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The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-20
Naval Inquiry Given
Valuable Aid During
Sessions In Kahului

Expressions highly complimentary
to Maui officials and to Maui resi-
dents are voiced by the court of in
quiry into the death of H. T. White
in the following letter which was re-
ceived by Maui News this morning
and speaks for itself:
''U. S. S. Eagle Six,
"Kahului, Maui
December 10, 1921
Editor Semi-Weekly Maui News,
"The Naval Court of Inquiry which
has been in Kahului for the past
week investigating the circumstances
surrounding the death of Herschel T.
White, late Engineman, United States
Navy, completed it's proceedings to-
day. The Court expects to leave for
Pearl Harbor tonight where its re-
port will Immediately be placed in
the hands of Admiral Simpson, the
Commandant of the Fourteenth Naval
District and the officer under whose
orders the Court has been operating.
"As President of the Court of In
quiry l feel that before leaving Maui
some indication should be communi-
Gated to the citizens of Kahului and
Wailuku of the appreciation which
all members of the Court feel for the
exceptionally helpful, hospitable and
courteous attitude which has been ex-
hibited by the citizens of Kahului and
Wailuku toward the Naval inyestigat-
ing boards from the time they arrived
until all proceedings were finished TO
day. l am therefore addressing this
letter to you in the hope that you
will find room to publish it in the
columns of your paper.
"The Court is returning to Pearl
Harbor with the firm conviction that
the citizens of Maui are as deeply re-
gretful of the circumstances connect
ed with the unfortunate death of
Herschel T. White as are the officers
and enlisted men in the Fourteenth
Naval District. This fact has been
repeatedly brought home to us by the
helpful and whole hearted coopera-
tion which has been extended to the
Court by the local officials and by the
citizens in general.
81 wish particularly to mention
Sheriff Crowell in this connection and
his deputy, Mr. Cummings. These
two officials have literally left no
stone unturned to aid the Court in
its efforts to make complete and
thorough investigation. The Court
of Inquiry would, without doubt, have
had considerable more trouble secur-
ing the definite information and testi
mony it has secured. were it not for
the very skillful and able coopera-
tion of Sheriff Crowell.
COPIES of this letter are being
sent to Admiral Simpson at Pearl
Harbor and to Commander c. w.
Nimitz, who has immediate command
of the unit at Pearl Harbor TO which
all the officers and enlisted men con-
nected with the Investigations are at
tached for duty.
"Yours very truly,
WALTER e. DOYLE,
Lieutenant-Commander, U. S. Navy"
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-20
Sugar Duties Are
Under Discussion
American Refining Company
Spokesman for Cuban In
terests In Effort to Secure
Reduced Rates.
ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-EXtended
arguments for and against the reten-
tion of the emergency tariff duty on
raw sugar were presented to the sen
ate finance committee yesterday in
it's hearing on proposed tariff revision
the forces lining up for the Cuban
growers in the one hand and for Am
erican cane and beet growers on the
other.
Representatives of the American
Sugar Refining Company acted as
spokesmen for Cuban growers and
said that the present duty operated
to prevent the rehabilitation of the SUI
gar industry in Cuba whereon de-
pended the prosperity of that Island.
They said the United States, by rea-
son of its past activities in Cuba
from the time of it's taking control
after the Spanish-American war was
morally bound to come to the aid of
the Island in it's distress. They said
a billion dollars of American capital
is invested in Cuba and is at stake,
as against $20,000,000 in American
beet industry. They argued that the
proposed rate in the Fordney bill is
the highest in thirty years, represent
ing a tax of $162,O00,000, whereof
$1,000,00O goes to American produc-
erS.
Francis X. Carey, who owns a beet
sugar factory in Colorado, testified
that his little company" lost $780,
600 last year and is approaching ruin
He added that American standards of
living demand the retention of sub
Stantial tariff
Senator Reed Smoot of Utah said
the conditions in Cuba were no worse
than those in the United States. He
favored the protection Of American
capital invested in American enter
prises rather than of American CAPT
tai invested in foreign enterprises and
Cuban cane growers. He said 100000
farmers are growing sugar beets and
are employing $4,000 additional men.
1t has production of a million tons
annually and goes to make the coun-
try Independent of the foreign mar
kets.
Advices from Havana this morning
said it is reported that presidential
decree is being drawn abolishing the
Cuban sugar commission.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-20
Prize Costumes Will
Be Awarded Early at
New Years Eve Ball

New Years Eve festivities at the
Fancy Dress Ball under the auspices of
the Maui County Fair and Racing AS
sociation will start at $3.50 and the
award of prizes will be made earlier
in the evening than usual. 1t is not
designed by the committee in charge
that the ball shall extend beyond the
weest of the wee, sma' hours and fair
warning is given that the fun will
start early and much of it will be
missed by late comers.
Several novelties have been plan
ned by Chairman Meinecke and his
colleagues which are being held in
reserve as surprises. Definite an
nouncement of the list of prizes and
of the judges is promised by the end
of this week. The subjects of decor
ations and of music are settled. The
decorations will be beautiful but not
exceptionally elaborate for the cos
tunes of those in fancy dress will
lend brightness and color that would
only be dimmed by a too brilliant
setting.
Starting at $3.50 sharp there will be
hours of dancing and then will come
the grand march in which will parti-
the prizes. The march will start at
10:30 sharply and during it the
judges will make their determination
of the winners. Then the dancing
will be resumed and at 1880 noise
makers will be distributed.
In the past there have always been
differences of clocks and watches and
doubt and uncertainty as to the ex-
m = .-~l.4
Years Eve ball will have it's own
clock installed in the Territorial
building set at railroad time and at
midnight eXactly-well that's just
what the committee is telling about
just now, but things will happened
and happen fast.
In order that there may be no con-
fusion on the subject the committee
announces that individual tickets will
be required of ladies as well as gen.
tlemen.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-20
Maui Children Made
Happy With Gifts
From Many Trees

1t is Christmas time on Maui. 1t
used to be considered that Christmas
day fell on December 25 but on this
Island the observance of the holiday
for children has been in progress for
several already and will be contin-
uous until next Monday night.
In the next four days there will be
numbers Of Christmas trees and
Christmas celebrations on Maui some
community and other church and Sun
day School affairs. Wailukus will be
the largest and will be held next Sat
urday afternoon and this year the dis
trict has been divided into three with
trees at Waihee and at Waikapu as
well as in the Wailuku armory build
ing. AT Wailulu and Waikapu some
beautiful tableaux will be shown in
connection with the trees and song
numbers of the programs while at
Waihee there will be singing and tree
and gifts, everything save the ta-
bleau.
Lahaina will hold it's community
tree in the armory tomorrow evening
at 7 o'clock with c. l.. Bowker head
ing the tree committee.
Thursday there will be two COM
munity trees, one at Makawao at 2
o'clock with Mrs. S. E. Kalama head
ing the committee and the other at
the Kahului Community House with
Rev. G. H. DeKay heading the COM
mittee. Kahului business men have
been liberal in donations, Mr.. DeKay
says, and the children are assured of
bountiful gifts. The tree of the
Church of the Good Shenberd will
also be held Thursday evening.
On FRIDAY there will be trees at
Spreckelsville and Puunene, the for
mer at o'clock and the Natter about
sunset. Mrs. j. T, Fantom heads the
Spreckelsville committee and M. G..
Paschoal the Puunene.
Saturday at o'clock Waihee
youngsters will have their tree, Miss
Lucy Lani heading the committee.
Wailuku has its tree at o'clock and
Waikapu at 7.
Truly. indeed it is Christmas time
on Maui
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-20
Tickets for yellow
Jacket Selling Fast

Tickets for "The Yellow Jacket
the Honolulu success that is to be
produced on Maui next week by mem
bers of the Chinese Students Alli-
ance of Hawaii under the auspices of
the United Chinese Society of Maui,
are reported to be going fast and re-
servations are being made rapidly
with Eddie Tam at the Baldwin Bank
in Kahului for the Wednesday night
performance in the Kahului Theater
and the Friday night performance in
Wailuku. For the Lahaina perform
ance, exchanges may be made at the
Lahaina Store.
The student players are now on the
Big Island where they will give three
performances.
1t is unusual for play or troupe
of players to command editorial COM
ment but the Chinese students were
given the following editorial mention
by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin in it's
issue of October 29, last:
Enough has been said in praise of
the gorgeous coloring, exotic atmos-
phere and striking imagery of The
Yellow Jacket to suffice for dozen
plays. But let it be added for an ap-
preciative audience that the young ac
tors and actresses display clearness
of enunciation-an ability to "get
their line across that put to shame a
good many of the amateur actors who
have appeared on Honolulu stages.
Part of this is due to the differ
ence in style of presentation between
the Chinese play and the American or
English comedy, farce or drama. The
English stage has developed the con-
versational, whereas The Yellow
Jacket gives the audience series of
declamatory. But not all of the un-
usual clarity of utterance Unusual
in amateur showsO by the cast of
The Yellow Jacket is attributable to
this difference. Good training with
emphasis on vigor of tone and care
fulness of phrasing, and the conscien-
tious practise of the juvenile actors
and actresses themselves, evidently
have a large part in the excellent ef-
feet.
miss Frances Drake Smith no less
than her talented and Industrious
pupils is to be congratulated on their
performance of The Yellow Jacket "
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-20
NEW FEATURES

Maui News in this Issue adds
three new features which will ap-
pear in each issue. One is the
"Fun Hour" designed to introduce
games for social affairs which can
be enjoyed by adults as we'll as
children in some instances and tell
how they can be played. In each
issue one or more games will be
described in "Fun Hour"
Two other features will abound
in useful or interesting informa-
ton. One will answer queries of
general interest as to the who,
where what and why, of persons,
things and events The questions
only appear today, the answers
will be given next Tuesday with
other questions which will have
their answers in the following is
sue.
On the sport page there will be
a similar solumn, conducted in the
same manner under the heading of
"The SportfoIio."
The articles by William T. Til
den, worlds tennis champion, on
"FioW to Play Tennis" will become
an every issue feature instead of
appearing only on Fridays. There
are ten more instalIments of the
champions treatise on Maui's fav-
orite sport which means they will
continue into the latter part of
January.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-20
New Revolution In
Portugal Started
ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-A decree of
the cabinet of Portugal has dissolved
parliament and set January s as the
date of holding elections, dispatch
to the Associated Press said this
morning.
This dispatch follows the publica-
ton in the London Chronicle Of yes
terday which said a revolution had
broken out in Portugal and there had
been fighting with heavy casualties
on both sides and the Lisbon hOspi
tails were crowded with the wounded
1t reported that Cunha Leal, who had
been selected to form new govern
ment last Saturday, had fled with his
followers and that their fate was un-
known.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-20
Mystery Wall Street
Explosion Is Cleared
ASSOCIATED PRESS

w WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-The last
OF the mystery of the Wall Street ex-
plosion of September, 1920, has been
cleared up by the arrest of Wolfe e.
Llndenfeld or Linde in Warsaw and
his confession. The plot was financed
by the Third Internationale Soviet of
Moscow in whose employ Lindenfeld
or Linde was and from which he re-
celved $4,000. He was in the en-
ploy of the secret service as well and
was sent abroad to complete the evi-
dence in the case. Failing to return
Sylvester Cosgrove was sent on his
trail and secured his arrest.
The plot was designed to kill j. p.
Morgan and though Lindenfeld did
not participate in it he was cognizant
or 1t. He gives the names of many
interested, most of whom have since
left the United States. The bomb
was mechanically defective and ex-
ploded 15 minutes before the time
Morgan was expected to leave his
office.
superintendent Burns department
has the credit of solving the mystery.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-20
Full Agreement
Limit of Navies
Is Near at Hand
France Seeks to Reach Accord
With other Powers on Am
erican Proposals; Subma-
rine Issue Comes Next.
ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-France
has taken steps to bring itself into
accord with other powers on the sub
ject of naval limitations but the ex-
act position, though in part clarified.
remained somewhat doubtful last
night. Secretary of State Hughes has
received cablegram which he con-
strues to mean that the French dele
CATION has been instructed to accept
the American naval limitation pro
gram but the French delegates say
that BRAND has not stated to them
any specific decision reached nor re-
lerred to any specific tonnage plan.
Inc Americans are almost unanimous
in their belief that France will ac-
cept the American proposal relative
TO tonnage of capital ships but may
insist on larger allotment of sub.
marine tonnage
reports OF yesterday morning were
that France had agreed to the Amer
lean proposals and would accept a ra-
tion of 1.70 and Italy would have a
ratio of 1.6S.
Reuters dispatch to Landon
quotes BRAND as saying that the at
tltude OF France on the subject of
naval limitations has not changed but
that France is ready to come to an
agreement as to offensive craft and
is interested especially in auxiliary
cruisers.
The London Mail this morning pub
llshed an interview of it's Paris cor
respondent with BRAND and quotes
him as saying: France has accepted
Secretary Hughes proposed naval ra-
ito for capital ships but regarding sec
ondary units we are not yet informed
regarding the six 10000 tons ships
Germany is allowed to build under
the Versailles treaty. Britain and
France must stand together and I'M
dertake the reconciliation of Europe.
The maintenance of peace cannot be
based on an entente cordiale."
The British delegation has formal.
ly asked for plenary conference to-
morrow or Thursday to take up the
SUBJECT OF the submarine and to per-
NIT them to present their arguments
for it's abolition.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-20
car and rode to Wailuku, telling Nj
cholas to keep it quiet.
lake,S StnrN Heard

car and rode to Wailuku, telling Nj
cholas to keep it quiet.
Lakes Story Heard
Lake, in his testimony, said he
heard Nicholas and the sailor in a
heated argument, jumped between
them, struck them both with his fore
arms, and as the sailor fell he tried
arm, and as the sailor fell he tried
to help him up, then thinking him
drunk, dragged him to the side of the
road and jumped on the car. Lake
admitted being under the influence of
liquor.
Sheriff Crowell testified that he
boarded the Eagle boat Sunday, got
Whites clothes, and found that the
garter on the sock in which White
had kept his money was missing. He
further found change in Whites
pocket.
Lake Gets Bail
Louis Lake was arraigned this
morning on charge of manslaughter
and waived examination and de-
manded trial by jury. He was re-
manded to await the action of the
grand jury which will probably meet
before the middle of next month and
his bail, fixed at $4,000 was furnished
by the bonds of p. j. Goodness and
Charles Wilcox in the amount of
$1,000 each.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-20
District Court Holds
California Law Sound
ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20.-Cali-
fornia's anti-alien land lessing law has
been upheld by the United States dis
trict court in a decision handed down
yesterday. The law forbids aliens
who are ineligible to citizenship from
owning or leasing agricultural lands
and the decision came with the re-
fusal of the court to issue a restrain
ing order against the attorney gen
eral from proceeding against w. l..
Potterfield and Y. Mizuno for enter
ing upon a five year lease.
In rendering its decision thes scourt
said in part: Nothing in the treaty
with Japan secures to Japanese sub
jects residing in this county the right
to possess, acquire and enjoy agricul-
tural land"
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-20
WILLIAM WEIGHT DIES

wireless message to George
Weight received from Hilo yesterday
told him of the death of his brother
William Weight, long time resident
OF the Islands and long connected
with the sugar industry. He has visit
ed Wailuku at various times and has
made friends here as in various 9TH
er parts of the Island. Death came
sunday evening. He had been failing
for some time past.
William Weight was born in Eng
land but had been a resident of these
Islands for nearly 60 years. Since
1878 until recently he had been con-
nected with the sugar industry mucn
OF the time as sugar boiler. He is
survived by his widow, five sons and
seven grandchildren, three brothers,
one of whom is George Weight of
Wailuku and one sister.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-20
COMM EMORATE WORK
ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-There
will be minted by the United States
before the first of the year 100000
new dollar coins to commemorate the
conference for the limitation of arma-
ments, it is announced by the treas
ury department. The diverse side is
designed with the usual head OF Lib
erty" but on the reverse the eagle is
perched upon broken sword with
one claw and clutches in the other an
olive branch bearing the word Peace.
In the back ground rising sun sym
bolizes the dawn of a new era.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-20
Irish Acceptance
Treaty Doubted
Members of Dali Eirean Re-
fuse to Forecast Result of
Final Vote; Leaders Clash
Sharply In Debate.
ASSOCIATED PRESS

DUBLIN, Dec. 20-Prominent men,
bers of the Dali Eireann this morning
refused to forecast the result of the
final vote on the proposed Irish
treaty. The outcome is regarded as
seriously doubtful.
There was a clash in yesterdays
sessions between Griffith and De Va
lera. The former moved the adop-
tion of the treaty and his motion was
seconded by Commandant McKeon.
Griffith said the Irish delegates had
not considered absolute independence
in the conference which was impos-
sible to obtain and the oath of ale
glance is one any Irishman can take
with honor. The Irish people want
substance, not shadow" he said.
DeValera insisted the proposed
treaty will not end the conflict be-
tween Ireland and Britain and said
he was aaginst the treaty because it
would mean continuance of war and
not peace and added that he is for
peace. He moved the rejection Of
the treaty.
LONDON, Dec. 20-The political
correspondent of the Westminster
Gazette predicted yesterday that civil
war would occur in Ireland over Ire
lands opposition TO the proposed re-
vision of boundaries between Ulster
and the new Irish free state.
Dispatches from Belfast tell of a
continuance of street firing last
night.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-20
Decision Curtails
Rights of States
ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-States
have not the authority to enact legis-
lation which prohibits the state
courts from enjoining picketing in la
Dor disputes, according to the deci-
sion handed down this morning by
the United States Supreme Court 1t
holds that the lower court erred in
refusing to consider an application
for an injunction against pickeitng.
The decision said: "Such a law
would strip the injured party of all
real remedy"
Holmes, Pitney, Brandeis and Clark
dissented and in their opinion said
they cannot see why legislatures can
not do what some courts have done
without any statutes permitting.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-20
TAXES ELIMINATED

q Under the new revenue law effect
i've January /, next transportation
taxes are repealed. Announcing the
operation of the new law in effect up
on its operations the Kahului Rail
road yesterday sent letters to all its
agents ordering the discontinuance of
the charge of three percent tax on
freight and eight percent on passen-
gers.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-20
MAUI WoMAN'S CLUB

The January meeting will be in
charge of the Choral Club, of which
Mrs. H. A. Baldwin is chairman.
Soloists on this occasion will be Mrs.
May Drew Clark and Mr.. W ashburn
Baldwin. The Travelogue by Mrs.
Augustine Jones, planned for the
January meeting, will be given Febru-
airy 9th, instead. Hostesses for the
January meeting are: Mesdames Har-
ry Bohr, Paul Low and John Mac
Laren.
The Study Department. Mrs. Frank
Hoogs, chairman, holds its monthly
meeting tomorrow at p. m, in the
Territorial Building. This depart
ment has grown rapidly and is now
one of the largest of the club depart
ments.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-20
THIS WEEKS MAILS

From the Coast: Friday,
Hoosier State; Monday, Gre
ole State.
To the Coast: Tomorrow,
Manoa; Friday, Empire
State.
From the Orient: Thursday,
Empire State.