Honolulu Star-Bulletin from Honolulu, Hawaii • 19

nONULULU STAR-BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 1. 1925 -THREE and otes of the Legislature Session I I i LI'S BILL $100,000 Grade and High School For Oahu Country Site Favored After Visit Pension Bill For Officers, Employes Of Territory is Introduced In Both Houses I DESCENT LAW SIX BILLS, FIVE RESOLUTIONS SET K. 0. IN HOUSE Buick is today staging the greatest economy test ever staged in Hawaii.

The Buicks left for the two round-the-island trips at 9:45 a. rl The two trips will be completed shortly after 4 p. rl today. The object of the test is fo show the low gasoline consumption of Buick. We have always claimed Buick economicaltoday we are proving it.

To administer the pension act. which is to go into effect immediately it becomes law. a board of five trustees is provided. These are to be appointed as fol.ows: One is the treasuier of Hawaii, ex-officio. One is the auditor, ex-offielo.

Two are citizens of the territory, not employes eligible to and it is specified that or. tr.os.- must be "a responsible cfiicer of pupil in addition to a study hali Hiid reading room, an auditorium and an outside shop containing carpentry, machine shop anil farm tools, the house committee was told. The district favors a frame building, i epresentatives said, because cf the reduced cost and the desire to fill needs at the lowest possible expense. Representatives John C. Anderson, chairman of the house committee: George Holt.

Richard X. Mossman, Sylvester Correa. Jonah Kumalae and O. P. Soares were among speakers from the lower branch of the legislature, who expressed favor of the plan to increase school facilities in the district at a luau staged in honor of the visiting solons.

Speaker Xor-man K. Lyman of the house also addressed the gathering, asserting "economy is necessary in the present legislature hut improvements General sentiment among members of the educational committee of the house of representatives favored the i.i.'i'l grade and bi-h school building proposed to be built at Wahiawa trlamrle, Schofield, following a trip of inspection yesterday afternoon. The trip emphasized that many pupils of thn district are forced now to go to H'-hool at Waialua, while score of others have crowded into the school which the army post maintains within the grounds of Schofield Barracks. Incidentally it was shown that ten teat rs are supplied for the post public school from educational and recreation funds of enlisted men, a rituation which it was held before the committee is "hardly fair to soldiers who receive at a best a small pittance for services to their country." These teachers, it was maintained, should be supplied by the territory In accordance with an act passed by Congress a number of years ago. The army payroll in Hawaii, it was pointed out, Is approximately a year, the biggest portion of which, it is maintained, is siient in the islands.

This, representatives of the iiost exnressed the Hawaii's first general pension bill for territorial officers and employes started on its way through the channels of house and senate this morning. Identical copies of the bill were introduced in both houses, sponsored by the special committees of each house named to work with George 15. Buck, New York pension expert, and draft the measure. In the senate the bill is S. B.

200, and was submitted by Senator W. H. Mclnerny for the special committee, composed of Senators Mclnerny, C. A. Rica and Vannatta.

In the hou.se the bill is H. B. 396, and was submitted by Representative Vitousek, for the special house committee, composed of Representatives Vitousek, Vicars and Correa. Each house passed the bill promptly on first reading, and it went to print. A joint public hearing on the measure will be called later on, it is expected, but no serious opposition is anticipated.

The pension bill's Introduction has been prece led by months of work on the part of interested legislators, who have, in fact, been studying pension plans since the last session. Much of the preliminary work on this plan was done by Buck, who has been called hero from New York to advise with the legislature while it is in session. Applies Widely The pension bill aims to set up a "retirement system" for "any regular and permanent employe or officer of the territory of Hawaii whiise business time is devoted exclusively to the service of the territory, including inspectors, principals, teachers and special teachers regularly employed in the public schools." TABLEDJ5TQ 12 Judiciary Committee's Stand Succeeds After Spirited House Debate Representative Jonah Kumalae's II. B. 204, proposing hinge in the laws of descent, the inheritance of property, joined the gradually increasing pile of tabled measures in the.

house of repre-feentatives Tuesday after determined i ff( rts to save the measure by the Introducer hud failed. Kumalae's hill nought to change the laws of descent by which the property of a parent who remarries and dies intestate, might revert to children by former marriages. The Judiciary committee to which the bill was referred, recommend-Led Uv'it it be tabled on the ground Wat it would upset existing laws flor descent, which it was contended ihad operated successfully for more than a quarter of a century and would further involve laws which, opinion was expressed, "were already involved Kumalae succeeded in upsetting the recommendations of the committee when its report was read, in a ftKht for his measure which resulted in its adoption on second reading. On Tuesday representative O. P.

Soares, chairman of the judiciary committee opened another more to hill the hill, which ultimately was successful. In attacking the measure, Soares asserted it was intended to build up landed estates, was intended for the benefit of a. couple of families, was racial in aspect and by its wording sotfght' to exclude children from inheritance who were not "legitimately begotten." will be approved where they are' Urn onBai a bank authorized to do within the territory or person with similar experiences. These two to be appointed by th for four year tertnu. The other trustee is to be a member of the pension elected by the membership thai system for a two-year term.

Th trustees are to serve without compensation. Operation Begins January 1, 192C The official name the pension system is to be the "Employes' Retirement System of the Tcrri.ory of Hawaii." and it is to have the powers and privileges "of a corporation. This system is to begin operation Janua.v 1, The system is "jointly contributory" that is, both the territory and the employes contribute to the pension fund. No employe is compelled to join the system but all are eligible. Provision is made so that the present teachers' pension system and pension fund shall be im-or-porated into the new system without loss of any of the money or privileges whicn teachers have paid in or qualified for.

The bill, which is 35 typewritten pages in length, makes detailed provision for administering the act and defines closely the various rules for qualification of officers or employes for pensions. OLAA SUGAR AIGE TO IKE belief, should warrant favorable! most needed." There was also presented to the visiting solons a plan under which the Wahiawa district seeks to install a $175,000 sewer system, an advancement of funds to cover which is provided in a bill introduced by Senator Charles Arnold. Among the residents of the district who took active parts in laying needs of the area before the legislative representatives were Lieut. A. J.

Russell of Schofield, J. W. Whitmore, W. W. Bueseher, C.

O. Pittam, A. W. Wilson, Harry White, Sinclair Savers, William Kelii and L. A.

Walworth, principal of the Schofield schools. OUTLOOK GOOD consideration of a request for more teachers from the territory. Plans for 'Triangle' School The Wahiawa triangle school needs 15 teaching rooms for grade pupils in addition to a domestic science kitchen, a sewing room, library and storerooms and eight teaching rooms for high school In! $403,977 Net Profits 1924 Before Deduction of income Taxes I HOUSE NOTES BASEBALL FIGURES IN HOUSE BILL AS Not profits of the Olaa Sugar i CAUSE OF EYE LOSS njiHii'q HFARH 1 LUKE FIELD i H. 15. 297, proposing a $3500 appropriation for the construction of roads through the Kawailoa beach lots, Oahu, was "beached" Tuesday on recommendation of the finance committee after Representative mm i A baseball, alleged to have been thrown by a territorial prisoner through the window of an Oahu railway coach, Is made the basis of an award of $5000 to Charles Santos, under terms of II.

B. 393, introduced yesterday by Representative O. P. Soares. Santos, is claimed, was a passenger on the "ill-fated" coach and sat beside the window through which, it Is alleged, the baseball was hurled.

As a result of falling glass, according to the Soares' measure, Santos lost the sight of one eye. Negligence is charged to the territory in permitting a situation under which Santos was Injured and the $5000 award is intended as "compensation." RIFLE JIULLSE'E Unique 'Tournament' To Get Funds For Range At Hawaii University Would you like to have the title of an "expert rifleman" or a distinguished marksman," even though you couldn't hit a target to save your life? A unique "rifle tournament" has been arranged by Bieut. Col. Adna (J. Clarke, head of the military science department of the University of Hawaii, wherein you may buy the title of "marksman" for $1, the title of "sharpshooter" for $2, the title of "expert rifleman" for $3, and the titie of "distinguished marksman" for 55.

The money will go toward a rifle range at the University of Hawaii. The drive will be conducted tomorrow, Friday and Saturday, when it is hoped that $300 will he raised. The Associated Students of the University of Hawaii, the organization which comprises the entire student body, has contributed $300 toward the $000 needed to complete the range. "The need for a rifle range on the campus is immediate, urgent and imperative," Colonel Clarke says in a letter addressed to the regents, faculty, alumni and friends of the university. "Our rifle team failed to win the Doughboy of the West at Camp Lewis last summer by one point.

At least two members of the team had never fired the service rifle before reaching camp. "With afternoon laboratory periods and Saturday classes It is nearly impossible to get training in shooting on distant ranges. "The cadets of the University R. O. T.

C. have spent several thousand man hours clearing the land and digging the pit. "A contract has been let and butts costinsr $000 are being constructed. Three hundred of this amount has been contributed by the A. S.

U. II." Contributions may be sent to, Colonel Clarke at the University of Hawaii. HOUSE SUMMARY William K. Hussey of Kauai, the introducer and the most prolific introducer of bills in the legislature, had been "scored" by Representative O. I.

Soares for going "ouiside of his own bailiwick to add another to his list of introduced measures." A new scale of court costs is provided in H. B. introduced Tuesday by Representative O. P. Soares, as follows: $1 for every summons and suit filed; $1 as a sheriff's fee for serving summons or writs; for serving executions, 10 cents for every dollar up to $50 and 5 cents for every dollar above that amount and reasonable expenses to officer charged with the care of property under attachment.

Soares is author of II. B. 390, introduced Tuesday, which provides that a tax assessor or deputy may not own property of a value in excess of $1000 within his own tax district or hold stock or any interest in a corporation within his district. Representative Rosalie Keliinoi's II. B.

i09 providing for the issuance of teachers' certificates passed final reading in the house Tuesday and went to the senate fcr its consideration today. The measure directs the superintendent of public instruction to issue life certificates to teachers holding Hawaiian elementary certificates, second class, who have taught satisfactorily for 12 years or more; to persons holding Hawaiian normal school certifi Representatives Merrily Slaughter Measures Calling For Spending Money Bills Tabled Six more bills and five resolutions were placed in "cold storage'' today in the house of representatives under adoption of committee reports recommending tabling. Nine of the tabled measures were appropriation bills or resolutions involving $190,000 and went to legislative serapheap as a result of recommendations of the house finance committee to kill them. The list included: II. B.

46, appropriating $30,000 by way of advancement ior the construction of a road through the Keaukaha house lot tract in the district of Waiakea, Hawaii. The house lots, the finance committee reported, are not homesteads and bring a rental annually and the opinion was expressed that the road cannot be built with funds from the sale of other public lands. Representative Silva introduced the bill. H. B.

59, by Kamau, seeking an appropriation of $10,000 for the construction of a road through the Ka-pehu mauka homestead lots, South Hilo, Hawaii. The finance committee reported roads in other districts were more urgent and therefore recommended tabling. II. B. 60, by Kamau, to appropriate $10,000 for a road through the Kalopa homesteads, South Hilo, which the finance committee reported it believed less urgent than other highways.

H. B. 78, by Kahookele. directing the board of supervisors of Maui county to appoint a nurse at liana. The health committee of the house reported it had fo-jnd the patter had already been covered in the appropriation bill and therefore recommended tabling.

H. B. 81, by Silva, appropriating $20,000 by way of advancement for the construction of a homestead road through the Olaa reservation lots, Olaa district, Hawaii, which the finance committee reported "less urgent-' than other highways. II. B.

185, by Silva, appropriating $25,000 by way of advancement for the construction of a road through Kaiwiki, third series homesteads, which the finance committee held less urgent than other highways. II. R. 22. by Kamau.

seeking to insert provisions in the loan fund bill for a $50,000 advance for a building and fire apparatus for the Hilo fire department and $10,000 for the construction of the Makena-Kaimu homestead road, Hawaii. In recommending the tabling of the resolution, the committee reported: "The construction of homestead roads from loan fund money is a new departure in policy and one which your committee cannot recommend. Owing to the numerous demands by the county of Hawaii for loan fund rqpney your committee is also of the opinion that a building at.d apparatus as requested, by the use of loan fund money, be disapproved for more urgeut II. C. R.

41, by Kamau, requesting the commissioner of public lands to reduce a requirement calling for $1j00 worth of public improvements by purchasers of house lots at Waiakea-uka, Hawaii, to $500. The public lands committee to which the resolution was referred submitted the following report, which was adopted: "The lots referred to in this resolution were sold at public auction on March 30, 1925, after due advertisement. It is therefore too late now to make any changes in the conditions of sale and the committee recommends, under the circumstances, the tabling of the resolution." II. R. 79, by Kamau, to appropriate $10,000 by way of advancement for the construction of roads In the Waiakea house lot tract, Hawaii, for which theTinance committee reported loan fund money-is not available.

H. R. by Kamau, to insert provisions in the loan fund bill for advancing $3000 for the construction of side roads to the cemetery site at Waiakea, Hawaii, for which the finance committee reported loan fund money is not available. H. R.

123, by Kamau, to insert provisions in the loan fund bill for the advance of $10,000 for the construction of roads at Papaikou, Hawaii. Loan fund money, the finance committee reported in recommending a tabling of the resolution, is not available for the purpose. One other measure was scheduled for tabling but escaped under motion to defer until tomorrow. It was II. B.

334, by Representative Vredenburg proposing the repeal of the widely discussed "Desha bathing suit act" of the last legislature, which prohibits bathers appearing on the streets of Honolulu in bathing suits excepted when covered by bath robes. Vre-' denburg himself has asked that the bill be tabled. Pvt. First Class Leo P. Camp'in, Headquarters Battery, Kth Coast Artillery, Fort De Russy, Is transferred as a private to the air service, and Is assigned to the Pursuit Squadron.

First Lieuts. James D. Givens and Robert S. Heald, r.ir servie-. who arrived llareh 31, are assigned to the 5th Composite Group, air service.

Leave of absence for three months effective upon his arrival in the con tineiital I'nited States, is: granted First Iaeut. Itosooe C. Wriston. air service, Buke Field, with permission to leave this department about June 2G. Cpl.

Clarence IT. Woodson, Bombardment Squadron, air service, Luke Field, is placed on temporary duty at Fort Shafter. First laeut. Kay A. Dunn, air service, is attached to the 4th observation Squadron.

Wheeler. Pvt. I.eo W. Menard. Battery 11th Field Artillery, Schofield is transferred to the Com' posite Group, air service Field.

Sgt. Arthur K. Glenn, Motor Transport Company Xo. 40, Hawaiian livi-ion Train, Hawaiian quartermaster depot, is placed on detached service at Buke Field. Pvt.

Beo B. Camplin. 19th Pursuit Squadron, air service, I.uke Field, is placed on detached service at Fort Shafter. relieving Pvt. Carl P.

Ballard, Pursuit Squadron, air service, wilKproceed to Buke Field. Sgt Frank K. IMxon, station dispensary, Buke Field, will report in person to the president of the board of officers appointed to meet at Trip-ler General hospital from April C-llth, inclusive, for examination to determine his qualifications for promotion to the grade of staff sergeant, medical department, (medical and dental service); and Pvt. First Class Glenn M. Schnepp, Spec, iith Class, from station dispensary, Field, to determine elegibility for appointment to the grade of sergeant, medical department, (medical and dental serv subject to deduction ior income taxes were during H'24, according to tlie annual report submitted to tile stockholders at the meeting of the organization held last Friday.

A. J. Watt, manager of the company, in making ins report to the stockholders, declared me company is facing the future without fear and that indications pointed to prosperity dur.n the next two years. The 102 4 crop was tons, llarvesthig vi the I'rii crop began in December hint year, the manager said, and this crop is expected to yield 30,000 tons of sugar on a quality ratio basis of S.4. iiie juice of tons of cane ground up to tl.

7 shows a quality of S.f.'.t, which is approximately the same as the 1H24 crop at even dates, the manager said. In Good Condition The area of the lMlo crop is 1, laced at b370.60 acres by Manager Watt. This consists of acres of plantation cane and 3O7G.0S acres of outside pia nters. In concluding his report, Manager Watt said: "It is interesting to compare our position early in with that of the present time, in 1020 we received a record price for our sugar, and carried over $1,371,000.04. This large sum, however, was just to meet the income taxes, the amount necessary for the purchase of the shares of the reorganized refinery, and the contemplated improvements to property accounts, whereas today, of the carried over, only $03,932.83 for taxes has to be reserved, leaving $213,507 available for operating and contemplated improvements.

As you can readily observe, we are, therefore, in good condition and with the prospects of a continuation of good crops and a steady market for sugar, we see no reason why your company has anything to fear lor the future." Disbursements The disbursements of the company were as follows: General operating (less sundry receipts) 1,435,018.09 Cane purchases and expense 8S6.203.48 Bonus Taxes Property and territorial income 110,420.88 Bond interest 124.G20.00 I a nent improvements 72,142.15 Olaa bonds purchased 30,275.00 cates who have taught satisfactor- ice). KAMEHAMEHA ORDERS "It is my contention, said Kumalae. "that it is not right that the property of; a parent, who remarries and dies Intestate, should he split up among a lot of other people, who had nothing to do with building up that property and who are not bound by ties of blood. "Why should my children, for instance, have to divide with someone else my property over which I have had to toil and sweat and which they have helped to up, because 1 happened to remar-1 ry? "I don't want my property to go to someone fon the mainland, or In Japan, or China or somewhere else because one of my children marries an outsider. That property is mv children, I maintain." Bill Not Justified, Claim Kumalae's bill was contrary to the spirit of democracy, Soares declared in answer to "It Is Intended to build up landed estates," said the jndiciary committee chairman.

"The introducer has made an impassioned plea for 'lis race but there is nothing in this measure that can't be accomplished by parents through wills if they so choose. "It is a simple matter for a parent, if so choosing, to draw a will and provide for what the introducer of this bill proposes shall be a law. "The very wording of this measure in its inclusion of children only who are 'legitimately is objectionable, for it would exclude from inheritance many creatures who came into the world not by their own choice. I am not defending the acts which bring such a thing about by the very simplicity of some people, that very thing happens anything but infrequently." The vote to table Kumalae's bill was as follows: Ayes; Chamberlain, Correa, Ke-lilnoi, Gomes, Marcalliuo, Pereira, Petrie. Silva, Smith, Soares, Vicars, Vredenburg, Vitou-sek, and Wishard.

Total, 15. Noes: Brown, Holstein, Charles and George Holt, Hussey, Joseph, Kamau, Kumalae, Moss-man, Maloho, and Speaker Lyman. Total, 12. ASSIGNMENTS OF A OFFICER WHO CAME 4 HERE ABOARD GRANT i The following officers who ar- rived by the Grant Tuesday have been assigned to the various regi- ments as follows: Ma J. Georg-s S.

to headquarters, Hawaiian division; Capts. Joseph f. Robinson and Cyril Bassich," to 13th Field Artillery; Capt. Charles M. Thirlkeld and 2nd Ideut.

William L. Carr, to 11th Field Artillery; 2nd Lieut. Floyd R. Brisaekv to Sth Field Artillery; Capt. Lucius K.

Patterson, to Medical Corps at Fort Shafter; Capt. Robert C. Craven, Dental Corps, to 11th Med-. lean Regiment at Schofield Barracks: 1st Lieuts. James D.

Givens rnd Robert S. Heald, to the Sth Composite Group, Air Service, at Luke Field; 2nd Lieut. John L. Davidson, to 4th Observation Squadron. "Wheeler Field; Capt.

Robert Swab, to 21st Infantry at Hchofield Barracks: Capt. James D. MacMullen to 16th Coast Artillery at Fort De Russy; 1st Lieut. Paul A. Harris, to 55th Coast Artillery at Fort Shafter.

The warrant officers who will arrive have been assigned as follows: Robert B. Irving, to headquarters Ha HIGHWAY ROUTE WILL JE SAVED House Members Agree To Senate Bill, In Conference With City Officials Oahu members of the house of representatives unanimously agreed this morning to recommend the passage of Senate Bill 22, providing for construction of the third unit of Kamehameha highway without unnecessary "setbacks" from the beach. The decision was reached after the Oahu representatives held a conference at the capitol with the Oahu senators. Mayor John H. and members of the board of supervisors.

The senators and representatives also agreed to oppose any move to transfer the $700,000 appropriated for Kamehameha highway or any portion thereof to another fund, as has been suggested by legislators from outside districts. In addition to supporting the bill providing for construction of the road the representatives have pledged their support to the senate bill which authorizes and directs the Honolulu supervisors to acquire by purchase or otherwise all lands between the new line of the road and the beach at Kaaawa for park purposes. The bill carrying the appropriation for the construction of the road provides against any change in the line of the road from its present position other than at Kaaawa, where it is proposed to set the road back from the beach for a distance long enough to place the road back of Kaaawa park so that the park will be between the road and the beach. It had been proposed to change the line of the road at several points, setting it back from the beach and creating beach lots at these points. Arguments in favor of this plan were that the beach lots would be assessed at higher valuation than lots between the roads and the mountains and that the city and county of Honolulu would receive increased revenue in taxes from the land as a result.

Urge Keeping Beach For Public Those who favored keeping the road on the beach declared that the beaches should be kept for the public and the policy of setting the road back and permitting private ownership of beach lots would shut the public from the beach and there would soon be few places where the public could enjoy the beaches. At this morning's meeting the senators and representatives were unanimous in their support of the senate bill in its present form and the city and county officials also stated that they prefer to leave the road on the beach. The legislators assured the city and county officials that ihe bill will be passed In Its present form and that plans and specifications may be prepared at once with the understanding that the road will remain on the beach. The action 01 the legislators in pledging support to the bill ends the cortrcversy which has existed the city and county government for months over the line of the road and assures immediate steps being taken toward starting construction cf the highway. 2,777,610.88 THIRTY-SIXTH DAY House Bills Introduced H.

B. 396 By the joint pension committee of house and senate. Providing a uniform system of pensions for aged and indigent persons in Hawaii. Referred to the house pension committee of which Representative Roy A. Vitousek is chairman.

Passed Second Reading S. B. 22 -Permitting a change in the alignment of the third unit of the Kamehameha highway to permit its course to run mauka of Ka-aawa park, otherwise preserving the beach route. S. B.

34. A companion bill to S. B. 22, providing for acquisition of land adjacent to Kaaawa park by the city and county of Honolulu for the construction of the third unit of the Kamehameha highway. H.

B. 376. Appromiating $10,000 by way of advancement for the construction of roads in the Waiakea homestead district, Hawaii. The finance committee, recommended adoption of the bill with an amendment reducing the figure to $5000, which carried. S.

B. 75. Returning $12,500 to the Libby, McNeill Libby of Honolulu, for taxes wrongfully collected in the years 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921 and 1922. H. B.

387. To appropriate $2200 for connecting two units of highway, in the Wood valley, Hawaii. H. B. 334 Transferring an appropriation; of $6000 for roads in the Puukapu homestead tract, Hawaii, to the main road through the tract.

H. B. 76 To appropriate $10,000 for the construction of roads in the Papaaloa mauka homestead lots. North Hilo, Hawaii. Resolution Adopted H.

R. 157 Authorizing and directing the commissioner of public lands to acquire a right-of-way at Hauula, Oahu for the use of bathers with an amendment providing that ir lieu of acquiring land owned by Charles A. Brown, as proposed in the original resolution, property of the Hauula hotel be secured. A price of $305, the public lanls committee reported, is asked for the hotel property. WOMAN WHO RAN ON PROHIBITION TICKET COMING HERE FRIDAY Miss Marie C.

Brehm, who was the vice "presidential candidate on the prohibition ticket in the last campaign, will arrive in Honolulu on the City of Los Angeles on Friday. At the present time, Miss Brehm's home is in Long Beach. She expects to be in the islands for three weeks as the guest of Mj and Mrs. Charles X. Campbell.

982 Prospect who have come here with their family from Pasadena to spend the winter in the islands. Miss Brehm has been identified prominently with the temperance movement for many years. For 23 years she was a lecturer for the temperance and welfare department of the Presbyterian church and at one time was president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Illinois. The following special orders were issued at Fort Kamehameha Tuesday: Pvt. Fred Russell, Battery, C.

has been placed on special duty with the quartermaster as a painter. Pvt. House, Battery, irith C. has been relieved from special duty with the quartermaster as a member of the permanent road detail. Cpl.

Pearl Huff, Service Battery, 5.1th C. has been appointed sergeant to fill the vacancy created by the discharge of Sergeant Roon. Pvt. 1st cl. Jerome Lewis, Service Battery, 55th C.

has been appointed corporal to fill the vacancy created by the promotion of Cpl. Huff. 1 DE RUSSY NOTES 4 Staff Sprt. James K. Reardon Fort Ruger detachment of Hq.

lfith C. has been discharged and has reenlisted and has been reassigned to the same organization. Pvts. Fred W. Greer and Roy B.

McBroom, Btry. K. 55th C. who left this department on the February transport, have been reported discharged March 17. Pvt.

Hetrick. Btry. B. 55th C. who has been sick in Betterman General hospital.

Presidio of San Fian-cisco. lias been reported discharged March 13. Credit with asrents December 31, 1024: Special account 58,000.00 Current account SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR INCREASED REVENUES OF TOURIST BUREAU More subscriptions to the Hawaii Tourist Bureau's increased revenues for advertising purposes are coming in. Names of the latest who have increased their subscriptions to the bureau are as follows: Allen Robinson. C.

Brewer Co. K. O. Hall Son. Hart Wood.

Mclnerny Clothing Store. Mclnerny Shoe Store. Office Supply Co. Pacific Drug Co. Dr.

Francis K. Sylva. Wright, Harvey Wright. WRITER REESE TO BE PRESS CLUB GUEST Lowell Otus Reese, fiction writer and poet.whose stories appear regularly in The Saturday Evening Post and Mrs. Reese, will be guests of the Honoluiu Press Club at the annual dinner of the organization Monday evening, April 6.

The dinner will be held on the larwii of the Pleasanton hotel, beginning at 7 o'clock. Plans for entertaining the newspaper editors and staff correspon-deivts who will arrive with the fleet also will be discussed by the club. Reservations for the dinner must be made by Saturday noon, April 4. njr ior eigni years or more and to persons holding Hawaiian first class certificates who have taught satisfactorily for at least six years. It also provides for preferential appointment of teachers holding such certificates.

Judge J. Wesley Thompson of the West Hawaii circuit court at Kai-lua. Hawaii, was a guest of Speaker Lyman yesterday. The board of supervisors of Honolulu is directed, under terms of II. B.

391, introduced by Representative O. P. Soares to pay John Ferrage $3000 for an auto demolished in a collision with the Rapid Transit streetcar in 1917 on the ground that the auto was employed for public use. Representative George II. Vicars' II.

B. 208, extending the powers of grand juries to permit them to examine into records of any public or quasi-public institution, at their option, was passed on second reading in the house Monday on the strength of a favorable report of the judiciary committee. Vicars' H. B. 164, proposing to exempt the property of the United Chinese society from taxation, suffered an adverse fate.

The finance committee to which it kwas referred recommended that it be tabled as not coming within the scope of exemptions intended by legislatures of the territory. The committee's report favoring tabling was adopted. Representative O. P. Soares Is author of 11.

B. 3S1, which proposes to place the high sheriff of the territory and sheriffs of various counties under bonds which srall be subject to suit for false arrest or imprisonment. Representative Wishard's II. B. 359, providing for the creation of a special commission of three members to investigate the controversy between Waiakea homesteaders and the Waiakea Mill passed Monday on third reading with but one dissenting vote.

This was cast by-Representative William W. Chamberlain. Representative Chamber-Iain opposed the bill on final vote because he is not in favor of a paid commission. Exclusive jurisdiction in divorce cases where parties to a suit have not lived together in the territory is conferred on circuit courts of Hawaii tinder terms of II. B.

382, Introduced by Representative O. P. Soares yesterday. Representatives Correa, Roy A. Vitousek and George II.

Vicars have been named by Speaker Norman K. Lyman to constitute house members of the joint committee of the legislature to confer with George B. Buck. New York pension expert, brought to Honolulu for the purpose of drafting a "model" pension bill for the territory. They are acting with Senators Mclnerny, Akina and Vannatta of the senate.

277,499.83 Officers Reelected All the old officers were reelected at the meeting. They are: L. A. Thurston, president; W. F.

Dillingham, first vice president; II. (J. Dillingham, second vice president; S. M. Lowrey, treasurer; O.

P. Wilcox, secretary; Audit Co. of Hawaii, Auditor; 1. A. Drew, assistant vice president; O.

G. Montgomery, assistant vice president; R. E. Searby, assistant treasurer; J. D.

Lambert, assistant treasurer; L. A. Thurston, W. F. Dillingham, S.

M. Lowrey, H. G. Dillingham, William Searby, C. F.

TCckert and G. 1. Wilcox, board of directors; A J. Watt, manager. CRAMER LECTURES' TO ATA VIA AUDIENCE Dr.

P. S. J. Cramer of Java, chair BREVITIES SPRING COMBINATION The combination of kasha cloth and printed silk is one that you may expect to find featured in all the spring collections. man of ihe food crops section of the waiian department, and Arthur R.

T-aboId. to duty at the Hawaiian Air depot with station in Honolulu. Pan-Pacific Conservation conference, lectured on his trip to Hawaii and agricultural con-ditions line before the Kediri Agricultural Society of Blitar, Java, recently, according to the Inter-Ocean of Rata via. Or. Cramer discussed the labor situation and the methods of sni'vini and pineapples, declaring that in the pineapple i-y.

i art of the fruit is lost and highly developed methods of cinih a. ion are used. I MARRIAGES i Costume Party The Hawaiian Traii and Mountain Club will hold an April Fool's costume party at the Pan-T'a-if ic Research Institute In Manou valley this evening. Members wili met-t fit the end rf the Manoa car line at 7:30 o'clock. Alimony Case petition of Ilarry Edmondson.

attorney for Theo. H. Davies lo be relieved of the order to pay $150 alimony monthly to his ex-wife, Marion Hamilton Edmondson, was argued before Judge John R. Desha in the court of domestic relations Tuesday and taken under advisement. Fined $100 and Costs How Inn.

Chinese drug addict, indicted with more than GO other Chinese at the last session of the federal grand jury, was fined $100 and costs when he pleaded guilty before Judge William T. Rawlins in the federal court today. How Inn was discovered with an opium pipe in his mouth by narcotic agents. Judge Desha III All cases set for today in the court domestic relations are postponed. Judge John R.

Desha being confined to his home with la grippe. Palmer Case Thursday The contested divorce suit of Robert A. Palmer against Mary I). Palmer will go on trial before Judge John R. Desha In the court of domestic relations at 9 o'clock Thursday morning.

Palmer charges his wife with desertion and she denied Cm Possess Clear, Bright EYES Murine clears the whites cf the EY their naturalcolor, and drive away not only the dull, tired look but the tired feeling. Use Murine after business, reading, 6wing and exposure to sun, wind and dust. Absolutely harmless. 80, Chicago, for FREE Eye Care Book TOW NSEND-B ARTEL Miss Theodosa Battel and Arthur Townsend were married Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

R. P. Faithfull, Beach Walk, Waikiki. Dr. William H.

Fry performed the ceremony. It is customary among certain sects of Algiers to bury the dead with the bottles of medicine used uring their last illness. COMING FOR MANEUVERS The officers who have been ordered to Hawaii to participate in the coming maneuvers include the following: Maj. Francis B. Wilby, general staff corps, to act as one of the umpires; Maj.

Rycroft Walsh, air service, to serve as observer. Maj. Wilby will leave Washington April 1 and will sail by the Anteres from San Diego for Hawaii. Maj. Walsh will sail from San Francisco, leaving Washington April 5.

Maj. Walsh was formerly a coast artillery officer and was transferred to the air service in 1020 when he was promoted to major. INTERESTING POINT IS BROUGHT UP IN BILL FOR $25,000 Twenty-five thousand dollars for the death of a minor son, knocked down and killed by an autoist, whose licen- was tinder suspension and who it is claimed was driving with the knowledge of police officers, is directed to be paid to An-tone Abreu of Hilo by the board of supervisors of Hawaii county under terms of H. B. 392.

introduced ii the house yesterday by Representative O. P. Soares. The bill passed first reading and will be considered later. The autoist, Manuel Morris, Is now serving a sentence for the death of the boy." Henry Abreu.

Soares bill asserts that Morris' suspension of license was known to police officers of the county but that they "nevertheless permitted Morris to drive." The Abreu boy, according to testimony, claimed to have been submitted at the trial of Morris, stood Gtt a. sidewalk when Morris' machine HSSaa surb and struck him. PERSONALS JAPANESE SHIPPING LINE REDUCES FORCE TOKIO, March 31. The Tama-shita steamship company has announced that its force of 250 will be reduced to 150 men as the result of depression in shipping circles. At toe same tim it is announced th" company will eo through financial ea i t.

1 MR. and MRS. R. W. T.

PURVIS and Miss Alice Purvis are booked to return to from the mainland by the Maui next Tuesday MR. and MRS. W. W. GOODALE who have been enjoying a year's trip in travels, are expected to return to Honolulu by the Maui next Tuesday.

GEORGE WILLFOXG of Hilo is among the island folk returning by the Maui next week. Hawaii's Favorite Singers Madame Alapai and Mr. Joseph Kama-cau 6 to 7 p. m. today Child's Blaisdell Restaurant it 9 Secretary for Judge Authorization to hire a secretary has been received from AVashington, D.

by Judge John T. De Bolt, it was announced by Judge Charles H. Parsons, U. S. attorney.

Salary allowed is $150 a month. E.YES his allegations. nit was -lled November 21, 1021, and has just set for disposition on request of Palmer. His attorney is Judge Pique is very much liked this spring for vestees and collar and cuff sets. It is most effective on black-.