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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-31

Although w. T. Roth, president OF
the Honolulu stock and bond ex-
change did not bring a coconut back
with him when he returned from the
Philippines the other day, he did
bring enough information TO show
that the ooconut industry is about as
sood an investment as there is 10 he
found.
Since his return to Honolulu he has
been talking coconuts. and his first
enthusiasm over them has not abated.
but rather increased. During his stay
in the Philippines he went thoroughly
into the coconut situation, gathering
figures from many sources, and he
can give the life history of a ooconut
palm from the time 1t takes its first
fling until ii docs q croak.
Il am convinced that in no branch
CT agriculture offers such certainty of
steady and assured returns as does
the growing of coconuts," said air.
Roth yesterday, "and especially is this
true in the Philippines. ! found that
they could be grown as far north as
Pangasinan. La Union and south and
north Hocos, and virtually all through
the Southern Philippines"
''In the Philippines the soil and cli-
mate are ideal for coconur produc-
tion," stated Mr.. Roth. But the IA
tives have not made the mosr of it..
They do not properly understand az
riculture: they still hayesa crude mo-
ton that the more seeds one SONS
the more of harvest will be reaped.
This has done injury to their cocoa
nut plantations, as the trees grow too
close together for large crop. When
new and scientific methods are intro
Guced the output of coconuts will be
found to have trebled.
Excellent Profits Assured.
1T will not be long now before out
side capital will get control OF large
acreages, plant the trees in scien-
tific way, with the result that they
will make excellent profits. This cap
ital is coming in now; the world is
just beginning to realize the wonder
full possibilities of the islands. For
tunes are even now being made in
copra.
The present owners of coconut
groves often neglect to harvest their
nuts, allowing them to fall and lie
around on the ground. And again,
there are many plantations which pro-
duce no nuts at all, for the reason
that the owners prefer to rap the
blossom stalk and make from the
juice a fermented drink known as
tuba And only in rare instances is
any attention paid to the seed stlec-
ton. Yet in spite of all this the
Philippines produced durfing 1909 l.
e5S,724 piculs, or approximately 231.-
S7,050 pounds of copra. Though
since 1909 the increase in the output
has been steady, it was even in that
year at the head of the list of coconut
growing countries. Besides this, q
large amount of copra is consumed
locally.
1T is hard to hazard what the out
put would be were the groves proper
ly cared for and the land developed
as it will be.
"As for the purchase of land. it is
often possible to get it from private
persons, but it seems to be more ad-
vantageous to purchase or lease it
from the government Under the pres
ent provisions and individual may not
purchase more than 40 acres of public
land; a corporation may purchase
$500 acres. The provisions as to
leasing are more satisfactory Hther
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-31
BUSINESS AWAITS PLEASURE OF
CONGRESS IN TARIFF NATTER

up to that time at an aggregate sum
OF $32,41250. Last week there were
53f1 shares sold at a total price Of
SIS, 7IT.07.
or Eva, Go shares were sold. open
ing ut 1850, t-ie last sale being for
1921. Sixty-four 0. 4. & l.. were
traded at 1l5. ~ Mutual Telephone
at "a; 40 Oahu mt 1880. rising to
1875; 125 shares of MeRryde sold.
opening at $50 and rising to 2.I5
Thursday; 10 0nomea went at 22.25.
10 Pahang shares were traded. the
first five at Is. the second at l7.75.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-31
TARIFF DELAY
IS CAUSE OF
SHAKY MARKET

Delayed action on the tariff bill In
the senate and the pressure to sell
in the meantime by both Cuba and
Porto Rico factories Is responsible for
the week and unsettled market there,
according to Willett & Gray's Week
~ Both Cuba and Porto Rico centri-
fugais declined csc pound. the for
mer to 3.33c q pound. and the latter
to 3.30c a pound, IS test basis. Porto
Rico's further declined to 3.27c at the
close. The Cuba value Is / 3l-32c c. &
e., lower level than any before for
several years.
The Porto Rico crop having been
disposed OF within $4,000 tons to co.
600. most OF which Is still to be made.
the pressure from that source ls de-
creasing. leaving Cuba to be the prIn<
cipal seller The Cuba crop receipts
continue to be very large. says the
weekly under date Of May rs. and
stocks IN the islands and the United
States combined amount to over II
100000 tons, which Is excessive for
the present and. with estimated bal
ance of production OF privileged and
free sugar. win more than cover the
demand for the United States con-
sumption. The island receipts were
100000 tons for the week. with I1f
centrals working. This number should
be largely reduced during the pres
ent week, says the Journal
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american BETS
SHOW increase
FOR YEAR

The report states that there were
produced 1,659.41s bags OF sugar, an
increase OF 1874 bags over last year.
There was q decrease at Oxnard and
Chino OF 199,6S5 bags and an in
crease at Rocky Ford, Las Animas,
Lamar and Grand Junction Of 295r-
879 bags Las Anipas and Lamar
were not operated last year.
There remained unsold March 81.
1918, 522.2Ss bags against 134.265
bags at the sam etlme last year. The
decrease in California was caused by
an unusual drought which as late as
the first week in March. 1872, threat
ened that there would be insufficient
bects for a full campaign at either
factory.
In California beets cost rs cents
per ton more than last year. result
ing from the competition of four new
factories, built in the past three years
in territory which Heretofore fed
only three factories including the
company's two This increase
amounted to 20 per cent per bag on
Oxnard and Chino sugar which pro-
duction is GIG per cent Of the total
produce.
The cost of the entire produce in
creased nine cents per bag.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-31

Congressman Curry OF California.
has discovered that our government
at Washington. the Investigating
wage conditions. is incidentally pay.
ing some Of its women employees so
to $50 month.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-31

benefit to New England and the Pa-
cific Coast states.
Ore of the greatest Blooms that can
be conferred on the Pacific States
and a large territory contiguous there
tots the introduction and aeclimat| .
ton of the eastern lobster. This pro-
ject has been under consideration az
various times for many years. buL
the efforts have not been sustained.
the plants have been small and scat
tered, and the net result les been I'll.
Ii is now proposed TO utilize f1r this
purpose the female lobslers which
have served their purpose IN the New
England hatcheries. experimenting
them with supply Of males and e<<
Iearing females. and to make several
carload shipments each season. de-
posting the Holsters In some definite
slocality whose suitability has been
determined In advance It Is planned
to continue the paintings long enough
either to establish a flourishlng col.
ony or to determine the futllity Of The
scheme.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-31
COMMERCIAL NOTES

Jacob Barth. former president of
change, died in that city the first of
the week Mr.. Barth was interested
IN several enterprises here and was
we'll known and liked by Honolulans.
The stock and bond exchange of San
Francisco closed Tuesday in respect
TO his memory.
Several of the local stockholders in
tho Mountain King Mining Company
met last week for the purpose of hear
ing q description OF the property
owned by the company from H. W.
Ogilbe, who arrived on the Sierra
with A. r. Dunbar. The company is
in bad financial way. 1t is planned
TO reorganize 1t.
The following is the loan, exchange
and silver quotations as of May II:
Commercial paper ....51@@6 p. c.
Loans on real estate. ~ Q6Ia p. C.
Sterling ex., 60 days. -@4.S3A
Sterling ex., demand. -44.86h
Sterling ex., cables. -64S71a
New York ex., sight,. "a 81
n. Y. ex.. Geographic. % .03
Hongkong ex., sight. a 491s
Hongkong ex., tel... "a .49&
New York silver. per OF % .60%
London silver, per o.. % Esd
CONTINENTAL.
New York on Paris ....... 5.1Sk
New York on Mexico s.......
Berlin on London ......... 30. 4511k
Paris on London ........ 20. 2fk
The following is the tropical fruit
quotations in San Francisco as Of
May II:
/ Tropical Fruits. Bananas, 3931kc
per ID for Mexican, 1.2501.75 per
bunch for Hawaiian and 4141se per
ID for Central American: pineapples.
2.50G3.5O per dozen; Florida do. $2G
ESQ.
Secretary Of Commerce RedfIeld
has approved plan recommended by
the commissioner of fisheries. which
if successful will be of great practical
benefit to the country and of especial
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-31

The most comfortable piece of cloth
ing man ever wears is his night
gown.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-19
CHAUFFEUR UNDER ARREST
Knocks Boy Down With Auto, Break
ing Leg; Refuses Lad Assistance

Refusal on the part of Willet e.
Dewey, a chauffeur employed by A. G.
Hubbard. a capitalist of Redlands, to
take Lester Hancock, 16 year old boy
living at 387 Day street, to the hospi-
tai after he had been knocked down by
Dewey's machine yesterday afternoon,
led to the arrest last night of Dewey.
Hancock's left leg was fractured.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-19
WIFE SAYS SPOUSE
CAST HER IN SEA
She Swears Out Warrant for
His Arrest for Murder
Gus Assault
Neighbors, However, Dis
credit Report and Defend
His Reputation

Following a heated argument with
her husband concerning their es-
arrangement while they were strolling
along the ocean beach at / o'clock yes
terday morning, Mrs H. Martin of
4633 Irving street was thrown into the
waves by her husband, according to
the statement she made when swear
ing out warrant against him. Harry
Martin, she says, ran from the scene
after he had showed her into the water
and her screams attracted Edward
Smith Of 1718h Waller street, who
rescued her.
Mrs. Martin appeared at police head
quarters while courts were in session
yesterday and before Police Judge
Deasy swore to a warrant for the ar
rest of her husband on charge of
assault to commit murder.
According to Mrs Martin she left
her husband a short time ago when he
attempted to force her into a life of
shame. She says he is well known to
the police as Edward Demara. Her
nefghbors, however, say that he is a
steady going mechanic employed in
Oakland and has a better reputation
In the Oceanside district than she.
They doubt her story of an attack and
think it likely that she attempted to
commit suicide
Early yesterday morning, Mrs. Mar
tin says, her husband called at the
Irving street address and asked her
to walk along the beach with him.
While they walked he beseecned her
to return to him, she declared, and
when she refused he threatened TO
cut her throat
Finally he declared he was goTl.g
to Kill her and then showed his wife
into the water, according to Mrs
Martin, Smith hearing her screams a
block away and running into the surf
to save her.
At a nearby saloon it was said that
she had ordered four bottles of beer
delivered to her house Sunday even
ing. After leaving her home yesterday
morning she disappeared from the dis
trict.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-19
u. r. r. KEPT BUSY
BY GHA MONSTER
Department of Lost and Found
Treats Reptile More Deferen-
tally Than Directorate

One very large and poisonous" gila
monster has caused the United Rail-
roads as much worry and fear in the
last three days as a municipal bond
issue. Torpidly reposing in a brown
handbag, he was picked up in a Nc
Allister street car Saturday morning
to receive much larger quarters in the
lost and found department Of the COM
pany In the Wells Fargo building.
The United Railroads officials perused
the lost and found columns of the Sun
day papers till they came to a notice
reading:
11ost-One gila monster, Is inches
long, absolutely dangerous, of the most
poisonous variety. Feed him raw eggs
once a week and water twice Finder
please notify C. w McKeough, ITO Sixth
street, apartment g."
Needless to state, the company sent
out a. tracer" to ITO Sixth street.
Mckeough found force of employees
outside the door of the lost and found
department., warning people away from
10 inch reptile, which was treated with
more Difference for the time being than
the whole board of directors.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-19
GAIN IN RECEIPTS
Of C|TY'S ROAD
Average Daily Income of the
Geary Street Line for
August $1,622.55

Receipts of the Geary street road for
IL days of August were $27,583.70, an
average of $1,622.55 a day, which is an
increase over the daily average in July
of $111.65.
mass meeting to aid the bond cam
paign will be held tonight at Rolando
hall, Twenty sixth and Church streets,
under the auspices of the Mission
Heights Improvement association.
Former Mayor Taylor, r. j. Heney,
Eustace Cullinan and City Engineer
O'Shaughnessy will speak.
The Moving Picture Exhibitors league
has placed It's picture shows at the dis
posal of Mayor Rolph for speeches and
the exhibition of slides advocating the
bonds Meetings will be held tonight in
the Hayes Valley Improvement Club.
$50 Hayes street; Women's Socialist
club, Fillmore and Bush streets, and
the Mckinley Square Improvement club,
sol Kansas street. A mass meeting will
be held at the California club hall Fri
day night
Walter Macarthur, United States ship
ping commissioner, has made strong
statement in favor of the bonds. After
dwelling on the need of better streetcar
facilities. he draws attention to the sue
cess of municipal ownership in other
cities and the profits earned by the
Geary road, concluding as follows:
I'VE are confronted with choice be-
tween two courses, namely, extension of
the municipal system of streetcar lines,
or submission to present conditions The
former course makes for development
and growth; the latter course makes
for stagnation. We must do for our
selves or we will be done for by 9TH
ers."
The women's Municipal conference
will hold its weekly meetings every
Thursday afternoon in the Odd Fellows
building, Seventh and Market streets, at
2 o'clock sharp.
The proposed issue will be discussed
at meeting of the Women's Political
league in the assembly hall of the Pa
cific building at o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. Edward Rainey, secretary
to Mayor Rolph. will speak and his re-
marks will be followed by a general
discussion.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-19
REMNANT Of WOMAN's
VEAL TIL IS CONTESTED
Witness Testifies to Her Pen
chant for Spending Por-
ton on Lotteries

Contest of the will of the late Juana
B. Marshall octogenarian, who died a
year ago, leaving $4,000, after having
disposed of an estate worth nearly
s1.000,0 900, began yesterday before Judge
Graham.
The hearing was marked by the with
drawal of one of the contestants, Jo-
seph L. Bingham. A contest is being
made by the public administrator to
the last of the three Wills left by Mrs
Marshall.
The entire day before Judge Graham
was occupied with the hearing of wit
nesses regarding Mrs. MarshaIrs state
of mind at the times the wills were
made, shortly before her death.
Alexander K. Coney, former consul
at San Francisco for the Mexican gov
ernment, testified that Mrs. Marshall
once complained to him that her
guardian objected to her spending
money on lottery tickets.
"I have only the little sum left and
have no children to whom to leave it,
so why should he object to my spend
ing 1t as I please?" she was alleged
to have told the witness.
The case was continued to IL o'clock
this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-19

OAKLAND, Aug 1S.-Preparations
are being made to entertain President
of the Senate Joseph A. Wright of st.
Louis and Superintendent of Field D. A.
Helpman of Toledo, officials of the Ma
tional Union, upon their arrival in Oak
land Thursday, by the Alameda county
councils of the order Wright and Help
man will visit the bay district councils
to arrange for the entertainment of
members of the National Union attend
ing the Panama Pacific exposition in
1915.
A T. Kalas, general deputy of Ala
media county, is chairman of the COM
mittee on arrangements. and assisting
him are Dr. C. A. Faulkner, president
of Oakland council; ]. c. Hedemark.
president of Live Oak council; S. P.
Koch, president of Berkeley council,
and H F. Faull, president of Alameda
council.
The general reception committee is
composed of the committee on arrange
ments and the following representa-
tives from the councils:
Oakland-Harry S. Anderson, Ray S.
Kitchener, F. A. Berlin, r. L. Furey
and Dr. J. Emmett Clark. Berkeley
A B. Leslie, James Love, DR.. W. w.
Billings, Walter Woodward and George
GeIder. Live Oak-E. F. Garrison. DR..
F. Mugler, H ]. Anderson. George B.
Garcia and Irving Magnus. Alameda
council-Jack Durkee, J. ]. Mulvaney.
J. A Lowman, R. D. Valleau and DIR.
A. Hieronymous.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-19
WILD WEST COMBINE TO
SHOW IN SAN FRANCISCO
salinas Rodeo and Oklahoma Ranch
Scheduled for Four Day
Aupearance

The Salinas rodeo, with its thrills
and sensations, It's bucking bronchos
and cowboys and cowgirls. Its unde-
feated champion "Sharkey," the big
ton and a half bull who for five years
has defied every effort OF human being
to ride him, Is coming to San Fran
cisco Thursday.
BY an arrangement erected by j. F..
Griffin, producer and director general
of the rodeo, and William f. Bur1ock
of the Oklahoma Ranch Wild West
Show, three carloads of the people and
horses who made the Salinas event a
success, have been merged for a week
The rodeo outfit will arrive in Oak
land and combine for two perform
ances there this. afternoon with the
Oklahoma Ranch and the combined or
ganizations will be seen in San Fran
cisco at Eighth and Market streets
afternoons and evenings for four days,
beginning Thursday. August 81.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-19
S. P. COMPANY SEEKS TO
ENJOIN STATE BOARD
Corporation Appeals to Federal Court
for Protection From Grim
inaI Prosecution

The hearing of the suit Of the South
ern Pacific company against John r.
Eshleman, president of the state rail-
way commission, seeking to enjoin 1t,
the attorney general and the district
attorney of San Francisco from insti-
tuting criminal prosecution if the
plaintif issues $6,00O,000 bonds for i'm
proving rolling stock without first Sc
curing permission from the defendant
board, was before Judge Van Fleet
yesterday in the federal court.
Max Thielen, attorney for the rail-
way commission, filed motion to dis
miss, based on the contention that the
court had no jurisdiction and the
Southern Pacific had remedy in the
state supreme court
Fifteen days in which to file briefs
Kere granted ~r-zszD v---~r-ssAs-sss
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-19
"MAGGIE MEMSIC 60 HOME
Los Angeles Mother Frantic With Fear
Mt Daughters Absence

Margaret Memsic: Please write or
come home to mother. She is almost
frantic with fear that harm may come
to you. She Is so lonely" This is the
appeal sent out by Mrs. M. Memsic,
1895 Woodlawn avenue, Los Angeles, to
her II year old daughter, who disap-
peared from home July II. The girl is
believed to be in San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-19

When two dogs ran after Peter Sar-
rail, a milk wagon driver, early yester-
day in Pacific street, he threw a milk
bottle at one of the dogs, killing it in
stantly. Serial was arrested by Spe-
cial officer Hennessy of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-19

A diamond ring valued at $500 was
stolen yesterday from Albert Dahl, q
rancher of Suisun
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-19
CAM|NETT| WILL
FACE JURY SOON
Case Will Be Called This
Morning, but Passed Until
Diggs Jury Reports
No Attempt Will Be Made to
Impeach Reputation of
Two Girls

Whatever the outcome of the trial OF
Maury I. Diggs. whose case will be
completed this week. the other actions
against Diggs and F. Drew Caminetti
will be prosecuted without delay, ac-
cording to Theodore Roche, special gov
ernment prosecutor.
The first case against Caminetti,
Identical with the Indictment against
Diggs in the case at bar. Will be
called by Judge Dooling this morning.
Caminetti's trial will be passed until
| the jury in the Diggs case reports.
During the presentation of evidence
today by the defense both Diggs and
Caminetti and their wives are expected
to testify.
The regulations of Marsha Warning
ton and Lola Norris previous to their
acquaintance with Diggs and Caminetti
will not be attacked The defense
subpenaed a dozen witnesses for this
purpose but decided it would be futile
to swear them in the face of Judge
Van Fleets ruling to the effect that
the morals of the two young women
have no bearing.
r. c. Ramsey, an attorney, with
offices in the Mills building, who was
found guilty Saturday of battery on
w. H. Matteis, a newspaper photogra-
pher, was sentenced yesterday by Po-
lice Judge Sullivan to pay, a fine Of
500, with the alterna tive of spending
10 days in the county jail.
Ramsey struck Matteis last Friday,
while the latter was attempting to get
a picture of Diggs.
Ramsey filed notice of appeal and
gave bonds
Tillman Flags Caminetti-Diggs
WASHINGTON. Aug. Ex-senator
Tillman. showing some of the old time
vigor that won him the sobriquet of
''Pitchfork Ben" pitched into woman
suffrage in a senate speech today.
Il believe woman will improve poll
tics" said he but ultimately politics
will destroy her as we know her and
love her, and when our good women
are no longer to be found and we have
lost the breed, the doom of the republic
is near"
Senator Tillman included in his
speech a vigorous attack on the divorce
evil and referred to the Biggs-Cami-
netti white slave cases in California
If the California man had our Gus
TOMS" he cried. .Diggs and Caminetti
would not be alive now. because they
would have been shot like dogs and the
avengers of the girls they have ruined
would be acquitted almost without the
jury leaving the box The unwritten
law is the best to protect womens
virtue that I have heard of. The more
I think about the Diggs- -Caminetti case
the more outraged / grow at the state
of morals and society which not only
permits such crimes. but encourages
them
The danger from woman suffrage
said Senator Tillman. was increased by
the ''cowardice of public men every
where
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-19
SICK WOMAN DRINKS ACID

Despondent because of Ill health,
Mrs Florence Lawrence Of 637 Linden
avenue drank carbolic acid in the
presence of her Is year old son, Joseph
Cantwell yesterday afternoon and was
rushed to the central emergency hos
fo1
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-19
EX-C X-CONVICT GLAD
TO MEET SLEUTHS
"Look Ne Over Good" Says
William Dayton. Tho Time
Loser, at "Shop Up"


For the first time in local police his
tory, former convict who was not In
the tolls of the law asked yesterday to
be allowed the privilege of being
shown up" before the members OF the
detective bureau.
His name Is William Dayton. a two
time loser" He told acting Chief Mooney
that he wanted to be a man among
men" again and that he was going to
be a worthy citizen.
His request was granted and he shook
hands with many of the detectives.
Look me over good" he said.
Dayton was paroled from San Quen-
tin prison Thursday after serving four
years of a 10 year term for assault.
Many years ago he served six years for
setting fire to the lone reformatory.
A diamond ring valued at 500 was
stolen yesterday from Albert Dahl,