who
was with Nicholas on the eventful
drive. Penn testified to the striking
of boy and that he asked Nicholas
to stop which he did not do. He could
not say whether Nicholas heard him
or not, he testified under cross exami-
nation He also said the boy was not
knocked from the horse nor the
horse knocked off its feet
The Dias boy testified that he was
struck by an automobile and his knee
cut, that he was on the side of the
road, that no assistance was rendered
to him. He said he did not know who
driving the car. To further connect
up Nicholas with the accident two
witnesses, boy and a girl, were call
ed and both testified to seeing Nichol-
as pass before they saw the Dias boy
that day and that no other car than
his passed them between the time they
saw Nicholas pass and the time the
Dias boy came along. In direct exam
ination Judge Burr took hand in the
questioning.
Attorney Murphy moved Dismissal
and his motion was denied. He rest
ed without introducing evidence. The
up was brief and the court
then gave the law, Attorney Murphy
taking exception to one finding and
two failures to find.
Before six o'clock verdict of guilty
was rendered.
Sentence Pronounced.
In pronouncing sentence Judge Burr
said that the evidence had failed to
show any aggravating circumstances
to the offense; that the boy had not
been knocked from the saddle nor the
horse knocked from under him but he
had made his way home alone; that
there had been no serious results from
Nicholas failure to render aid There
fore, he said, he could not see reason
to intiict extreme penalties and would
not prescribe a prison term since he
believed the ends of justice would be
conserved by the intliction of fine.
He sentenced Nicholas to pay fine
of $500 and the costs of the court.
Then Attorney Murphy gave notice of
exception to the verdict.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-04
Dinner to Japanese Consul
General Get Together Affair
Best Type of American Citizens and Japanese Residents
, gard Affair as Long Step Toward Bringing About
Thorough Understanding and Harmonious Relations and
Beneficial to All Maui.

demned the labor union as it is con-
Quoted today.
Strike Strongly Condemned
Reverting to the laborers' strike on
Oahu last year he termed it an un-
fortunate and most regretable mistake
and said from what he had heard the
Japanese of Maui were never in real
sympathy with it. He spoke of work
ing and housing conditions and ad-
vised the Japanese to adapt them
selves to the conditions where they
are making their living and their
homes and to bring their children up
to be good citizens of the land that
is theirs by right of birth He did not
touch on such subjects as equal rights,
land ownership or kindred topics but
did speak of the language school con-
troversy and advocated making such
schools conform to all demands of
the department of public instruction.
His speech was interpreted to Jap.
anese by Mr.. Otsuka, editor of Maui
Record. Later he spoke to the Jap.
anese in their native tongue.
PenhaIIow Sounds Welcome
H. B. Penhallow, president of Maui
Chamber of Commerce, then welcomed
Mr.. Yada to Maui, said the dinner
might mark the beginning of differ
ent state of affairs on Maui and in
the territory and welcomed the dawn
OF a better understanding.
ID. G. Lindsay was called upon, told
OF the plan for control of language
schools and said the idea was first
suggested by japanese teachers of
Maui in a meeting about two years
ago. He touched on readjustment
problems, wages before the war, last
year, possible savings of the past and
of the future and need of patience
and forbearance.
d. H. Case, called on as secretary
OF the Chamber of Commerce saw
opportunity for Maui knocking at
the door and spoke of faith in ones
self, ones neighbor, in country, be-
tween nations and in God.
B. o. Wist made tolerance the sub
ject of his remarks.
Praise for Japanese
Senator Harold Rice was the last
of the American speakers. He took
occasion to commend and compliment
Japanese residents on the splendid
showing they made in war work, IN
Red Cross contribution and Liberty
Fonos and thrift stamp campaign"
He expressed appreciation of the re.
marks Of the consul general, hoped
lie would be a frequent visitor to
Maui and extended to him an invira-
tion TO attend the next county fair
and to become acquainted with and
imbibe the Maui spirit. He told the
consul general of the helpful co-opera-
tion the Japanese had given in MAX.
iag past fairs a success and told the
Japanese present If they would sug-
GET what features they wanted em.
Dodled in the next fair arrangements
they would prabably have their re-
quested and the Fair Association
would welcome suggestions.
In addition to the consul general the
other Japanese speakers were DR..
Kohatsu who spoke in Japanese and
Rev. X. c. Kondo of Punene who
spoke in English urging efforts to
bring the Japanese to plantation work
in order that an adequate supply of
satisfactory labor might be at hand
for the plantations.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-04
Fund For, Starving
Children Complete

Further money for the Hoover fund
for the relief of the starving children
of Europe is not required, was the
information received by Harold W.
Rice in charge of the rasinig of the
Maui share of Hawaii's contribution
yesterday. He was informed that the
amount asked had been subscribed to
the general fund and Hawaii informed
that the drive for funds was at an
end
On this Island between $4,000 and
$4,000 was contributed and in the Ter
rtory about $4,000 is said to have
been raised.
The fund for the relief of the starv-
ing children of Europe is not to be
confused with the Near East Relief
fund. The drive for the latter fund
will be conducted as usual but all con
tributions will so to it instead of be-
ing shared with the Hoover fund as
had been anticipated.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-04
Dance at Puunene
And Rummage Sale
WOman'S Club Plan

When Maui Woman's Club or any
department of it undertakes an enter
tainment it is certain the affair will
be worth while and so the announce
ment that the Civic department will
hold dance at Puunene on the even
ing of Saturday, February II, is a
matter of more than ordinary social
interest. Full details of the dance
may be expected to be announced at
the meeting of the club next Wednes-
day. Meantime it can only be said
the dance will be all that Womans
Club dance can promise and that tic
kets will have to be secured at the
door
The Civic department of the Wo-
mans Club has decided to go forward
with an active campaign of beautifica-
tion and improvement of scenic sur
roundings of Maui streets and roads
and public places. To do so funds
are needed. So it has been decided
to hold a rummage sale in the Or
pheum on Saturday, February II, and
the dance at Puunene the same even
ing. Further details as to the pro-
posed sale will be found in Maui
Woman's Club Notes.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-04
FEDERAL TRUCK is CHOSEN
BY MAUI DRY GOODS COMPANY

For the run between Kahului and
Lahaina, Maui Dry Goods and Grocery
Company's wholesale department has
purchased a two ton Federal truck
from H. S. Bush, representative on
Maui of the Schuman Carriage Com
pany.
In making selection of a truck the
Maui company looked the field over
thoroughly to determine the make it
considered best fitted to stand the
hard service over the road around the
Pail between Wailuku and Lahaina,
and determined the Federal would
best answer its purposes.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-04

With the new Japanese consul gen
eral, Mr.. c. Yada, as guest OF honor
American citizens of Maui and Japan
ese residents of the Island, about 125
in all. dined at the Grand Hotel We'd
nesday evening, met the new consul,
heard him and others speak and ming
led socially for about three hours. 1t
was the largest gathering of its kind
ever held in Maui and the guests were
thoroughly representative OF the best
classes of citizenry of the two races.
Invitations were issued by Mr.. Kanda
on behalf of the Japanese committee
and Mr.. Kanda acted as toastmaster.
The occasion is regarded as significant
of still more pleasant relations be-
tween the citizens of the two races,
healing of past differences and paving
the way for meetings which will go
to prevent misunderstanding arising
in the future.
Prominent Citizens Attend
Among the American citizens seat
ed at the table with the guest of hon
or were F. F. Baldwin, H. b. Penhal-
low, Senator H. w. Rice, A. w. Col
lines, William Walsh and Judge
Burr At other tables were such
representative citizens as d. G. Lind
say, E. r. Bevins, d. H. Case, c. d.
Lufkin, w. A. Baldwin, Father Justin
Eugene Murphy Rev. ]. Charles Viii
liers, Principal Judd of the High
School, B. o. Wist, w. A. Mckay the
editors Of the two English language
and two Japanese language papers,
and score of others we'll known in
Maui business and professional life.
In the lobby of the hotel before din
ner there was held an impromptu re-
ception for the consul general follow
ing which the guests found their seats
at table, the general arrangement be-
ing for two of each race, the four in
similar lines of business or with al.
lied occupations to be seated together.
While dinner was being served by
charming Japanese maidens in ma
tive costume and by white clad wait
ers, Mrs. Kunewa's orchestra dis
pehsed Hawaiian music, the buzz of
conversation rising between numbers,
and in the intervals needed for the
service of courses.
When desert was served Mr.. S.
Kanda rose and introduced Mr.. c.
Yada, the new consul general Mr..
Yada has been in the diplomatic SER
vice of his country on the North Am
erican mainland for about 13 years and
occupied a post so important as the
consulate in New York. A man of
middle age, he speaks English fluent
ly and says he feels even more at
home in the United States than in
Japan.
Mr.. Yada, after brief preliminary re-
marks took up the subject of labor
and the troubles and problems that
have arisen since the war. He spoke
of the serious conditions in Europe
and in England, said that in his ma
tive land the industrial situation was
vastly worse than before the war, that
as to the United States mainland he
need not comment when organized
labor even refused to bend to the ur-
gent demands of the president in time
of stress. He compared old labor con-
ditions with feudalism, did not want
a return tn such conditions but con-
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-04

these cases and where the parties
were otherwise eligible would have
been glad to have had them file petit
tons under the remedial act which
Judge Burr points out
"3, | have made "A copy of this de-
cision for my own files and have for
warded one to Mr.. Campbell whom |
am sure will be greatly interested in
it,"
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-04

Hollywood to Lay Up-According to
Castle & Cookies bulletin of last week
the Hollywood, which has been calling
at Kahului for cargoes OF pines, is to
be laid up for repairs and her sailing
dates are uncertain.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-04

Brother Wenceslaus of the Baldwin
Home, Molokai, paid visit to Homo
lulu last week
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-04
NEXT EEK'S MAILS

From the Coast:-Sheridan, to-
morrow; Manoa, Tuesday; Gre
ole State, Tuesday.
To the Coast-Tenyo Maru. tomor-
row. Matsonia and Ventura,
Wednesday.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-04

demned the labor union as it is con-
Quoted today
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-06-24
JUST THREW OUT SUGGESTION
travelling Mans Interpolation Not
Really Made With Any Genuine
Desire to Help.

A HoOsier travelling man had ho-
tel room next to one occupied by the
two teachers during the recent teach
ers' convention. He was very tired
and turned In early. But hardly had
he closed his eyes when the two teach
ers came in from the evening session.
They discussed 1t, one of them par
ticularly being endowed with a voice
commonly termed strident.
Finally they finished with the sub
ject and he, thinking they were
through with conversation for the
night, turned over again and once
more began to think of slumbering.
But after q little pause the loud talk
er began on another theme, namely,
the hard life of a teacher. After she
had discussed 1t from all angles, she
said: IF / only knew where ! could
succeed would leave the teaching
profession. Now, what could really
do as well as l can teach school?"
Before the second teacher could an
swer her the long-sufferlng man rose
to the OCCASION, Madam" he
shouted through the wall, you could
be an auctiOneer. "-Indianapolls
News.