Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-30

paign has gotten results on the main
and is evident from the hundreds of
letters that are coming to local firms
from mainland business houses to
whom they wrote. Following are SAM.
pies:
@.Hawaii's prosperity rs San Fran
;isco's, and it is to the interest OF all
san Francfscans to do everything they
ian to make Hawaii as prosperous as
possible. and sugar is the main indus
try of the Islands. You may rest as
sured we will do everything We can
behalf of Hawaii American Bis
uit Co, San Francisco, to Henry May
( Co.
San Francisco, April presidents
Woodrow Wilson, Washington, ID. e.:
As a business house Of the state Of
California, which has enjoyed the beE,
fits of beet sugar factory for a
number of years, we earnestly protest
gainst any reduction whatsoever OF
ne present tariff which protects this
Industry, because we know from per
;onal experience what this industry
las meant to this community, both
sgriculturally and commercially. -
Goodyear Rubber Company.
I'VE have written all the California
representatives there, which only
idds another plea to the thousands
hat have already gone forward from
California. We think that our state,
.lore than any other, should be and is
lore apprehensive of the passage OF
his measure and our people are work
ng as much as they are able, to pre-
ent its success.
Eve sincerely hope that the objec-
ionable features of this bill will be
Eliminated, and that the islands will
etain the prosperity that the sugar
Industry has permitted during the last
'eM years. ITO Benson, Smith G Co.,
rom Magnus & Lauer, San Francisco.
s'If the proposed bill goes through in
Is present shape it will wipe out abb
soiutely the growing OF sugar in the
states Of Aouisiana and Texas so far
$ cane sugar is concerned, and the
afsing Of beet sugar in Michigan,
Colorado, Idaho, Utah and parts of
Nebraska nd California. We question
cry much whether the bill in its pres
i week ago to Miss Mary Fairweather,
Who of late has been making her home
in the Garden City The bride and
room are at present spending their
at Arcadia, Wideman's
country home, which adjoiEs his
anch and vineyard in the Santa Cruz
Mountains.
Speedy declaration of war between
Austria and Montenegro is indicated
IN Vienna today in a statement by
emperor Franz Joseph.
The optimists are hopeful but the
emperor declares he is determined to
iorce the Montenegrins out of Scutari.
Reports from the Balkan states are
alarming. The crown prince of Monte
negro is on the march to occupy the
site dominating Cattara, an Austrian
.ity, and it is reported may lombard
hat place. He will also be in a posi-
lion to prevent the Austrians land
ng at Antivari.
Senator. Simmons, chairman Of the
senate finance committee, today an
bounced that he fayors deferring es.
ablishing the cent tariff on sugar
until the present sugar crop shall have
been marketed.
This is the first announcement IN
dicating that the program of Presi-
lent Wilson may result in at least
compromise at this session
A delegation opposed to free sugar
will confer with President Wilson to-
morrow in an effort finally to induce
him to change his proposal of free SUI
gar in three years.
Oscar Underwood of Alabama, lead
er of the majority in the house, today
served notice on the Republican mi
nority that the Democratic members
propose to dictate the tariff and they
would stand responsible for the re-
suits. Speaking in the house Under
wood said:
It's our business to frame this tar
if bill and we alone are responsible.
We don't propose to let you Republi-
cans write this bill I"
Decapitated by a Ratchet in the
hands of the girls brother Pasquello,
Tony Marasato, a rich young Italian
was killed in Chicago today when,
with band of friends, he attempted
to kidnap Anna Forte who had re-
jected him. During the melee bullet
struck and fatally wounded Frank
Afana, a passerby.
Fight