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The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-02
Woman In Peril at
Black Fellows Hands

SYDNEY, New South Wales, Nov.
29-(Associated Press Mail) The
perils of pioneering in the extreme
north of Australia around the Gulf of
~Carpentaria, a region still peopled
with wild black tribes, were related
here by Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Beckett,
who have just arrived from Wander
lin Island, off the coast.
The natives from the mainland fire.
quently 'raided the island, knowing
that the police can not hear of the
occurrences for some time and have
difficulty then in tracing them, Beck
EFT said. When Mrs. Beckett was
alone on the island the natives plot
ted to kill her and her son when he
returned from another island, and
then rob their store. The conspiracy
vas f'us; rated by a faithful natig We
servant who was murdered brutalIy
Tor EXPOSING the plot, Beckett aaid
Mrs. Eechett saved her own life ty
hrldin.; off the murderer with a
pistol, and he escaped to the main
land. Encouraged apparently by this,
another native beheaded a native
woman within a short distance of the
police station at Borroloola. He was
captured and with other law-break-
ing natives, including the celebrated
laundering Tommoy" who has es-
capped from Jail several times, was
brought to Darwin in the same boat
on which the Becketts travelled.
The possibilities of obtaining oil
in the region are good, Beckett said,
as oil7bearing shale is found and the
natives have reported seepage of oil
in several localities.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-02
Matrimonial System
Oh Japan is Changing
rRESSl

TOKYO, Nov. 3O-A series of arti-
cles on love and marriage is appear
ing in Japanese newspapers and mag
azines as a sign of the modern tend
cncies New Japanese mentality, Pro-
fessors of note in psychology, school
teachers and writer's are prominent
in the discussion of reforming the old
matrimonial system, all advocating
more freedom for personal choice.
According to the old customs, the
parents chose bride and bridegroom
and the marriage was performed with
out previous knowledge of each other
by the interested parties. Marriage
was considered a duty toward coun.
try and family, the religion of ances-
,or worship being its principle. The
young couple lived with the parents
and the bride owed complete obedi-
ence to her motherin-law.
The custom now is for the young
people to meet long before marriage,
so that they may know each other.
To live apart from the family is no
longer considered undutiful. The
tendency also appeared to marry for
loves sake and because of personal
choice. This new and romantic ideal
is so strong hat all means are tried
10 obtain it, entailing Opponents,
suicides, notorious family dissensions.
Hence the discussion for greater
liberty and more social life which are
quite opposed to the old social sys-
TEN Of C%onfucius, that men and wo-
men should keep apart and marry
for duty's sake and not for love.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-02
Emperor and
Empress Of Austria
Live in Garden Spot

Arrival of former Emperor Charles
and the former Empress Zita of Aus
tria in Madeira has brought compari-
sons of their fates with other former
monarchs who became trouble MAX
ers and whom the other nations pro-
Ceeded to put in places where their
trouble making could achieve little.
Punishment of trouble-making
former monarchs to islands of the sea
far from their one-time dominions is
an uncommon procedure but proceed
ent for the plight of former Emperor
Charles of Austria-Hungary who has
been exiled to Madeira, is found in
The historic case of Napoleon l, who
passed six years IN st. Helena in the
south Atlantic, 700 miles from the
nearest land, a prisoner more than
a century ago.
st. Helena is not only much small
er than Madeira but, compared to the
latter, is as "a DEVILS island to
paradise. Five-sixths of its area is
devoid of vegetation and, aside from
an army garrison, there are no big
towns or other evidences of life.
Island Garden Spot
Madeira, five times the size of 81.
Helena, is an ocean garden spot.
Funchal. its chiefly city, has a popu-
lGtion of more than 10000 and the
island. one of a group of four owned
by Portugal, produces some of the
most famous wine and laces in the
world as well as an abundance of
fruits, grains and sugar. Oxen are
mainly used for agriculture, instead
Of draft horses and other farming
methods are primitive. Less than
two percent of the people can read
and write.
The Portuguese military garrison is
very small and Charles. Zita and
their six small children, if the Allied
powers permit, may have every free
dom except an unchaperoned ocean
voyage. Napoleon was guarded day
and night by soldiers.
Madeira, the Portuguese word for
forest" is directly in the Atlantic
ocean trade routes. st Helena, a
British naval coaling station, often
doesn't see a ship for days. Madeira
is a port of call and thus is kept in
daily touch with the outside world.
The island, 400 miles west of Moroc-
co, has a temperate climate. 1t is
Il miles wide and 35 miles long and
clliptical in shape. Three other is
lands nearby complete the Madeira
group. They are Porto Santos which,
witE Madeira, have a nopuia' .!un of
l-C 30 and the Desertas and .Seiva-
Gems, two smaller islands of volcanic
origin. The latter are uninhabited.
rocky formations jutting out of the
sea.
Flee to Switzerland
After the collapse of the Central
Powers in 1918, Charles and Zita
sought refuge in Switzerland where,
for three years, they lived with their
children. Last March the former EN-
peror attempted a coup d'etat by
crossing the Swiss border and reach
ing the town of Steinamanger, Hun
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-02

paigns and political affairs, dying on
May 5, 1921, of a cancer which had
been aggravated by deep periods of
hatred and depression. The British
General Wilkes, the first governor of
st. Helena, proved too lenient with Ma
poleon and too amenable to his in
fuence," and, as a result was dis
placed some years before the Corsi-
cans death, by Sir Hudson Lowe.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-02
HoBoES ARE KILLED
PRESS)

CASPER, Wyoming, Dec. -Four
are known dead and fifteen injured
as the result of a Burlington line
freight train piling up forty miles
west of here last night. A search is
being conducted for other victims
who may be lying wounded or dead
in the debris. There were known to
have been between twenty and thirty
hoboes riding the train at the time of
the wreck,
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-02
TREATY

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The De-
partment of State has received a dis
patch from Bogota saying that the
Colombian Congress has adjourned
without ratifying the United States
Colombian treaty.
The Seward gateway., 1921-12-27
LlQUIDATEs DEBT TO FRANCE
In Sending Prune Trees to Devastated Country, California Is Repaying
 an Obligation.

California Is generously sending a million and half two-year-old prune trees to help in restoring the French orchards. and enough seed beans to plant 6O,OO0 acres. Canada Is under taking the planting of thousands of Canadian naples in France. It is pleasant also to know that there is to be no lack of outside help for the dew astated towns, observes Christian Sci ence Monitor, in stating these facts. English and American architects are at work on plans for new buildings to replace those razed by the guns. both in Belgium and in France.
 The Indianapolis News sees senti- ment in the prune tree transaction. l. says: These trees are expected to con vert 15,000 acres into bearing orchards in two years It was France which, in 1856, gave to California her first prune trees. The prune, which since then has filled many gap on the table of the American boarding houses, and has borne the brunt of many jest keeps right on proving it's worth"
The Seward gateway., 1921-12-27
REMINDER OF PAST DAYS
Authors Depletion of "Tourist" Printer Will Be Recognized as Drawn
 From Life.

Thrilling adventures of the old jour neyman printers are contained in These Shifting Scenes" by Charles Edward Russell These wanderers roamed from town to town, denounc- Ing everything ou side of New York as unfit for consideration, and returning by way of freight trains once a year for visit to that Mecca of journalists. MT. Russell describes typical mem- Der of the guild, one "Scotty."
 This solid and sorry ragamuffin had so often escaped violent death that ne was convinced of destiny to die Of disease and was far more fearful or drinking contaminated water than or riding on car trucks. Once as he chung to the bumpers of freight car mad or intoxicated brakeman had fired five revolver shots at him and every shot had clipped or gone through Scotty's hat. Whereupon the brakeman, prop ably convinced that he had seen ghost, leaped from the train and was killed.
 Several times Scotty had been in train wrecks. Once the car was on fire and he was pinned down by pile of joist, but two brakemen worked with frenzied zeal until they freed him and saved his life; and then pur' sued him down the track pelting him with coal for stealing a ride.
 His walking experiment was made Tn 1874 when business was depressed and the country was full of tramps' He joined a colony of these and so great was the terror they inspired that the farmers used to come every morn ing with presents of chicken and milk {; but as matter of fact the tramps were the most harmless of men. One had been a clergyman and used to re- prove the others for swearing"
The Seward gateway., 1921-12-27
SALE

The Alaska Shop announces a sale on stationery. Prices are reduced 10 and 20 per cent A nice box of writing paper is always an acceptable Christ mas present. k-Mon
The Seward gateway., 1921-12-27
Troops Suffered From Thirst.

Some of the hardships experienced by the British forces in Palestine are described in a letter received by q friend in Montreal from a priest. The letter. written shortly before the fall of Jerusalem, tells of a day early In November when camel convoy from Beersheba was unable to reach the men then fighting for the deliverance of the Holy City from the Turk.
 "There was a hot wind blowing" wrote the priest. "A tumbler full of water was left in my bottle, which I divided between four officers whose lips were split and covered with a green slime That afternoon I had a burial service, and literally I could not articulate without keeping my hand to my mouth and pulling my lower lib off my teeth, while bullets from a concealed snfper whizzed past us. in the evening water came in enough to give each one bottle-quite made uuate"
The Seward gateway., 1921-12-27
OILL PROSPECTS
 NJ hR SEWARD
Continued from Page One.)

myself on this point regarding the re- gion about Anchorage and this show ing near Seward convinces me that the same formation extends at least as far as here.
 This oil bearing formation which is shown on the United States Geoloeica1 maps IS designated as the Kenai For nation and is defined as the Eocenc or Lower Tertiary. The term Kenai Formation is merely local name for the well known geological term Eocene or Lower Tertiary. There is a considerable outcropping of this for nation at Point Waranof and Point Campbell on Knik and Turnagain Arms and the same formation is ex- posed at the surface in the region of the gas and oil showing we visited today. There is no greater oil bearing formation that the tertiary formations It produces about half of the oil found in the world. and it's presence in this country is good indication of oil An other strong feature of this country is that the Eocene formation is under lain by the Lower Carboniferous or Mississippian, another most promising oil formation.
 The advantage that you seem to have at Seward is the fact that the oil sands here are exposed at the surface whereas at Anchorage tho it is certain they exist there they are covered with gravel to a considerable depth and it will not be necessary to drill as far here as it will be around Knik and Turnagain Arms In addition to this advantage you have a gas showing which indicates pressure.
 Another favorable situation for oil is indicated by the presence of cal careous and magnesium springs in close proximity to oil showing which
The Seward gateway., 1921-12-27
Communal Kitchens.

The latest proposal for the elimina- ton of waste in food and the supply of meals at minimum cost in England. includes, what for better term is called, communal feeding. The com munal kitchen has been proposed on several occasions but, save for few spasmodic experiments, it has not been given a thorough trial. Lord Rhondda is interested in the new proposal and acting with a committee of social workers he is devfsing plans. to give the scheme a real test. With so many women doing war work and with con. sequent neglect of household duties some such plan as is proposed fill have to be carried out if the rising generation is not to suffer seriously II health.
The Seward gateway., 1921-12-27
COMMON WITcHHAZEL
 FINE FOR SORE EYES

It is surprising how quickly eye in flamation is helped by common witch hazel, camphor, hydrastis, etc, as mixed in Layoptik eye wash. One ell. derly lady, who had been troubled with chronic eye inflammation for many years, was greatly helped in two days. We guarantee a small bottle of Layop- tik to help ANY CASE of weak, strain ed or inflamed eyes. Aluminium eve cup FREE.-SEWARD DRUG co.
The Seward gateway., 1921-12-27
War Helps Chinese Industry.

The European war and consequent cessation of imports of German anillne dyes is bringing about a revival of China's ancient industry of indigu making. China's fondness for this color has earned for her the name of the Land of the Blue Gown. Indigo growing is especially adapted to tho Yaogtze valley and southern China The color is extracted by soaking the leaves in hot water and beating the pulp.
The Seward gateway., 1921-12-27

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the firm composed of Cal M. Brosius and John Noon, heretofore existing under the name and tsyle of Brosius & Noon, in the Town of Seward, Kenai Precinct, Territory of Alaska, is this day dissolved by mutual con sent.
 The said Cal M. Brosius to assume all outstanding liabilities and collect all outstanding debts, the said John Noon withdrawing from the firm. Dated this 22nd. day of December, 1921.
 CAL M BROSIUS,
 JOHN NOON.
The Seward gateway., 1921-12-27
GIRLS STATEMENT WILL
 HELP SEWARD

Many women will profit by the fol lowing statement of one of their sex:
 q was afraid to eat on account of stomach trouble Even rice did not agree. After taking Adler-i-ka I can eat anything" Adler-i-ka acts on BOTH upper and lower bowel, remov- ing foul matter which poisoned stom. ach. EXCELLENT for gas on the stom ach or sour stomach. Guards against appendicitis. It brings out poisonous matG Gr you never thought was in you1 sustem.-SEWARD DRUG co. .--.. ....
The Seward gateway., 1921-12-27
SEWARD LODGE NO. 1425,
L. 0. o. M.

L. O. O. M. will meet every Tuesday night at 500 o'clock. Visiting Brothers Welcome.
 L. V. RAY, Dictator,
 A. H. L. Meyer, Sec'y.
The Seward gateway., 1921-12-27
Hoo kiIVInu In Britain.

According to official figures secured sv the United States food administra lion. hogs have decreased much more than any other class of live stock sn the British isles. The total decline for 1a1s and 1917 was over 100000, of which more than 50,000 were t,rood yows.
The Seward gateway., 1921-12-27
DEPARTMENT uF THE INTERIOR

Alaskan Engineering Commission Trains leave and arrive at Seward as follows:-
 S:3O A. M. Monday and Thursday for Roosevelt, Tunnel, Girdwood and Anchorage. Arrive 3:45 P. M. Wednesday and Saturday. Connections at Anchorage on Tuesday and Friday at 500 A. M. for Mat anuska, Wasilla, Houston Tal- keetna, Dead Horse, Broad Pass, Mckinley Park, Nenana and Fair banks, Monday and Friday at S:3O A. M. for Matanuska, Eska and Chickaloon.
 LIVE Chickens and Turkeys for Sale. Phone Madison IA, Chas Cooper
The Seward gateway., 1921-12-27

WHEN IN ANCHORAGE, stop at the Seattle Hotel; Corner Fifth and c. streets. +y
The Seward gateway., 1921-12-27

would indicate the existence of a dol omitic limestone near the surface. This limestone is porous and one of the best oil reservoirs in the world.
 certainly am favorablly impress ed with the prospects of an oil field at this point. My advice to the people of Seward is by all means put well down on this property I estimate that it will be necessary to drill somewhere between 1000 and 15O0 feet. l believe the oil is at no great depth and 1t seems to me that you have the best oil prospects that exist anywhere in the country. You have favorable for nation with many splendid indica- tions of oil and still you do not have the great seepages of oil that would indicate a broken formation such as exists at Katalla and Cold Bay and you would, therefore, be likely to strike oil under pressure.
 l Had as favorable a situation as this been found in almost any other coun- try except Alaska it is probable that drilling operations would already have been carried out on a large scale. Yet in regard to climate, water transpor- tation, and railroad facilities, few To- ! calities in the world can surpass Sew ard, Anchorage and the adjacent Ter ritory."
 PROFESSOR PARKER, SCIENTIST i Professor Herschel c. Parker, A. l. M. E is an eminent geologist and has made a very careful study of the oil prospects of this section of the coun- try. He has prepared a report which will be used by MT. Sidney Lawrence and others to place this country be- fore the oil investors of the United States and interest capital in the de- velopment of the oil prospects about Anchorage. In addition to being inter- ested in oil Professor Parker is heav fly interested in extensive placer hold ings at Gold Creek which he has been samping and developing the past summer. The results of his examina- tion of the placers are very encourag- ing and he Is now on his way to Port land, Oregon. to lay before his asso- ciates the result of his examinations
 Professor Parker will sail on the Watson for the States and expects to return north in about sixty days BUICK CAR MAKES RECORD
 The thing that will be most surpris- ing to many outside reads is the fact that the trip of nine miles back from Seward was made in an automobile and on the 24th day of December About foot of snow covered the road most of the way. This snow lay on sheeting of ice and affording very poor traction for the car In addition to the ice on the bottom there was a good thick crust on the surface of the snow Regardless of the difficulties Harry Ellsworth urged his trusty Buick thru it all and made record time on the trip. It was a severe test for any car and the Buick proved itself equal to the occasion.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-25
Sunshine Mission
to Change Name

Tho name of the Sunshine Rescue
Mission is TO be changed within few
days to the Pueblo Rescue Mission, sf-
filiatcd with the international sun
shine Society. Although there is not.
and never has been. any connection
other than friendship between the
sunshine Rescue Mission in Pueblo
and Jim Goodhearts Sunshine Rescue
Mission in Denver, Bob Norman, sup
crintcndent of the Pueblo mission.
Thursday expressed the opinion that
the change would be an Improvement.
"If we change the name" no said.
lit may make Pucbloans feel certain
that the mission is purely local in
support and affiliation. Money given
by local contributors for the support OF
the mission is spent right here. None
OF It goes to Denver. And Denver
money docs not come to Pueblo"
Norman is member OF the Inter
national Sunshine Society OF New
York. headed by Mrs. Allen. formerly
OF Boulder. Colorado. This society
keeps up schools and hospitals for the
blind, disabled and unfortunate thru
out the country.
The signs on the doors and windows
OF the mission have been taken down,
and will he replaced. bearing tho new
name, within a day or two. There
Stftcr the Sunshine Rescue Mission
will be known as the Pueblo Rescue
Mission.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-25

months and expected to mako their
home in California when they went
away, but the climate did not agree
with Mrs. Fugard, hence the return
TO Pueblo. Mrs. F'uEard. who is now
at st. Mary's hospital was slightly
improved yesterday, and it is hoped
she may soon recover her normal
health.
DR. A. I. King reached Pueblo yes
terday morning from Milwaukee, and
Will remain in the city for about
week. 1t took DIR. King about two
hours yesterday to walk from the
Central block barber shop to the
Ihatcher building, and all because he
had TO stop and shake hands and talk
With tho hundreds of friends he met
all OF whom were glad to see him, but
none Sladder to see him than he was
to sec them. The doctor says it doesn't
make any difference where he resides
Pueblo will always be home to him.
Il y. Ruppe, of the Santa Fe freight
ofiice here. has been called to Kansas
city by the illness OF his brother
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-25
Father and Son Banquet
At Pilgrim Congregational

Last night at the Pilgrim Congrc-
gational church. there was "a well at
tended Father and Son banquet, and
along with it u very interesting pro-
gram.
Harry White, who has been In charge
of Y. NJ. c. A. work in India. stopped
off in the city passing thru and was
prevailed upon to address the ban
qucters last evening on THE Challenge
of the Worlds Service. He had al
ready delivered an address at the Steel
Works club earlier in the evening.
w. l.. Wilder spoke on THE Value
of the Boy to the Community"
Paul Vests topic was What We
Boys Expect OF our Dads"
II. $. Ifcndcrson's subject was What
We Fathers Expect from our Boys"
Roger g. Boss's subject was Hon
csty is tho Best Policy"
Secretary Ruppcl OF the City Y. NJ. g.
A., acted as POSTMASTER, filling the
place plcasingly.
The ladies' served supcrhly at the
banquet
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-25
Less Than 200 Seats
Now Remain Unsold

There arc about 200 tickets for tho
Schumann-H Hoink concert left in the
City Auditorium. Most of them arc
good seats on tho main floor of the
Auditorium. and every one of them
should he sold by tonight. Moro than
100 seats were sold yesterday, and
several out -of-town orders for rcserVa-
tions came in last night after the box
office had closed.
Tho Scott School people. who arc
bringing Madame Schumann Heini to
Pueblo, arc very much pleased with
the response of the people of the city
to their efforts To givo Pueblo some
thing really worth while in musical
way. and are confident that before
saturday night every scat in tho house
viii he sold.
Remcmber-thr seats arc on sale at
tho store of tho silver state Music Co.
zoe North Main. and if you want To
hear the gifted singer who Us coming
to the CITY Auditorium Monday night,
you should make your reservations to-
day.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-25
Colonial Theatre
Changes Hands

The Colonial thcatcr at 21s North
Union avenue will be operated under
the Nolan Amusement company after
Sept /. 1t was announced yesterday.
Extensive improvements are being
planned at the building with the
handing over to the new company.
The Nolan Amusement company is a
combine OF Denver and Pueblo capi-
talists.
President Nolan at ono time was
associated with the Nolan and Swan
son Amusement company, operating
the Grand Opera house in this city.
The Colonial will be operated under
the present management until Sept. l.
when the present lease expires, VIII
and c. ]. Foster. present managers.
have not decided as to their future
plans IL is said