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The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-21
Mrs. Gesner Secures
Her Divorce DE- cree
From Circuit Court

Mrs. Wilhelmina Gesner was grant
ed divorce from Harry NJ. Gesner
in the circuit court Wednesday morn
ing and awarded alimony in the sum
of $4,000 and $3.50 counsel fees.
The hearing in the Gesner divorce
case came Unexpectedly to the public
as it was understood the trial would
be had in November. None of the
sensational features that had been an
ticipated from the contents of the
pleadings in the case developed. Mrs,
Gesner took the stand and gave her
testimony. No testimony was put on
by the defense and Judge Burr grant
ed the decree. Mrs. Gesner had come
over from Honolulu for the purpose
of arranging for the securing of de-
positions on the mainland and after
her arrival D. II. Case for the plain
tiff and Eugene Murphy for the de-
fendant arranged that the hearing
should be held then instead of later.
1t was not generally known that
Mrs. Gesner was on Maui so there
was not a large crowd in the court
room when the proceedings were con-
Quoted. Mrs. Gesner had charged de-
sertion in her complaint alleging
specific incidents and details of neg
lect. Harry Gesner had answered
making counter allegations and to his
answer the plaintiff had replied.
Mrs. Gesner said on Wednesday af-
ternoon that she contemplates re-
naming on Maui, as she likes the
Island and does not like Honolulu and
is considering embarking in = bust
ness enterprise here.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-21
Special Tax Funds
AS Well as General
Are Found Depleted

Sanitarium and hospital funds and
the High School fund, both of which
were raised by special taxes, will be
smaller than the amount provided to
be raised in proportion to the reduc-
ton In the amount secured by the
general taxes. This Is caused by the
fact that the amount on which the
taxes are being raised is smaller than
the assessed valuation of last year
on which the taxes were based when
the tax rate was fixed.
1t has been the contention of the
territorial auditor that there would
have to be the full amount of $780,
900 put into the sanitarium and hos
pital fund and $4,000 into the high
school fund. The county holds other
wise and on an opinion Of the county
attorney passed a resolution for the
equalization of such funds in proper
tion to the general fund.
Tax monies to be collected this
year will fall about percent under
what they would have been If last
years assessed valuation had been
maintained. The reduction in collec-
tions will be about the percentage
made and if the two funds mention
ed were built up OF 100000 and $4O,-
900 it would have reduced the general
fund about $4,000 to $4,000. The
entire amount of the two funds will
not be needed, the board holds and
the general fund must be kept up.
Maui is in better shape than the
other counties, especially than Ha-
wall where after two cuts in the bud
get, deficit still faces the board of
supervisors. The Maui County board
Is undertaking to get through the
year with an unepended balance to
the credit of next year when finan-
cial conditions for the territorial and
the county governments will be much
worse than those during the present
year. Actual poverty is faced by all
the governments That is why the
Maui board has started its plan for
economies early.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-21
Wood Wants Relief
For Chinese Merchants
ASSOCIATED PRESS

MANILA, Oct Ex-Governor Gen.
eral Wood announces that he will ask
the legislature to postpone for one
year enforcement Of the Bookkeeping ng
Law" passed at the last session re-
quiring merchants to keep accounts
in English, Spanish or Philippine
dialect.
Chinese throughout the Philippines
protested to both the Philippine gov
ernment and to the United States,
alleging that enforcement Of the law
which was to become operative Nov
ember l, would drive thousands of
small merchants out of business be-
cause of the extra bookk eping eX-
pense 1t would entail and tl,at it was
discriminatory against the Chinese.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-21
Wailuku Wireless
Station Is Put In
And Now Operates

Wireless messages from Central and
West Maui are now being sent from
the office in Wailuku. No longer Is
it necessary to telephone messages
to Lahaina and a consequent saving
of tolls is resulting to message send
ers. Arrangements are also being
made so that emergency messages
may be sent after the usual closing
hour, $3.50 p. m, and on Sundays.
Much improved service has been in
stituted already and further improve
ments are promised by the Mutual
Wireless Company.
r. l.. Cooke, superintendent of the
wireless department returned to Ho-
nolulu Wednesday night after having
installed the office in the telephone
building here. Mr.. Cooke further es-
tablished a friendship with the people
of Central and West Maui during his
stay through his evident desire to
give to the public the best obtainable
service. c. j. Dow, the new wireless
operator for the Wailuku station, ar
rived Tuesday and was put in charge
before Mr.. Cooke left.
The Wailuku wireless station is
what is called a receiving station, -
that is to say, the powerful sending
apparatus is at Lahaina and Wailuku
connects up with Lahaina by means
of "landline," but messages trans
mitted to its territory from the out
side are picked up here. Mr.. Cooke
has been operating the office for the
past several days and in that time
he says, business more than doubled,
showing an appreciation of the new
service by the public. He went so
far as to send an automobile from
the Lahaina telephone office to the
wireless opertor's house, a mile away,
one night to get off an emergency
message and last Sunday he put in
operation a cleanup" Sunday even
ing service to get off the messages
that had come in during the day and
16 such messages were sent.
Mr. Cooke says there will be put
into the house of the operator in La
haina a bell so he can be called from
the Wailuku office in case of emerg-
ency and a message despatched out
side the usual hours. To meet such
an emergency it will be necessary to
get hold of c. j. Dow, in charge of the
Wailuku office, give him the message
and he will do the rest. Mr. Cooke
expressed the wish that Maui folk
shall feel they are at no time cut off
form outside wireless communication.
Installation of the receiving office
in Wailuku was fastened through the
taking of Associated Press service by
this newspaper. 1t was first planned
to put receiving station in the edi-
torial rooms for the papers exclusive
use. That idea was abandoned for
the benefit of the general public so
that all should have the same privi-
leges which had been designed for
the paper.
During the past ten days, especially
during the Fair, Mr.. Cooke secured
for Maui News all of the press des-
patches, both day and night, designed
for delivery to the Associated Press.
A service equal that that of both
morning and evening papers of the
Islands.
Before leaving Mr.. Cooke said that
even though his stay had been busy
one on Maui he had formed so many
pleasant acquaintances that his visit
had been thoroughly enjoyable.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-21
Churches of Latter
Day Saints Confer

The eight branches of the West
Maui division of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latterday Saints will con-
vene in their semi-annual conference
in the Wialuku church, beginning to-
morrow, Saturday, and including Sun
day.
President E. Wesley Smith of the
L. d. S. Hawaiian Mission will arrive
on tomorrow's Claudine from Homo
lulu to take part in the conference
He will probably be accompanied by
his wife and Elder Joseph f. Smith,
who is in charge of the Sunday
Schools of the Mission. They will
spend about ten days on Maui, taking
part in the dedicatory services for the
new churches in Hama and in Kahu-
lui before returning to Honolulu. The
services for the Hama church will be
held October 25, Those for the Ka-
hului church will be October 80.
The first meeting of the conference
in Wailuku will convene at p. m.
Saturday and will be of the Women's
Relief Society. At $50 p. m. Satur-
day evening, the Mutual Improvement
Association will give a musical pro
gram, including vocal and instrumen-
tai numbers. This entertainment will
be free of charge and the public is
cordially invited to attend.
Sunday morning, beginning at 10 a.
m, Sunday School will be held, with
classes from Waihee, Waiehu, Wailu-
ku, Waikapu, Olowalu, Lahaina and
Honokohau participating. This meet
ing will be followed by general SER
vices at which the visitors from Ho-
nolulu will be among the speakers.
All meetings of the conference are
open to the public and a large at
tendance is expected.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-21
Senate Labors on Tax
Revision Provisions
ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-After a
two days fight, the senate by vote
of SO to 80 struck from the Tax Re
vision Bill the house provisions de-
fining foreign traders" and for trade
corporations which under other sec
tions yet to be considered are exempt
from taxation on income from sources
outside OF the United States.
Opponents to the provision argued
that it would permit companies to or
ganize TO handle foreign trade and for
eign business in such a way as to es-
cape taxation on the bulk of their
business.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-21
Cuban Planters and
Commission Work On
Disposal Of Surplus
ASSOCIATED PRESS)

HAVANA, Oct. 20-The president
and the federal sugar finance commits
sion today discussed proposals for the
sale of Cuba's sugar surplus as quiet.
ly as possible and for the best avail
able terms and what reductions
might be made in the price of the
1922 crop.
While it is said that no definite
agreement was reached it is believed
that the conference resulted in the
abandoning by the sugar interests of
their campaign to abolish the commits
sion and a determination to cooper
ate in solving the problems of the
present crisis in the industry.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-21
Founder of Portuguese
Republic Assassinated
ASSOCIATED PRESS

PARIS, Oct. 20.-An Exchange tele-
graph despatch said that several men,
bers Of the cabinet of Portugal were
killed in disorders which occurred at
Lisbon Wednesday, including Dos
Santos, the founder of the Portuguese
republic.
A London despatch gives further
information that Carlos Maria, former
minister of marine and the colonies,
and Carlos Silva were also killed, and
Cunha r. Leal, former minister of
finance, was wounded.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-21
Foreign Loan Refund Bill
Is Considered in Congress
ASSOCIATED PRESSl

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-Reporting
to the House on the Foreign Loan
Refunding Bill" the house ways and
means committee said there is no
basis for a belief that the secretary
of the treasury intends exchanging
the obligations of any country for
them or the cancelling of any such
obligations but the committee includ-
ed provisions specifically prohibiting
any such action.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-21
WISE FOR DELEGAT

Advices coming from Hilo through
a special despatch to the Honolulu
Star-Bulletin say that John Wise has
announced his candidacy for the no
mination for delegate to congress.
The report further said Holstein had
become reticent. Recently the Ad-
vertiser published a despatch which
said Chief Justice Coke denied that
he would be a candidate for the dem
ocratic nomination.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-21
Big Island Pineapple Co.
Reported to be Absorbed
ASSOCIATED PREsSJ

HONOLULU, Oct. 20.-Reports cur
rent rent in business circles say that
a Hilo pineapple corporation is to be
absorbed by a Honolulu pineapple
company and a trust company. The
deal is said to involve several thou
sand acres of pineapple lands and a
million dollar outlay for cannery and
for advances to pineapple growers.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-21
American Ambassador
To France Receives
Bomb; House Wrecked
ASSOCIATED PRESS

PARIS, Oct. 20-The bomb that ex-
ploded yesterday in the residence OF
Col Myron T. Herrick, the United
States ambassador, was apparently a
British war bomb, police investigators
OF the incident reported today.
There is no clue to the person or
persons responsible for the explosion
Paris newspapers voiced horror at
the outrage.
The bomb which wrecked part OF
the residence of Col. Myron T. Her
rick, the American ambassador and
severely injured his valet, Walter
Blanchard, was first delivered to the
embassy, and later was taken to the
residence of the valet, who thought
it was Il birthday present, Mr.. Her
rick'S birthday being October 8
Blanchard, an eX-service man, hearing 9
the spring released as he opened the
lid and suspecting its significance
threw the package away, then turned
and ran, and was struck in the back
by pieces of the bomb Blanchard s
injuries are not considered dangerous
President Millerand was among the
first to congratulate Colonel Herrick
on his escape. Immediately after the
explosion the ambassador motored to
the Hotel Crillon to consult General
Pershing. They decided to call the
project of police.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-21

1t became known today that Com
munists threatened to blow up the
offices of the American Preparations
Commission and Passport Bureau.
Tomorrow is day generally set for
anti-American demonstrations and po-
lice are preparing to prevent gather
ings near American buildings.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-21
THIS WEEKS MAILS

From the Coast: Tomorrow,
Wolverine State; Sunday,
Tenyo Maru; Tuesday, Maui.
To the Coast: Sunday, Shin
yo Maru; Monday, Anyo Ma
ru; Wednesday, Manoa.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-29
RESIGNS FROM
SCHOOL FACULTY
Miss Orlana Ranney, Head of English
Department. to Take Position i'm
Fitehburg High School.

Miss Orlana Ranney, head of the En-
glish department in the BrattlebOro high
school. has resigned in order 10 take a po-
sition in the English department of high
school i'm Fichburg. Mass. which is her
home city. her father and aunt living
there Miss Ranney has been a member
of the high school faculty II years, COM
ing here in 1909, and has rendered ex-
ceptionally efficient service. She has
edited the high school notes which have
appeared in The Reformer every week
during the school sessions and has taken
leading part in the preparation of The
Dial. the high school paper.
The last issue of The Dial, which was
the year book of the class of 1921. con
tanned on its front page large half tone
picture of Miss Ranney and under the
picture was the following caption: This
year book of the class of 1921 Is respect
fully and affectionately dedicated to Miss
OrIana Ranney, who by her leadership
and enthusiasm and devotion to the inter
ests of The Dial has helped to make the
paper what it is today"
Her successor has not yet been engaged.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-29
SAYS DRY WORKERS
EXACT MILLIONS
GIynn Declares New York Is Paying
Huge Toll for Protection from
Prosecution

NEW YORK, June 29.-AiIhons have
been realized in this city since the y oil
stead act went into effect, through the
connivance of persons identified wit
prohibition enforcement, from an Illicit
traffic which still continues in federal
permits for the withdrawal of liquor
from United States bonded warehouses
and its sale, according TO George A.
Glynn, chairman of the Republican state
committee.
Mr.. Glynn says this huge toll has
been eXacted by federal employees or
their agents outside the government
service from boOtlcggers and others
carrying on clandestineIy a trade in al,
cohOhc beverages in violation of the
18th amendment, the Nolstcad act and
the Mullan-Gage enforcement statue.
He said the recently appointed federal
prohibition diTecoT of this state, Har-
old J.. Hart of Bmghampton. was un-
able to check the evil without co-opera-
tion from Washington, which he had
not up to the present time received.
Mr. Glynn said that not only could
the extensive traffic in federal permits
be carried on i'm this city without po-
lice interference, but persons and firms
legally entitled to handle alcoholic Ii
uuurs were being held up" and denied
their rights when they refused to pay
tribute to corrupt officials or the un-
official middlemen who acted for them.
Il get complaints every day. said
Mr.. Glynn, that money is being paid to
somebody for sale and withdrawal per-
mits We have only one appointee IN
the federal prohibition enforcement
service and that is Director Hart. He
is powerlcss to check the evil. The en-
tire personnel of this department is
made up of the holdovers from the old
regime, during which these evils, which
still are going on, saw their inception.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-29
FRIENDS SAVE HARDY BILL.
Decision by House PostOifice Committee
Deferred for Two Weeks.

WASHINGTON. June 29,-Consider-
alton of the Hardy bill, postponing the
fourth zone rate increase on second
class mail mater. pending an investiga-
tion by the house postoffice committee.
was deferred for two weeks yesterday
after the house committee had discussed
the bin for a time The Hardy bill Is
a successor to the Longworth measure
which was killed last week by the COM
mittee.
s Just as n motion was made to table
the Hardy bill. it's friends made prefer
ential motion for its postpOnement which
put off decision by the committee. Be
fore that time motion to knock out the
section of the bill postponing the in
crease was defeated by a vote of 3 to =
A short time later. however. n motion to
strike out the section providing for an
investigation was carried by a vote OF
10 to Z. Amendments proposing invcs
tigation by the postoffice department
were also killed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-29
ALLEGED DRUG SELLER.
Joseph sherman of Boston Put Under
HOnds at Worcester. ...a.

WORCESTER. Mass. June 29.-.Io-
seph sherman. 2S, of 56 Westland avenue.
Boston, was held in district court yester-
day in 5000 bonds for superior court ON
a charge of having drugs in his possession
illegally Michael Forman. -. of l.
South Russell street. Boston. arrested
with Sherman. was arrested on a charge
Of vagrancy, but he was discharged.
Sherman and Forman were arrested
here Sunday on a complaint from ]. +
Mcclure of 3 Boyd street, that the two
men had drugs in trunk in his house
Before the officers reached Mcclure 5
house. it is alleged the trunk was shipped
to Boston and they have been unable to
trace it. The officers seized a small
quantity of heroin which they claim Sher-
man tried to dispose of.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-29
BULLET GOES
THROUGH TRAIN
Several Persons Aboard EnrOute to
Sacc0-NanZetti Murder Trial
No One Injured.

DEDHAAI, Mass, June pa shot
fired through the window of a railway
ear in which persons connected with the
SaccO-Venzetti trial were bound for the
courthouse was under police inquiry to-
day. As the train was at Highlands
station about three and half miles from
Dedham, u bullet broke a window. in the
smoking car, passing near an myesti-
gator for the defense. There was moth
ing to connect the incident with anybody
on the train or with the Sacco-Nanzetti
trial as far as could be ascertained. Off
cialS said
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-29
ENGLAND AGAINST
JAPAN ALLIANCE
Premiers Say Military
Agreement Has Served
It's Purpose
PREMIER MEIGHEN
OF CANADA SPEAKS.
Wants United States Fairly Treate,
and Good Relations With England
Observation-Disclosures Smuts Also VIII
Oppose Renewal of Alliance

LONDON, June 29.-That the Anglo
Japanese alliance is not to be renewed
in its present form has already been
abundantly clear, although the discus
sion of the treaty by the conference of
British premiers has just begun. Ar
thur J. BalfOur and Lord Curzon, accord
ing to information which may be re-
garded as authoritative, left clear inn
preston that while the British govern
ment would like to have some form of
understanding with Japan it will not
wish to continue the present purely mil
itary agreement.
Premier Meighan of Canada and Pre-
mler SHUTS of South Africa will strong
ly urge against an alliance of any kind
and will advocate a British-American-
Japanese understanding instead. Debate
upon the alliance began today.
y speech by Premier Meighan of Can
ada on the Anglo-JapaneSe treaty en-
tirely occupied this mornings session of
the conference. Mr.. Meighan Is under
stood to have opposed renewal of the
treaty on the ground that it already has
served its purpose and TO have strongly
presented the case of Canada which is
that everything possible should be done
for preservation and improvement of the
good relations between the United States
and the British empire.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-29
LOYAL WORKERS
HOLD CONVENTION
Represented at South Vernon
Closing Session Tonight
Especial TO 'Fhc Beformer.l
SnLTII NRRNnN Innn

SOOIlI \ EkNtN, June ~.
The annual convention of the General
Eastern Society of Loyal Workers of
the Advent Christian denomination op-
ened here last evening with Isl dele
gates and visitors present despite the
stormy weather, representing six dis
trlcts and every state III New England,
also New York state.
A good number of prominent minis
ters of the denomination also are pres
ent, including Rev. Leslie +. Reynolds
of Boston, director of the Forward
Movement; Rev. Z. l.. Piper of Boston,
editor of Worlds Crisis; Rey. i. W.
Denton of New Haven. Conn. president
of the General Eastern Society of Loyal
Workers; Rev. |. NJ. Blanchard of
the South Vernon church; Rev. \. +,
Thompson of Boston, business manager
OF the Publication society; and Rev. 1.
W. Remington. returned missionary
from China. Rev. MIR. Peterson, a re-
turned missionary from India, IS eX-
pected today.
Rev. l.. f. Reynolds gave the opening
address last evening. his theme being
Life's Investment. His leading thought
was the difference between spending
time and investing time. Into his
theme he wove the plans of the For
ward Movement. This service was fol-
lowed by a roll call of delegates. Among
the delegates receiving an extra amount
of attention was a newly welded cou-
pie. MIR. and Mrs. Allen Hodges, who
we're married Monday. Mr.. Hodges is
the leader of the music at the conyen-
ton. Mrs. Hodges formerly was an
English teacher at Aurora college, Iii
nOis
ing mt $40 o'clock and was in charge of
Mr.. Clothier. At 9 o'clock a business
session was opened by an address OF
welcome bv the local LOYAL Workers
president, Ernest~W. Dunklee. The con
vention will close with the service this
evening