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The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-01-07
The Optimistic Pessimist

It's better to wear out than rust out is quite S applicable to the human
machine a o machinery constructed of iron and steel
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Every i'm a e. invention is put before the public there is wonderment
it was not offered before This would seem to indicate nventng pattentable
articles is really an easy thing and only requires a little time and attention.
Still others might get busy.
A kind word bears fruit al unkind word leaves a sting. An unkind
thought leaves a sea in the mind of the thinker and engenders still others.
Night schools bring excellent results for many who had no opportunities,
or neglected those they had, in childhood. Which suggests that a course in
Boy Scouting for grown ups wouldn't be a bad hing to try.
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Honolulu merchants and others are complaining of rowdyism displayed
o the streets O New Years eve. There appear to be two things to do
change the population or enforce the laws. On Maui every one appeared
happy am. there have been no complaints as to disorder.
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Some persons hate their work S % much that they hate themselves Eth
er entert the spirit oft the work, which means a n ultimate change of nature,
or change the job are the two outs that offer.
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The person who recognizes when he is in the wrong wins the respect of
at least two.the person he apologies o and himself Besides that he sleeps
better.
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A good book is often the most pleasant of companions. Fortunate is the
person who can be alone without suffering from EMU The person who has
to be entertained is to be pited.
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Charging all the traffic will stand is pleasant enough to the person doing
the charging until the rails spread and the train stalls. Even a willing pub
hctwil balk and bow its back under too much squirting in the pocket book.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-01-07
NOW FOR ACTION

With the entry of a decree i'll foreclosure OF the mortgage on the
property of Island Electric Company comes a time when Micawber-hke
tactics must end and active work be done by citizens of Waikiki and
Central Maui. In due season the sale will come and an organization
must be prepared to bid nor take over by purchase the property after
it has been bid in by the bond holders. Unless some slip occurs the
property can soon be acquired.
Waiting for something to turnu up gets one nowhere. Central Maui
folk can not expect and wait for some one to buy in and give them a
public utility service nor can they expect a sugar producing company
10 continue in the business OF lighting their homes and streets and sup
plying them with power to III their industries. Such a policy is not
like Nauis self reliance so often manifested.
Much that was done several months ago will have to be done
all over again. Then the foundation for a strong organization for a
company to take over the lighting business was laid, but it was after
ward abandoned when it was expected Hawaiian Electric Company
would come in as a purchaser. That anticipation has failed of reaHza-
ton and there is no one else in sight to undertake the project, no
George" to let do it. Now it is up to home folk to act and-to act
speedily. A company has to be formed and it will not organize for
itself, by itself. There is work entailed in the organizing and financing
of such a company but nothing worth while is secured without work,
usually some mighty hard work.
The longer the delay, the worse will be the plant that is taken over
for it has been running down for months past. The Hawaiian Com
the poles, the wires and other parts of the system and the old company
has not had the funds. The committee which organized the nucleous
for a new company is not to be blamed, for its work was undone. But
now comes the time for citizens to get together again and to name the
same II another committee to settle the lighting problem for Waikiki
and to settle 1t right 1t is one OF the first tasks that must be taken up
in the young year and watchful waiting will bring no rewards of success.
Waikiki needs a home company with an able and efficient manage
ment and the time for its formation is now. The matter might well
be made first order OF business at the next meeting of the Maui Cham
Der of Commerce.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-01-07
PROPAGANDA ~ NEWS

In Honolulu there has come up a controversy as to whether the
province of a newspaper includes propaganda, the advocacy outside OF
Its editorial columns OF projects TOR the community good or the public
good in an even broader sense. The Advertiser, it appears, has been
practising such propaganda work in connection with sewer bonds, bonds
for road work and III other instances and was criticised.
Primarily it can be laid down that the first duty of a newspaper
is to present to the readers the news, articles mcolored by bias, plain
and truthful statements of facts and to comment upon and draw con-
illusions from such news articles in its editorial columns. But a news
paper which does nothing more than that is falling short of its duty
to its country and the community, The newspaper has its duty toward
the public veal quite the same as the individual citizen, even more so,
and is to be criticised if it fails orneglects to play its part in communi-
V welfare.
No one better than a newspaper man knows the value of publicity,
that the continued placing of a subject before the eyes of the public will
arouse and stimulate interest in that subject. So what can be more
natural than that the editor of a paper will cause to be written printed
and displayed prominently in the news columns of his paper news stories
relating to the project which is being sought. The theatrical manager
pays for display advertising and wants also descriptions of his offer
ings in the news columns, as dramatic criticism as well. So the editor
presents his views in the editorial column and keeps the subject before
the reader i'll the news column as well.
The answer to the question as to whether propaganda is a proper
function OF the newspaper depends first upon the subject or project
second upon the manner in which the news stories are handled, absence
of bias or coOrng of facts, and, not least, the newspapers continuing
to give its readers the other news of the day.
Often a happening will contain more of the sensational, more OF
but the subject of the latter is OF such far reaching and lasting import
ance that other stories may be relegated to the background for the tins
being though not omitted.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-01-07
IS REGRETTED

japanese of Pia have fastened to express their regret at the use
of the word Foreigners" in a hand bill advertising a charity bazaar
at the Japanese language school at Paia.
In explanation OF the use Of the word attention was called to a
definition in the dichonery of the word foreign which reads "Of,
pertaining to, or proceeding from some other person or material thing,
than the one under consideration And another: Born in, belong
ing to or derived from or characteristic of some place o country other
than the one under consideration"
Those who conducted the bazaar say that they meant to attract at
tenion to the fact goods were OF a kind used by Japanese and by per-
sons of other nativites as well and had not under consideration the
United States or Hawaii in the framing of the advertising matter. They
say that had a conception of the possibility of the word being under
stood otherwise than as meaning persons other than of the Japanese
community, it would never have been used but that the word in the
Japanese language for a person of another race seems to have no word
of similar meaning in English other than foreigner"
Offering of any slight or sur towards Americans and Hawaians
is speedily disowned.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-01-07
SAYING THE

Maui has done something and will do more toward the saving of
the starving children of Eastern and Central Europe. AT New Years
the employees of one Maui institution contributed 100 percent to the
cause and $500 was added to the fund by that institution alone. But
Maui should send as much again as it has already sent.
Up to the middle of this week Honolulu had raised between SIS 900
and $4,000. In all the Islands nearly half Of what has been expected
of Maui has perhaps been raised.
The fact that there are other organizations that have been doing
relief work in parts of he Near Fest may continue to do such work and
may call for financial assistance for such continuance of their work can
hardly suffice as an excuse for not taking up the pressing work at hand
AS we'll might a policeman refuse to assist in extingushng a threaten
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-01-07

ing blaze on the plea that there is a fire department which is supposed
to turn out and extnguish fires as far as within two blocks of where
the conhagration is starting and the conhagration will probably reach
there any how.
Maui may be looked to for the filling of its quota.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-01-07

So successful was the New Years dance under the auspices of the
Fair and Racing Association that it has been suggested a fancy dress
ball should be made an annual feature in Central Maui.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-01-07

Clarence H. Cooke, on his return from the mainland recently
characterized the present business conditions as a Strike of the buyers
Rather apHy put.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-01-07

1t is just as well to reach a determination of what matters are of
first Importance for during 1921 there will be numbers of projects that
will have to wait a period of greater business prosperity.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-01-07

Alexander House Settlement expresses the willingness to be
George in social and welfare work on Maui and a readiness to be
let do it, It's a fine spirit for the organization to take and the invita-
ton is one likely to be frequently accepted.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-01-07

About a million dollars worth of bonds failed of hotation by the
Territory last year. 1t was douby unfortunate since the projects had
to wait and the borrowing power OF Hawaii is correspondingy diminish
ed for the next two years. The legislature will have to prune its loan
fund bill carefully.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-01-07

Hawaii will be too busy to send a polo team to California this
spring. 1t will be a disappointment to polo experts and lovers OF the
sport there, for Hawaiis reputation refuses to be forgotten.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-01-07

On Maui there are 80 Japanese language schools and Japanese in
a position to know say that all of them are observing the spirit of the
new law, working under it and seeking to bring teachers to the quaii-
cations the law says they shall reach.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-01-07

1t is noticeable how few citizens attend the meetings of the board
of supervisors except when they have ian axe to grind" If more
would attend the meetings there would be a greater familiarity with pub
lie affairs. One will attend a club meeting, why not a meeting of the
county legislators? There is much that is worth while hearing discuss
ed by the board at its meetings.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-06
NEGOTIATIONS UNDER WAY
FOR BIG COURT SERIES

Lewis Jacobsen. manager of the
Original Auditorium basketball
team, is talking over with his play
ers an offer Of Bill Manning, man
ager Of the Perth Amboy basketball
team, made at a meeting of the two
managers on Tuesday night, in re-
gard to q five-game series between
the two teams. Manager Manning's
final offer to the Auditorium mana
ger was an agreement to pay to the
Auditorium team se~venty-five per
cent. of the receipts taken in at the
five-game series. If the Audos won
n game out Of five played. This
agreement also included games to
be played on the Auditorium court,
refereed by Chuck So1ador, and
played by the regular five men of
the two teams, each to be allowed
an extra man for emergency pur-
poses.
This offer was made by the AM
boy manager after Manager jacob
sen refused to play a five-game
series on a sixty per cent win and
forty per cent. lose basis. Manager
Jacobsen wanted a ifty-ffty division
on all games. When the Audos
manager refused the sixty-forty Of
fer Manager Manning offered vari-
u plans. including playing winner
take all for games to be played on
the Auditorium or Y. NJ. H. A. court.
Many fans are of the belief that
the offer made by Manager Manning
Is a wild chance, but the Amboy
manager by this offer shows how
highly he estimates his team. There
are very few people who would re-
Ject this offer, and Manager Jacob
sen talked confidently of returning
with a favorable answer on Satur-
day night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-06
DRY DOCKS PLAY
1OTTENV|L[E 5
Close Game is Promised To-
morrow Night on St. Peters
Parish House Court.

A large band OF rooters is slated
to accompany the representative
Tottenville basketball team across
the sound to the Parish House court
In Rector street tomorrow night,
where they are booked to play the
Dry Dock big five basketball COM
bination. The game will start about
Q O'clock.
Manager Charley Hilker's outfit,
successful in their only two ganes
played to date this season, will en-
ter this contest with plenty OF con-
fdence inasmuch as the T~ottenyiile
team defeated the Lyceums last
week. a team which held the Dry
Dock boys to a close score. soiye
and Preacher will occupy the for
ward positions for the visitors,
Stretch" Ewitt is slated for the
pivot position, and Charley Sher
and Price are the visitors guards in
this game.
The Dry Dock team was put
through a hard practice session by
Captain Harold Runyon Tuesday
night. and the team is in great
shape to start a new winning streak.
Manager Wesley Wilson's team has
won nine out of ten games played
this year. Brownmiller, Rankin
and Loeser are the forwards slated
for assignment in this game, Rum
yon will jump center and Campbell
and Gus Kurowsky are slated to do
the guarding.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-06
Ugh SCHOOL VARSITY OPENS SEASON WITH VICTORY OVER MATAWAN TALK OF AMDOYAUDO Sci
PLAN INTERESTING GAMES
ON AUDITORIUM COURT

The Ambey basketball team Is
scheduled to play some interesting
games on the Auditorium court for
coming Saturday nights. This sat
urday night the team Is scheduled TO
play the Newark Turner'S. and for a
week from this Saturday night Man.
sger Manning Is e~ndeavoring to
book the Dayton Buckeyes or the
Carbonate outfit.
The Dayton Buckeyes. champions
Of the middle west for several "a
sons. are coming east to meet the
strongest teams in this section. and
It is possible that they wifi play
here either on next Wednesday
night or Saturday night. Manager
Furey, of the Original Ceitics. has
booked the Dayton team for a week
from Sunday. Al Clayton. manager
OF the Buckeyes. announces hat the
team averages in weight $50 pounds
and in height six feet. This team
has won twenty-four out of twenty
five contests played this season
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-06
TONIGHT
At k0zUSK0S
SayreviIIe Big Five viii Clash
With Harmony 5---Strong
lineups on Both Teams.

A large turnout Of fans is expect-
ed for the game tonight on Kozus-
o court, Hall avenue, between the
Harmony Club of this city and the
Sayreville Big Five. The contest is
scheduled to start about 0 o'clock,
and there Is dancing on the program
In connection with the game.
Paul Sutton. Johnny Fitzpatrick.
Eppinger. Maleski and Rhatican will
probably make up the visitors line
up for this game. Sutton Is a
Knights Of st. Peter star, while
Fitzpatrick and Eppinger feature for
the Dupont team. Sayreville has
played Matawan. Princeton, Speed
ways. Dry Docks. Parish House,
knights OF st. Peter and a number
OF other teams in this section.
The Harmony team, successful in
their return to the court last week
after q long layoff. will enter the
game with Glochau, Hubbard. Yves
Hanson. Parker and Smith in their
regular positions.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-06

Are You Studying Your Game:
Twenty years ago William T. TIL
den, Jr., began to study tennis.
He Is 81 now and the recognized
master Of them all.
Tilden IL wonderful-as they say
In tennis. Yet he Is no marvel.
The fact that he has studied
harder and played his game more
sincerely than others has only de-
veloped him higher.
or the courts he was always fg-
uring out new strokes and ways to
correct flaws in those he already
knew.
On the courts he applied the re-
suits of his study.
As q result he is credited with
knowing more strokes than any
other living player.
While others developed a set
style of play Tilden's game is a mix
ture OF them all.
His greatest asset is in doing the
unexpected. No opponent can suc-
cessfully plan how to meet his at
tack or defense.
During the past six months he
has vanquished the champions OF
France, England. America and Aus
tralia.
Tilden will be called a wizard
a MARVEL super and other SUPER
latives. But he isn't.
He is jus. an example of a fellow
who stuck to his game. studied it
to correct the flaws in it, played 1t
sincerely and with all his heart
Success will come to anyone who
does likewise.
Are you studying your game?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-06
FOUL shot WINS
CAME At PARL|H
Ray Handerhan Drops in Win
ming Point for Keyport-
PAGER 5 With 40 Sec. to Go

Rag Handerhan made good a try
from the foul line with forty ssc-
onds to go in the game between the
Keyport-Pacer big five and du Pont
Powder Works combination on the
Parlin court last night, and the
Amboy combination succeeded IN
nosing out a victory by a score OF
24-2s. 1t was their third consecu-
tive win.
The visiting team was behind IN
this game throughout the greater
part of the time. the score at the
end Of he FIRST half favoring the
home team 1910. The du Pont
boys scored all of their points from
the field, while the visitors made
good FIVE tries from the lou line
Ray Handerhan and Bob Hander-
han we're the stars in the PAGER line
the first mentioned player win
ming high o honors. while Bob
Handerhan's floor work greatly
aided the visitors. Maleski and
Eppinger were high scorers for the
home team.
Leslie Woods. Of New Brunswick
refereed the game.
Tka ecora. :
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-06
CR|MsON-WH|TE
BOYS WIN GAME
Local Varsity in Initial Game
of Year Wins by One Point
Margin Over Matawan.

The Perth Amboy high school
boys varsity basketball team nosed
out the Matawan high school var
sity team on the local court yester-
DAY afternoon by q score of 24-2a.
1t was the Perth Amboy school
teams first game of the eason The
AatAwan team outweighed the home
.eam man for man, and II the scor-
ing machine of the visitors combi-
nation had been put In action In
The opening half. there Is every
reason to believe that the crimson
and white representatives would
4 have suffered a defeat.
Matawan outscored the Amboy
team from the field, nine Held goals
10 six. but the Amboy team made
Twelve foul goals out of t~wenty-sev-
IN chances, while the visiting team
pcored five foul goals out of eleven
chances.
Whitley Widerstrom, with one
deld goal and twelve fouls. led the
home team in scoring. while Kochek
hA. Harold Westcott pulled the
game out Of the IRE in the last
stages OF the game. Koohek also
played a strong defensive game.
Craig and Lyle were the big fac
tors in keeping the visiting team in
the running.
The Amboy team started the
Ing OF the game. with q point from
the foul line. but q long line shot by
Craig believed to be the longest shot
aver pulled on the local court, put
the visitors in the lead. The AM
boy team had little trouble in run
ming away from their opponents in
this half, the final being 1874.
In the final session Amboy again
started the scoring again, but a
squirt by the visitors led by Craig
and Lyle allowed Matawan to take
. one-point lead with four minutes
to go In the final session, but two
baskets by Harold Weacott. fol-
lowed by a double counter by Ko-
chek. proved to be life-sayers for
the Amboy combination, for al
though the home team had a six
point lead with two minutes to go,
Matawan was successful in scoring
FIVE points in this time, and the score
ended 24-23.
Rasmussen started ait center for
smboy. and McCabe and Stern vert
placed in the pivot position during
the first half. but. Rasmussen re-
turned to the contest In the second
nalf and finished the game. Alex
lnder Cohen was chosen captain OF
the team temporarily by Coach Ev-
N before the, start of the contest.
Edward Regan refereed the game.
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-06
ORIGINAL AUDOS CANCEL
GAME; NO HOME GAMES

Manager Lewis Jacobsen, OF the
Original Auditorium basketball
team. announced today that the
game with the Marshall and Bail
combination, from Newark. sched-
uled to be played on the Y. NJ. II. A.
court tomorrow night. had been
cancelled. and it is not likely that
the Original Auditorium team will
play any more home games.
The cancellation of this game
means that there will only be one
game in this city tomorrow night.
the contest between the Tottenville
A. c. and the Dry Dock big five
scheduled to be played on the Par
ish House courr. Rector street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-06
GIRLS CLUB TEAM
TO OPPOSE CHROME

The Girls Club basketball team
will play the United States Metals
Refining Company court team of
Chrome on the Parish House court
In Woodbridge on Tuesday night.
These two teams met in this city a
short time ago. and the local girls
won by a few points. The Chrome
combination is u for revenge and
is confident OF evening matters in
this game.
The Amboy lineup for this game
will be chosen from the Misses Ruth
Macan. Elizabeth Macan, Ethel
Lewis, Doris Willsey. Frances Hance,
Marie Handerhan and Anna Jensen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-06
AMBOY COURT
GAMES TONIGHT

SOUTH AMBOY. Jan. 6--There
will be two fast basketball games in
the high school auditorium tomor-
row night. The first will be between
the T&S Girls. of this city. under the
leadership of Sally" O'Connor. who
will have as their opponents the fast
Girls Club of the New
York Station. In the big contest
the local "" team will meet the
fast Trenton Shops combination.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-06
RESUME S. S. A. |. GAMES
HERE TOMORROW NIGHT

Games in the Sunday School Bas-
ketball League will be resumed at
the Y. NJ. C. A. tomorrow night
when senior class A and class b
games together with junior games
are played. In the class A games
and st. Peters clash,s with the
Presbyterians. In class B st. Peters
meets the Methodists. while the
Baptists and Presbyterians also play.
The Presbyterian and South Amboy
Presbyterian juniors will play.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-06
Y. N. H. 4. LEAGUE GAME TO
Be STAGED HERE TOMIGnT

The Y. NJ. H. A. senior and junior
basketball teams will play Plainfield
senior and junior teams on the local
Y. NJ. H. A. court tonight. The sen-
Tor contest IL a regular scheduled
game in the state association league
and the Plainfeld team will have
three Recreation players In their
lineup. These contests were origin
ally scheduled for last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-06
ELks LEAGUE

The Stariish bowling team step
ped into the lead in the Eiks bowl
ing league by taking three straight
games in a match from the Rector
bowling team occupants Of seventh
position in the league. Harry
Neall. anchor man of the Starfish
combination. won high average and
high o honors in this match.
while Clarence Hoffman of the Rec,
tor team, was high average man for
the losers. Neal bowled IT'S. 206
and 231 for an average of 205. while
Hoffman averaged ITS.
Nh scores.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-06
LYCEUMS WILL PLAY
WOODBRIDGE TONIGHT

Manager Harry Banzick's Lyceurn
basketball team travels to Wood
bridge. tonight. where they are
scheduled to play the Woodbridge
A. c. court team. This game win
be played on the high school court
The Lyceums will have Seplacky.
Sullivan, Banzick. Burke. Holzheim-
er and Brennan on hand for action
in this game