Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-18
WASHINGTON NOTES
ByC, S, ALBERT.
pecial star-BulIetin Correspondeneel

Especial Star-BulIetin Correspondence
| WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. g.
Some belated figures on the sugar in
ldustry have been turned out by tht
census bureau. They indicate an as
ltonishing increase in output up to thu
year 1909 when the figures were col
lected. E.5- =
According to the data furnished tht
quantity of beet sugar reported by thu
factories in 1909 was sol $50 tons, val
ued at 5,937. 629, and Of cane sugal
326, 1858 tons, valued at $26, 095, 673. Ae
cording to the census OF agriculture
the farm production of sugar and siruT
in 1909 amounted to 125,647 pounds d
cane sugar, 14,0s0, 2o6 pounds Of maple
sugar, 81 $50, $40 gallons of cane strip
II, 532 900 gallons Of sorghum, and
4.l06, 41S gallons Of maple strip.
The value of beet sugar products in
creased 557.1 per cent during the dec
iade ending with 1909, according to the
figures. The quantity Of beets used
increased during the decade from
794,65S tons to 1895, 1856 tons, or 39S
per cent, and the quantity Of sugar
from S1,729 tons to SOL,
$50 tons, or 513.8 per cent. .-t.r
Interest in naval circles is directed
to the question OF who will succeed "a
the command of the Atlantic feet
when Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger
relinquishes 1t snext spring. Those
most conspieuohsly mentioned are
Rear Admiral Cameron McR. Wins.
low, in command of the first division
of the AtIanticT feet; Rear Admiral
F.F. Fletcher, I'M command of the sec
ond division of the feet, at Vera Cruz,
and Rear Admiral Bradley A. Nske,
aid to material at the navy depart
ment, in charge Of the changes and
repairs on vessels at home and at sea.
It is reported that the Senate mill
tary committee, of which Senator
Chamberlain of Oregon is chairman, Is
opposed to the appointments Of Col
8. d. Hoyle of the field artillery and
Col G. ]. Bailey of the coast artillery as
brigadier-generals of the line and has
virtually asked the President to with
draw their nominations. The cases
have been under consideration for sew.
eral weeks and the indications are
that neither officer will be confirmed
before adjournment. The opposition
to the two officers is. not personal. 1t
is said, hut is based on the fact that
they are additional" numbers in the
list Of colonies, and If, made brigadiers
will jump a large number Of regular
colonies Of the mobile army who are
their seniors in the grade. = ~
The Senate committee has called on
the war department for information
as to the reasons for the preferment
of Colonies Hoyle and Bailey over so
many of their seniors, and also as to
the particular method employed in
the selections.
Early settlement Is expected of the
question as to who shall build the
granite and marble mausoleum in the
Arlington National cemetery which is
to form the setting or base of the
steel main mast of the battleshin
Maine, destroyed in the harbor of Ha.
vana in February. 1898. The memeri.
al is to be erected in the Maine Sec
ton of the cemetery where are buried
the many victims of that catastrophe.
Bids for the construction of the maui
soleum were opened by Col. Downey,
depot quartermaster, October last.
Inc delay in action on the bids was
due to the difficulty in deciding as
to the merits Of the various grades
80 fAl hx,
the respective bidders.
The memorial as designed by Ma
than C. Wyeth of this city calls for
the use of granite for the walls, with
marble for the interior lining. Frank
L. Wagner of this city submitted the
lowest bid-$29, 500-using Stone
Mountain granite and Georgia white
marble Gen. Aleshire, chief of the
luartermaster corps and other officers
Of that corps have joined in a recon-
nendation for the award of the con-
at their bid of $44,697, using Troy
white granite and Vermont white mar
Bile. Final action in the matter de-
Tolves upon the secretary of war, and
Is a preliminary. to action he has re-
erred the matter to Architect Wyeth
General Kingman, chief of engin-
.ers, has recovered from a recent at
tack of bronchitis and resumed his
;fficial duties at the war department
Secret tests recently made by the
third division of the Atlantic bat lie,
hip feet, under command of Rear
Admiral Usher, are said to have dis,
losed the fact that the Panama canal
'irtually has nothing TO fear from
he fro of an cnemy's feet, so far az
he Galun and other important locks
re concerned.