Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-18
WASHINGTON NOTES
By c. S. ALBERT.

ON ~ " HIOGnIs
| Especial star Bulletin Correspondence
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. g.
Some belated figures on the sugar in
dustry have been turned out by the
census bureau. They indicate an as
ltonishing increase in output up to the
year 1909 when the figures were col
lected.
According to the data furnished the
quantity of beet sugar reported by the
factories in 1909 was sol ,6S2 tons, val
ued at $45, 1897 ,629, and Of cane sugar
1926, 1853 tons, valued at $26,095, 673. Ac
cording to the census Of agriculture
the farm production OF sugar and sirup
in 1909 amounted to 125,647 pounds OF
cane sugar. 14,060, 206 pounds Of maple
sugar, 21,633,579 gallons of cane sirup
$500 900 gallons Of sorghum, and
4106,41S gallons Of maple strip.
The value OF beet sugar products In
creased 557.1 per cent during the dec
ade ending with 1909, according to the
figures. The, quantity of beets used
increased during the decade from
1916 tons to 3,965,356 tons, or 399
per cent, and the quantity Of sugar
manufactured from S1,729 tons to SOL,
682 tons, or 1888 per cent
Interest in naval circles Is directed
to the question OF who will succeed 20
the command of the Atlantic fleet
when Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger
relinquishes lit next spring. Those
most conspicR9usly mentioned are
Rear Admiral Cameron MGR. Wins
low, in command Of the first division
of the Atlantic fleet; Rear Admiral
F. F. Fletcher, in command Of the sec
ond division of the feet, at Vera Cruz,
and Rear Admiral Bradley A: Fiske,
aid to material. at the navy depart
ment, in charge of the changes and
repairs on vessels at home and at sea.
1t is reported that the Senate mill
tary committee of which Senator
Chamberlain of Oregon is chairman. is
opposed to the appointments of Col.
E. D. Hoyle of the field artillery and
Col. C. ]. 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, but 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
National cemetery which is
to form the setting or base of thu
steel main mast of the battleship
Maine, destroyed in the harbor of Ha-
vana in February, 1898. The memoir
al is to be erected in the Maine sec.
tion of the cemetery where are buried
the many victims of that catastrophe
Bids for the construction of the maui
soIeHm were opened by Col. DowRey,
depot qHartermaster, October 2 last.
Inc delay in action on the bids was
due to the difficulty in deciding as
to the merits of the various grades
w
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
low est bid-$29, 500-using Stone
Mountain granite and Georgia white
marble. Gen. Aleshire. chief Of the
Quartermaster corps and other officers
of that corps have joined in a recon-
mendation for the award of the con-
tract to Norcross Brothers of this city
at heir bid of S44697. using Troy
white granite and Vermont white mar
Bile. Final action in the matter de-
wolves upon the secretary Of war. and
IS a preliminary to action he has re-
tered the matter to Architect Wyeth
General Kingman, chief of engin-
GERS, has recovered from a recent at
tack of bronchitis and resumed his
;fiicial duties at tie war department
Secret tests recently made by the
third division of the Atlantic bat le.
snip feet, under command of Rear
Admiral Usher, are said to have dis
closed the fact that the Panama canal
virtually has nothing 20 fear from
he fire of an cnemy's feet, so far as
no Catun and other important lacks