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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-20
FACTS And FIGURES
FROM MINORITY REPORT

total. The industry in Europe is a
little over 100 years old, and long
since reached the stage where beet
sugar has not only completely sup
planted cane sugar in domestic con-
sumption, but has furnished a con-
siderable quantity for export Most
progressive nations of continental Bu-
rope have followed practically the
same general policy; namely, to place
high tariff against the Importation
of foreign sugar. and raise a revenue
by the imposition of an internal
revenue tax on the home consump-
ton.
The Brussels convention of 1908
provided that the excess tariff duties
above internal-revenue tax, which OK
cess is called surtax, should not ex-
coed 4S2 cents per 100 on raw sugar,
and 525 cents per 100 on refined
sugar. The internal-revenue tax is
not applied to sugar for export. AS
Germany, Ruseia, Autria-H Hungary,
France and Holland all produce more
sugar than they consume, they are
able to enter the markets of the world
at a lower price than they charge
their own citizens for sugar. Under
this arrangement. Europe produces
annually about 100000 long tons OF
sugar, which at AZ cents per pound
or 500 per long ton, amounts in
value to S75O,OOOOO.
Foremost among the European ma
tions in the production of sugar is
Germany, whose average paintings for
the past three years amount to 1,107,
900 acres, from which she has harvest
ed an annual average crop for the
same years of 2,OS2.OOO long tons Of
sugar valued at S2OS,OOO,OQO; that Isl
or an. actual planted area equivalent
to only forty-eight of our townships
she produces annually about two
thirds as much sugar as the United
States consumes, harvesting a crol
valued at over s2OO,OOO,OCO per year,
The reason why European econom
lists and statesmen are unanimous il
the support of the uniform sugat
policy of the Continent is not onl.
that they are able to become, through
this policy, independent of tropics
countries for one of the necessities o
life, and are able to produce yearl
crop valued at S75O,OOO,OOO, but ais
that they have found the effect {
beet culture to be the most beneflcia
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-20
sun VAT sen THANKS MAUI
CHINESE MISSION FOR MESSAGE

sheriff. while inside the cover we're
the words, Presented to Clement
Crowel by the Waikiki Police Force"
On Thursday the Lahaina force pre-
scented him with a gold badge of office.
Personal and Social.
Mrs Fanny B. Look of Florence,
Massachusetts, and her mother, Mrs.
Burr now in her eighty-third year, &C
companied by Mrs. Annie Bangs, have
paid Maui a visit this past week. They
were the guests of Miss Ida l.. Tucker,
the Kindergarten of Hanakuapoko.
The visitors we're staying at the home
of Mrs. Nellie Hair The day they left
they paid a flying visit to some Of the
other parts of central Maui, visiting
Wailuku just before the Claudine sail
ed on Tuesday. They we're greatly i'm
pressed with the beauties of scenery
and the delightful climate.
e D. Burbank, representing the book
firm of CHM & Co., has spent a few
days on Maui, visiting the principals
and district super'ntendents IN the in
terests of his firm. Mr.. Burbank is a
Dartmouth graduate, and has been sew
eral years in the book business. He
has recently been representing his
firm in the Orient, and is now just re-
turning to his San Francisco office.
Mrs. Burbank accompanies him. He
will leave soon for Chicago, where bis
firm has now located him permanently.
The Puunene Club gave a dance on
Saturday evening in honor OF st.
Patricks Day. The affair was highly
successful. A large number of guests
accepted the invitations of the mem
bers of the club.
The Waikiki bowlers have again de-
feated the Puunene men, by thirty
three points. Frank Lufkin, w. s.
Chillingworth, c. E. Myers, c. f. Clark
and VIM. Bal Jr. played for Wailuku;
Fred Voeller, E. F. Deinert, VIM
Tougher, ]. B. Thomson and G. G
Campbell played for Puunene. The
games we're played of last Sunday
j morning at Puunene.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-20
.UNDERWOOD'S DEFENSE OF SUGAR
BILL IN DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS

WARRINGTON, d. c., March -
The Democratic caucus tonight rati-
aed the sugar bill and the income tax
or excise bill, presented today by
Democratic Leader Underwood, with
the endorsement of the ways and
means committee. Both bills will
now be presented to the House
The committee late today submitted
the proposed sugar tariff revision bill
to the caucus. Two propositions
were laid before the caucus, one to
put sugar on the free list and an
other levying an excise tax of one
per cent on the incomes of corpora
lions and individuals whose net in
come is $4,000 upward a year
Chairman Underwood made state
ment to the caucus.
"The bill removing the tax levied
at the customs houses on sugar, "
said Mr. Underwood, imported into
this country, will have the effect of
reducing the price of sugar to the con
sumner about one and one-half cents a
pound"
The statement further says that, in
the opinion of the committee, large
profits made by manufacturers and
reiners of sugar have been due to
the customs tariff and that placing SUI
gar on the free list would reduce the
profit, would not destroy the industry
in the United States, but would result
in saving to the American people OF
$1O7,OOO,OOO.
"The purpose of the excise bill pre-
scented the caucus" Mr. Underwood
said, els to extend the tax on the do
ing of business by individuals and CO
partnerships The special tax will &C
complish the same result as would
have been accomplished by an in
come tax, if within the power of con
gress to enact one, so far as raising
revenue is concerned, but keeps vel
within the principles laid down by the
supreme court m it's decision affirm
= ing the constitutionality Of the cor
poration tax law
Doesn't Alter Law.
"The bill does not alter, amend O.
repeal the corporation tax law, blu
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-20
St. THOMAS TO
Be FREE PORT

A free port, with docking and ware
house facilities sufficient to make it
attractive as a clearing port for ships
and merchandise of the world, is the
plan which. according to Consul c. II.
Payne, is being contemplated for the
Danish West Indies. The following
details of this plan are furnished by
him:
Plans are being made at Copenha-
gen which, if perfected, will trans
form st. Thomas into a West Indian
Singapore.
In anticipation of the opening Of
the Panama canal the Minister of FL
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-20
SURVEY WORK
CONSOLIDATION
BY J. A. aREcKoNs.

Especial Correspondence Of The s-arl
WASHINGTON. March 5.-The Sec
Rotary Of the interior has recommend
ed to Congress plan looking to the
consolidation OF work OF surveying and
mapmaking now conducted by the gen.
eral land office, the geological survey.
the ONCE of Indian affairs and the
reclamation service.
The secretary recommends a change
in the law by which ha will be author
ICED TO effect a consolidation OF any
or all of the office and field forces, in
GLIDING instruments and equipment
employed In the performance OF sur
veying work Of every kind and char
acter for the department of the int
rior under a single administrative Of
hoer or bureau OF the interior depart
ment, this bureau TO have general SUI
peFvision OF the expenditure OF all
funds appropriated for carrying on
surveys and resurveys.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-20
MALARIA IN JAMAICA.

The climate OF Jamaica is often
likened to that of Hawaii, but, until
the scourge of malaria reaches these
shores, a sentence like the following
from Consular Reports will nevcr ap-
pear in an official report of Hawaii (:
"The governor Of Jamaica states in
his annual report, a copy of which
was forwarded by Consul Snyder. that
uuinine depots were established al
every postofice throughout the island
enabling the public to procure 5-grair
doses for a farthing (one-half cent?.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-20

fOllOWlnB are eAITdCIS from the
minority report of the House ways
and means committee, in addition to
those already printed in the Star:
Sugar Trusts Record.
The Democratic Party can not es-
cape the natural effect Of this unholy
alliance between itself and he re-
flneries. Nearly every one o. those
retineries stand convicted, either by
the dcision of the court or by confess
sion Of illegal practice in connection
with the weighing and sampling of
the raw sugars imported by them.
They have either been forced by the
decree of the courts or have voluntari-
ly consented to pay into the United
| States Treasury millions of dollars
which they have wrongfully withheld
from the Government in the settle
ment of customs duties. Not one re-
finery alone, but several have been
guilty of this conduct and have been
forced by the Treasury officials, I'M
der threat of prosecution, to settle
with the Government. Moreover, it
is this same class, of people who last
summer extorted from the consumers
of sugar in the United States an ad-
ditional profit of two cent per pound
! on all the susar they sold when they
found themselves in a position in
which they were able to do this, be.
cause of the fact that the domestic
crop of beet and cane sugar was not
ready for the market. AS soon as
that crop of domestic beet and cane
sugar came onto the market they wers
not only forced to check the advance
in the price of refined sugar, but were
compelled to lower their price more
than two cents per pound to meet the
competition of the domestic sugar Il
is to the tender mercies of thes'
confessed lawbreakers, who did no
hesitate to wiring from the consumer
in the United States the last penny
they could get for their sugar anC
who did not hesitate to rob the Ma
tional Government when paying thei
Just customs duties, that the Demo
cratic Party proposes now to delive
the people of the United States
bound hand and foot.
The European Policy.
The entire supply of beet suga
comes from Continental Europe an
the United States, Europe producin
, at present fourteen-fifteenths of tn
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-20
PANAMA CANAL
POSSIBILITIES

Consul General John L. Grifiths,
London: The following is an extract
from the London Daily Telegraph of
February 1, 1912, in reference to the
Panama Canal and the building OF
ships in British waters for service on
said waterway:
While the opening of the canal will
give a great impetus to trade with
the west coast of South America, it
is expected to do equally great things
for the Western States of American
and British Columbia At present, it
is said, the cost of the land journey
right across the continent is rela-
lively prohibitive., Given cheap
through steamship communication by
way of Panama from Europe to the
Pacific ports, and we shall, it is
averred, see a big emigration traffic
spring up which will bring greatly in
creased prosperity to the Pacific
slope. Then, again, it is pretty evil
dent that not little of the freight
traffic which now goes eastward to
the sea will find its natural port OF
shipment on the Pacific. Altogether
the Panama waterway foreshadows SC
many possible changes that steamship
managers may well be excused Il
they are anxious as to the new plans
it will necessitate.
From the Tyne comes the interest
ing news that not few of the steam
ers now building on the northeas
coast are designed for the navigation
of the Panama Canal The orders TO
these vessels, says the correspondent
who sends the information, have bee
placed very quietly, and in man
cases 1t is not yet known for whic
particular branch of the Pacific trad
they are intended. The fact that tn
vessels are designed to carry as muc
tonnage as possible on a restricte
draft of water is held to leave I
doubt as to the intention of the ow
ers. This presumably does not me'
that they must not draw much wat
if they wish to get through the CAM
The new waterway will have an a
vantage over the suez Canal in tn
respect, for it has been specially Z
signed to secure the passage of me
ern ships of deep draft. The inf
ence is that the trades in which the
vessels will be engaged will not
associated with deep-water harbo
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-20

provides that every person, firm or
co-partnership, shall be subject to pay
annually a special excise tax equiva-
lent to one per centum on the entire
net income cover and above $4,000, re-
.ceived from all sources during each
year, and further provides that IN
computing the income of any person
there shall not be included the amount
received from any corporation, joint
stock company or association, or in
surance company if the special excise
tax of one per centum now imposed
by law has been paid by such cor
porations."
The statement further says:
THAT if these bills. become laws
they will have repealed burden OF
taxation now borne by the American
people on a food product that all must
consume (of $1O7,OOO,OO), and will
have substituted taxes that will proba
bly, aggregate between fifty million
dollars and sixty millions, that will be
collected from persons at an income
lof more than $4,000.
The New Sugar Bill.
The sugar bill submitted to the eau
Gus would eliminate the much dis
cussed Dutch standard test and con
tains the following provisions:
Sugars, tank bottoms, syrups Of
cane juice, melada, concentrated me
lada, concrete and concentrated mo
lasses, maple sugar, maple syrup, re
fined syrup, glucose or grape sugar
and sugar cane shall be admitted free
of duty.
sacharine. sixty-fve cents pei
pound duty.
Sugar candy and all confectionef!
not specially provided for, valued a
fifteen cents per pound or less, anC
sugars after being refined, when tine
tured, colored or in any way adulter
ated, two cents per pound, valued a
more than fifteen cents per pound
twenty-five per centum ad valorem
The weight and value of immediate
coverings, other. than outer pacl1in
case, or other covering, shall be ii
cluded in the dutiable weight an
value.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-20

and that that fact has to be taken
into account.
If report is correct We shall this
year see a good many more vessels
ordered, in view of the completion Of
the Panama enterprise. 1t may be
assumed, too, that Continental coun-
tries are also maturing their plans
for the opening up of new services
with new ships. In the United States
it is being sought to achieve the same
end by bill now before Congress
which would have curious conse-
quences. 1t would allow Americans
to buy foreign-built ships and regis
ter them in their own country, pro-
vided such ships are never used for
coastwise trade-which in the largest
sense means trade between New York
and San Francisco-and are strictly
confined to foreign-going trade. 1t is
of course in it's foreign-going shipping
that the United States is essentially
weak. If the bill passes we shall see
for the first time on record mercan
tile marine split into two separated
and permanent divisions. An inciden
tai feature of the measure is that al
shipbuilding material shall be admit
ted free of duty into the United
States.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-20
RANp coNcERT ToNleHT.

The Hawaiian band will give pub
lie concert at Aala Park at 1880 o'clock
this evening. The program follows;
March. Comrades ............ Lincke
Overture, Dame Valentine. -. Suppe
Intermezzo, Fruit of the Rose. Berger
Selection, The Bohemian Girl. Balfe
Vocal, Hawaiian Songs. Ar. by Berger
Selection. Romanesca ......... Zikoff
Gavotte, Rhine Sound .......... .Latan
Finale, True Blue. ..,..........L incke
The Star Spangled Banner
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-20

ALBANY. NJ Y, February 21.-
George M. Palmer, who was elected
chairman OF the Democratic State
Committee to succeed Norman e.
Mack, represented Schoharie county
in the state legislature for a number
of years. Schoharie has the distinc-
ton OF being the only county in the
state that has not gone Republican
since the Civil War. Mr. Mack was
relieved OF the duties of state chaic
man in order that he might give hii
entire time TO the national commit
tee, OF which he has been chairmaI
for four years.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-20
Present to Sheriff.

Clement Crowell, the popular sheriff
of Maui county, was greatly surprised
this week when his men on the force,
a number of townspeople and some Of
his intimate friends came hurriedly
into his office. presumably on business
OF importance. The business was the
presentation to Mr.. Crowell of hand
some Elgin gold watch. ]. Garcia
said few appropriate words and then
gave him the present. The case was
engraved with the initials of the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-20

we will make the island trip. with
party of three or four at $500 each;
and party of FIVE or six at $500 each
Our per hour rates are $3.50, $500
$3.50 and $500. Holidays, $500 pei
hour. silva's Auto Stand, Chaplain
street, opposite Catholic Mission
Phone 1864 or 1879.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-20
Frence. Germany
Average .......,

(The minority report goes into
comparison Of wages paid in sugar
factories in Europe and the United
States, which roughly speaking shows
the cost Of labor in the United. States
as being from two to four times
greater than in Europe, and com
ments thus on the showing, IF the
American manufacturer Of beet su
gar is to compete with the European
CONTINUED page ten)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-20

Especial Correspondence Of The STAR
WAILUKU, March 16.-The ladies'
Of the Waikiki Union church met with
Miss Zelie X. Rogers this week Wed
nesday The meeting was well at
tended and one of unusual interest.
Mrs w. F. Crockett had charge. Cur
rent Events" was the topic of the day.
After Mrs Crockett's we'll written
paper upon the recent important
events in history, Miss Charlotte F.
Turner read the letter of thanks that
DR.. Sun Vat Sen had sent to the Wal
luku Chinese church in reply to a let
ter, congratulating him upon his sue
cess and the formation of the Chinese
Republic. The letter was typewriter,
signed by Or. Sun Vat Sen and sent
from the Office of the president of the
Chinese republic. In full it is as fol.
lows:
Republic of China, the Presidents
Office, Marking, February 9, 1912.
ITO the Members of the Chinese Mis-
sion, Waikiki, Maui, T. H.
Greeting: The president of the Chi
nese Republic thanks the members o.
the Chinese Mission, Wailuku, Maui
for their sincere congratulations or
the success of the great National move
ment and, relying on the prayers o.
the members of the Chinese Mission
hopes to give China a righteous and
sound government, and make it a yer
table kingdom of God on earth.
"SUN VAT SEN,
0uro,ido,,t
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-20

Fine Job Printing at the star once.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-20

Following are extracts from the
minority report of the House ways
and means committee, in addition to
those already printed in the Star:
The oasis., 1912-12-07

present them, but their recom- mendations will give the lawmakers substantial basis upon which to work. The commissioners do not contemplate making any radical changes in the laws as they stand. Most of their work Is to correct minor errors. For one thing, the laws now provide that the tax commission and the county boards of supervisors shall take ac- ton on the same day regarding certain matters. There is no time for the tax commission to com municate it's action to the superv- isors before the supervisors must act.
 Casa Grande Times: While there are now seven well drilling outfits in Casa Grande and vicinity the need for more was strongly shown this week when Henry Bamesberger of Long Beach came to Casa Grande with view of making his home here on the T. J. Meehan land to which be bought a relinquishmeut short time ago. Bamesberger desired to have a well put down that he might get water to irrigate small tract while waiting for the completion of the Casa Grande Valley Water Users l Association canal but found that he would not be able to get well bored for several months, some of the drilling outfits having as many as 25 wells contracted ahead.
 As result of this condition Casa
 Grande loses a good citizen for
 five or six months more, or until
 another drilling outfit comes ir
 and takes part of the work now
 begging for bidders.
 Arizona Democrat: J. H. Whyte
 connected with the St. Louis l Globe Democrat, writes to the SC
 cretary of the Board of Trade, con
 cerning the orange culture in thu Salt River valley. The gentleman
 writes with view of coming tC
 the valley to locate winter home fo
 the newspapermen of St. Louis. Ac
 cording 10 the letter the gentleman intends to come 10 Phoenix at ono, to look things over. The proposi ton as told in the letter to th secretary is that number of news paper men of St. Louis wish [, , find a place in this section whicl they can use as a country home } The organization is to be called tn , St. Louis newspaper writer's scien : life orange plantation company : The scribes of St. Louis want | place where they can come during : the winter for rest and at tn
 same time place that will b practically self-supporting. Thei , idea is to have a club house ant , country home surrounded by al
 orange grove.
The oasis., 1912-12-07
ARIZONA NEWS.
An Interesting Column of Items culled
 From Exchanges.

Arizona Democrat: The John son, Dragoon-Northern railroad, a stretch of nine and three quarter miles of trackage extending from the Southern Pacific near Benson to Johnson Camp was sold this week in Tombstone by Sheriff Wheeler to satisfy debt owing to the Southern Pacific. It was pur- chased by the Arizona United Min ing Co. at Johnson. The price paid for the railroad is not known at present
 Casa Grande Times: Dr. C.. Howard Davis, who was been with us for several weeks seeking for land, finally found two pieces that suited him and has gone to Phoe- nix to file He will at once send his family to make their home here and as soon as he can close out his business in Los Angeles heexpects to come here and open up practice. Dr. Davis has been with the South ern Pacific lines in Mexico for some time.
 Arizona Gazette: James Cashion, Arizona representative of Grant Bros. Construction company, has commenced work carrying out his contracts on the new Crosscut canal. Through MT. Cashion, Grant Bros. took the contracts to make the fill at Ingleside and to do the concrete work. One crew is now camped at Ingleside, making the fill. while another is near the HoIe-in, the Rock. The second crew is building concrete canal across a canyon.
 Arizona Democrat: There is a city ordinance which prohibits any persons under sixteen from driving an automobile. Yesterday after noon a son of farmer resident oI the valley was arrested in the city for driving and being under the age limit. He put up bail bono and failed to appear hofore Judge Thomas. Many complaints have been received by the police depart of youth driving cars and the de partment is determined to put s stop to it, saying that if is danger ous to pedestrians and all traffic.
 Miami Messenger: The windows of four business houses were broker and goods stolen from each early last Saturday morning. The B. B B. store on Miami avenue had sev eral pairs of shoes and slippers skirts, sweaters and gloves, taken in all about $100 worth of goods Mauldin and Johnson's jewelry store on Sullivan street had abou $50 worth of jewelry taken. Tn, Suititorium on West Sullivan stree had three suit patterns taken. Th' Weeks furniture store had the glas door broken but no goods wer' missed
 Arizona Gazette: Arizona's ta1 laws are being completely revised by a state tax commission. Tn members of the commission ar spending most of their time nov drawing the laws in the form the. believe they should be passed b. the legislature. Prior to the pas sage of the taxation amendment t the constitution, providing tha methods of taxation should be a prescribed by law, it was not possi