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Kauai represents the country of the, future. Thb GAknak represents Kauai. ESTABLISHED 1904. VOL. 9.

NO. 28. L1HUE, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, TUESDAY. JULY 15, 1913 SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $2.50 PER JEAR 5 CEK7S PER COPY RALPH LYMAN 1 GOX DROWNS AT Gets Into Under-current and Is Carried Beyond All Possible Aid And Taken From Water With Life Extinct. ALL KAUAI IS IN MOURNING Funeral Services Will Be Held At Four O'clock Wednesday Afternoon at Lihuc Cemetery.

A strong under current and a heart insufficiently strong to 'offer resistance is said to be responsible for the passing away of Ralph L. Wilcox while in bathing at the Haena beach about 5:30 p. m. list Saturday. The news of the unfortunate affair was seiv to Li hue relatives in a telephone message when all hopes for resuscitation had failed.

Hon.S. W. accompanied by his daughter Ma.jel, picked up Dr. Pulman and hurried to the scene, arriving about o'clock. Mr.

Wilcox had not been feeling well for some tmie and had gone with a party to Haena for the week-end, and together witi him at the time of the accident, were Mrs. Wilcox and Miss Water-house. Mrs. Scott who sat on the lanai heard the cries for help and hurried to the scene. Heroic efforts were made to reach Mr.

Wilcox by Miss Waterho-use and a Japanese boy, but the current was too much for them, and had it not been for Mrs. Scott and Louisa Kelaula, who both threw themselves into the water, in all probability there would have been three lives lost instead one. Mrs, Scott with Mrs. Wilcox's assistance succeeded i getting Wilcox ashore where willing and loving hands with skilled assistance did all in their power to revive him, lint to no avail lie who does all things for the best had taken him home. The body was conveyed to Li-hue Sunday forenoon where private funeral' rigcyices were conducted at the residence under the directioiV.of Rev.

Hans Isen-berg, after wch the remains were takeii aboard the1 Kina'u which sailed at five o'clock for Honolulu. Accompanying the remains were Mrs. Wilcox. Miss Mabel C. II.

Wilcox, Gaylord Wilcox, Hon. Geo. N. Wilcox, W. Ji Hon.

J. IT. Coney and Malcolm Coney. Cremation took place in Honolulu yesterday and the remains arrived on the W. G.

Hall early this' morning. Funeral services will be hold at the cemetery in Li-hue' to-morrow Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock, at which all friends are invited. The deceased was a son of Hon. and Mrs. S.

W. Wilcox, was thirty-seven yesrs of age, and leaves, besides a mother and father, a wife, three sisters and two brothers to mourn his untimely end. He lived an exemplary life and was connect ed with all the leading business en terpiises of the island, being among other things, General manager for G. N. Wilcox, treasurer of the Li-hue Ice Electric Co.

and Auditor of The Gakdun Island Publishing Co. In tlie latter capacity the editor and manager of this paper feel that they have lost a most valuable friend and adviser The akdkn Island shares the grief of the relatives and comniu nitv at large, over the removal from our midst of such an excal lent man. Ralph Lyman Wilcox was one of 'the earth's noblemen, and his influence will be felt here mutiv years. Always quiet, grave, and thoughtful, he war, a friend wlr could hi depended upon in tiniS of need, and his talents, as a liter of whatever business he be- came interested in will fnuke his losi a very severe one to the various companies and organizations with which he was connected, to say nothing of his family and friends His absence will leave a void in the lifi. T.ihiie and i Island wbii'-h it will be absolutely initios sible to refill.

BIG ROLLER mm A nifty little ten-ton ti 1 ler, consigned to Kauai, was landed at "iSnw Inst week. Prof. the mechanical road force, "ent ovei brotiglit it across to Lihuc. 11 said that exceeded the spevd limit with the new toy wagon, and were it not that he is leav-i for an indefinite vacation which will be spent with his uncle "Carnegie" on 5th Avenue N. the sheriff would probably vestigate the charge Fitz.

ic k. So are his roads. m- STOCKHOLDERS IN MEETING At a stock-holders' meeting of Tct A-wn T'nlilieli no Tiim held at the Hotel Fairview last Thursday r.iornin.", it was decided to increase the effic.ency of the job department materially and to again assume the editorship of the paper at the expiration pi the present which will be fan-' tiarv 1st. 1914. L.

now with I. Silva of Kleele, was spoken of as a candidate for the editorial department. Mr. Timmons is experienced. newspaper man having been 'connected with various newspapers Honolulu for the last twenty years; GOING ON VACATION Mr.

Mrs. A. -le accompanied their Brettevile aaugiite'r, Miss Maiid, will ai! from- Hono lulu to-morrow for San Francisco where they go to speiidfcn summer vacation of three months. Mr. de Bret'tevillc has not been awav from the Islands for 24 years and is looking forward with much pleasure to his coming visit among the old land marks.

KILLED BY TRAIN A Japanese child was run over by a plantation train on, the Koloa Plantation last Wednesday and wn.u iustautlv killed. OUR BIG CANAL Up until the present time ft has been thought that Panama Canal would end the canal business for this countr 1ml it seems to be only a beginning. The question is asked, if one canal good, why would not two u- 'v: It was once a matter ot niucn discussion whether the canal should be across the Isthmus of Panama, or across Nicaragua farther north. Now that the Panama is Hearing completion, it is wondered whether it would not be a wise a forehanded policy for Uncle Sam to pre-empt a site for another canal through Nicaragua, before someone else gets it. Near the close of the Taft administration a treaty was negotiat ed by wdiich Nicaragua was to sell the United the canal rights for $3,000,000.

The president is now urging the senate to ratify this treaty. This is the onlv available sight for another canal north of Panama, and it would save 2,000 miles in distance for vessels going from one coast to the other. We paid S40.000.000 for the rights to the Panama route, besides a bonus and rental to the Panama republic. Nicaragua also offers a naval station on the Gulf of Fouesca, on the Pacific. The Nicarnguan minister Dr.

Castrillo, believes that the Nica-raguan, canal will become a necessity before many years, and points to the history of the Pacific railroads. Scarcely had one transcontinental route been opened before the need of another was seen. FUNERAL NOTICE Hie funeral over the remains of the late R. L. Wilcox will be held at the Lihue Cemetery Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock, under the direction of Rev.

I. M. Lyd-gate and Rev. Hans Iseitberg. Friends afe invited.

Miss Slender, one of Maui's po pular young is spending it'V vacation the guest of Miss SchemmelfcnninBtat Koloa. The regular monthly meeting of the Hoard' of Supervisors of the County of Kauai was held at the office of the Board at Lihue on Wednesday, Iuly 2nd. 1913, at 10:00 A. m. Present: Mr.

H. D. Wishard, chairman; Fiancis Gav, W. McBryde, J. Von Ekekela, A.

Menefoglio. The minutes of the last meetings; namely of June 4th, and June 17th, respectively were read and approved, The several bills except which was presented to the Board were after careful examination, approved to be paid out of the following appropriations, viz: Salary County Road Supervisors: 225.00 Pay of Police: Specials Waimea Koloa Lihue Kawaihau Hanalei 120.00 240.00 140.00 150.00 135.00 135.00 920.00 349.86 35.00 3.85 40.00 County Jail Coroners' Inquest Discount Interest District Court Jails: Waimea Koloa Hanalei Expenses of Witnesses 10.00 5.00 55.10 85.00 Hospitals: Waimea Elcele Koloa Lihue Incidentals: Attorney Auditor Clerk Sheriff Superv'sors Treasurer License Collection Road Supervisor Office Rent Repair Schools etc: Waimea Koloa Li line Kawaihau Hanalei 100.00 50.00 50.00 125 00 ,325.00 7..25 27.20 41.65 1 77.95 25.25 7.75 4.70 106.00 297.75 60.00 29.50 211.00 12.00 14.70. 25.85 281.05 Special D-'posits Schools: Hanalei 25.30 Maintenance of Prison ers: Water Works: Waimea Kalaheo Oinao Koloa Kawaihau 346.15 80.00-2,748.50 1.25 17.60 11.04 2.865 39 Road Work: County Road Machinery 259.98 Waimea: Oiling Roads (Rd Tax Spec. DepoJ 638.97 Road Tax Special Deposits 960.24 1,599.21 Koloa: Macadamizing Depo.) Road Tax Special Tax Spec 151.38 Deposits 968.80 1,120.18 309.43 Oiling Roads Lihue: Macadamizing (Rd Deno.) Tax Spec. 72.60 Oiling Roads 66.00 Road Tax Spec.

Depo. 1,278.47 1,417.07 Kawaihau: Roads Bridges 2,063.96 Road Tax Special Deposits9 25.43 Hanalei: Macadamizing Haena Waikoko 62.99 Princ V-Waikoko 5,671.14 Roads Bridges 1,421,36 7.155.49 Road Tax Special Deposits 322.40 Total $21,047.60 Action on Demand No. 1444 for $168.60 from K. Ouye and charged against the account for Maca damizing Lihue, Road Tax Special Deposits'' was deferred to a future meeting. Financial Reports for the month of June, 1913, viz.

The Treasurer's (R Auditor's (R Auditors Trial Balance Etc, (R an'd thb Joint Report (R were duly received and took the 'usual course. A request (R 892) from one Mr. J. Carvalho of Makaweli to be paid the sum of Fifty Dollars for damages done to his land at Kblba1 was received and upon the nl'otibn of Mr. McBryde, duly seconded by Mr.

Gay, it was voted to pdv the claimant the sum of ten dollars for the use of his land by the County, and that the County Road Supervisor remedy the evil complained of thereby placing the gentleman's land in its former condition. The Board of 'its own motion resolved not to build ahy ni School Houses this year. Requisitions from the' various schools and numbered 883, 884, 885, 886, 887, 888, 889, 890, 891, some for supplies, others for repairs etc, were received and referred to the County Road Supervisor for investigation and report at next meeting. At 12:00 m. the Board took a recess for an hour and a half.

Afternoon Skssion. Mr. Gay moved that the sum of $4,175.86 be set apart as Additional Appropriations for payment of the June demands and charged against the following Appropriations, viz: Discount Interest .60 Incidentals Supervisors 8.70 Mileage Supervisors 250.00 Office Rent 30.00 Repairs Schools Koloa 110.50 Support of Prisoners 190.70 Waterworks 174.80 Road Work: Oiling Roads Koloa 60.56 Roads Bridges Kawaihau 1,350.00. and being seconded by Mr. Mc Bryde was carried.

Mr. Oav moved tor the appro priation as Additional Appropria tions of the sum of $26,430.00 for the payment of salaries, labor wages etc. as follows: Salary County Road Supervisor 1,350.00 Pay of Police: Waimea Koloa Lihue Kawaihau Hanalei Specials 1,440.00 840.00 900.00 765.00 810.00 900.00 5,655.00 Coroner's Inquest County Jail Discount Interest District Courts Jails: Waimea Koloa Expenses of Witnesses. 250 00 2,500.00 200.00 200.00 50.00 250.00 160.00 Hospitals Four Incidentals: Attorney 75.00 Auditor 400 00 Clerk 300.00 Sheriff 750.00 Supervisors 100.00 Treasurer 50.00 Road Supervisor 700.00 2,375,00 Mileage, Supervisors 400j66 Office Rent 240. 00 Repairs Schools Etc: Waimea 500.00 Koloa 400.00 Lihue 300.00 Hanalei 300.00 3,500.00 Stationery 150.00 Support of Prisoners 1,500.00 Water Works: Waimea 400.00 Koloa 150.00 Kalaheo 300100 Kawaihau 100.00 950 00 Road Work: County Road Machinery, 1 Steam Roller 5.000.00 and being seconded by Mr.

Eke kela the same was carried. The report 893 of County Road Supervisor for the month of June, 1913. was dulv re ceived and ordered placed on file Allowance for road work in the different districts for the ensuing A I. moiun, general consent, were limited as follows: Bridges 600.00 Koloa: do 600.00 Lihue: do 600.00 ALL BREAKS NECK A Japanese laborer was killed at Koloa last Friday afternoon about half-past four, being thrown from fertilizer machine the wheels of which passed over him, breaking his neck. No one saw the accident, but it is said that he probably ropped the lines which became wound round the wheel, causing the team to suddenly back, throw ing the lad from the Seat to the ground.

He died before reaching the hospital. POPULATION Washington, July 6. More thali half of the population of Ha- au composed Japanese, Chinese and Koreai-s, according to statistics of the tj rteenth cen sus. Ui the total population 191, 600, the Japanese number 79,67, or 41 .5 per cent. From 1900 to 1910 the Japanese increased 5.28 per cent.

Caucasi ans number 44,048, being 23 per cent of the total population. Pure Hawanans numbered 26,041, a de crease of 12 6 per cent during ttr ten years. Of the Japanese, males 21 years old or more, numbering 41,718. only eleven had become naturaliz- d. More than half of the entire population cannot speak English.

BATCHELORS WANTED Admittedly desirable young lady with a private fortune would like popular young bachel in the near future as a life companion. Face and figure essentially satis factory. Residence. Kauai. Please ddress Gakdun Island." OFF TO INDIANA Frank Crawford, manager of the Lihue Bank left Saturday for Ho nolulu from where he expects to eave shortly for the mainland on a tour which will include a visit to most all the eastern and central states.

The most of his time however will be spent in his home state Indiana. Mr. Crawford wil1 be awayfrom the Islands for about four months. DROWNED IN MILL POND A Spanish boy aged about 1 5 ears was drowned Saturday aftei- noon about 5 o'clock while bathing in the pond back of the Lihuc mill. A younger brother was the only eye witness to the drowning ind from what was learned from him, the unfortunate lad must have gotten beyond his depth, and being unable to swim, drowned.

THIS IS SOME REVOLVER A French inventor has made frightful addition -to the efficacy of the revolver. A small but power ful electric light is attached to the mechanism of a pistol of ordinary size Bv use of lenses and mirrors the glare of the circle of light which thelamp throws is bright enough to be clearly seen 111 day light against so dark an object as a light-colored suit of clothes. Now the center of the circle of light, marked by a black spot by arrangement of the lenses, isexact ly the spot where the bullet will strike. Thus all one has to do is to place the black center ot the blazing circle of light over the heart of an adversary and pull the trig ger. At night the light is shockingly strong? Experiments with the new weapon show that perfect green horns, who have never used a re yolver in their lives, can shoot far more accurately than experts using an ordinary pistol.

rr- MAY BECOME BENEDICT According to well founded ru mor, liead car enter tpakling ot the Koloa Plantation will soon be come a benedict, the ladv being liaiuisomc nonoituu lady, 11 visiting in Ifiln. Hanaki: do 800.00 Kawaib.au District was allowed spend money sufficient enough build the bridge now being bui across the Kealia river. At 12: p. m. the meeting was ad LilPiGOIllSSi NTS GO OE SALOON SoiiB Fernandes Are Gran--ted Wholesale Liquor License At Kapaia Minutes of the special meeting of tlie Board of License Commissioners, County of Kauai, T.

H. held in Lihue on Thursday July 10th. 1913, due notice of same having been 1 ublished in the papers as required by law. Meeting calkd ,10 order at 10 A. M.

bv Chairman W. H. Rice. Present G. N.

Wilcox, D. Baldwin, J. Myers, and W. D. McBryde.

W. H. Rice. Inspector. Minutes of the previous meeting read and upon motion duly approved.

The chairman stated that the Special meeting had been called to consider the application of Fer- naijdes Souza for a wholesale liquor license at Kapaia Kauaiy H. I he Secretary presented the application aild bonds as furnished, as also the consent of the' 111a- ority of the properly holders witli- a thousand feet of the premises where the applicants desire to Ido business and recommended, all regulations required by law having been complied with, that issuance the license be granted. He also stated that the applicants had filed ith their application an instru ment 111 writing containing the consent of a majority in number of the holders of real estate within a distance of one thousand feet. of. the' premises wherein they desired to do business and that he had found that the eonsent of the ma jority had been obtained, reference being made to the ruling of the former Board of Liquor License Commissioners as to what constituted a holder of real estate.

The Applicants were notified that in the event of their application being granted they would have first to agree to certain conditions imposed bv the Board, which conditions the Secretary was requested to read and were as follow: "In accepting the Wholesale liquor License it is hereby agreed by us that if jit any time we are found soficitirg orders or salesuot iquorh other than at our establish- ee place of business and the evi- ence of such breach of this pro mise is accepted by the majority of the Board of Liquor Commissioners, we will immediately for feit the license ana at once close our business" also: "That from and after the first day of August 1910 no compound ed imitation liquors or any liquors marked misbranded or type shall be sold within the juns- divtion of this Board and all licensees" are hereby warned against selling or being in possession of same after the date mentioned, The applicants agreed to the above conditions and stated that thev wodld subscribe to the same in the event of tlieir application being granted. -Upon motion duly seconded the application of Fernandes Souza for a Wholesale Liquor License at Kapaia, Kauai, T. H. was' duly granted and the license ordered issued, subject to the signing' of the above conditions as imposed bv the Board on all the holders of Wholesale Liquor Licenses with in their jurisdiction. Upon motion the Bond as fur nished with the National Security Company as Surety was accepted and approved and duly file with the Secretary.

A general discussion ensued re garding conditions of the liquor traffic 011 the Isjand and sugges tions were made as changes that should be inaugurated -Mid' new conditions imposed wrie'fi applications for renewals of licenses' came up befort the Board. Upon motion duly seconded the meeting adjourned subject to the call of the chair. D.McBuYDii. Secretary Board of License Commissioners. journed subject to the call of the chair.

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