The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-04-24
NOT
BRIGHT FOR ]
BARRON
Though soapbox Seems Out Of
Running for Local Postmaster.
ship, He Has Not Lost Hope at
Warrington Fighting Mediter-
ranean Fruit Fly Pest.
BY Ernest a. wnksr.
Mail Special 70 Tho Advertiser.

mai ppcctui 70 lho fAHNtttisoi'J
WASHINGTON, April IO.-The new
postmaster for Honolulu has not YET
been named. He win not be Vice.
Chairman Barron. The postmaster gen
eral ard the assistant postmaster gen.
Sral are quite positive ON that point,
but they 70 no surther. ~ ssems there
has been some talk about sending q
Texan now in the department., which
is supposed to mean. ed Smith, conf
DENTAL clerk to Postmaster General
Burleson. smith is good man, If in
deed his nomination IS contemplated,
but of course would be another out
slider TO Honolulu. IL seems To be
in the postmaster generals mind TO
send some expert TO take charge Of
the p0stofiice because OF the difficulty
of finding a satisfactory Democrat il
Honolulu. f
Viee.C Chairman Barron is working
very hard and is mighty cheerful as
he trudges from place to place, but
thus far he mas not made much head
way. Il seems that his purpose to FIJI
all the. Hawaiian federal places with
Democrats forthwith is not likely to
ties here nre mot disposed to harken
overmueh to the enterprising viee-ehair-
man. sai W., el.f a4F
Investigating Beet Sugar.
Otherwise Washington is quite dull!
indeed with reference to Hawaiian mat
tiers. The department of commerce has
ordered an investigation Of the beet
sugar industry, the object Of which Is
not yet altogether plain. Whether this
is somewhat for campaign purposes or
for really getting at the iacts about
the cost of producing it remains to be
seen. ..t4
The department Of agriculture has
put out q bulletin ON the quarantine
of Hawaiian trait, which is headed
siStringent regulations to guard against
danger from the melon and Mediter
ranean fruit Ay.'' The bulletin reads:
Anyone who attempts after May 4
~ bring into the United States certain
hawaiian fruits, nuts and vegetables
will face penalty of $500 fine OF i'm.
prisonment for a year, or both. A new
order issued by the department Of ag-
riculture provides this punishment for
attempts to violate the quarantine ds-
clared in 1912, under the Plants Quar-
antine Act, against Hawaiian products
which might Introduce into the United
States two dangerous pests, the melon
fly and the Mediterranean fruit hy.
Under the new regulations iinportations
of bananas and pineapples are permit.
ted under stringent conditions Of I'M
speetion and cert fication. Practically
all other fruits aud such vegetables az
tomatoes, squashes,, green peppers ard
string beans are absolutely excluded.
Circulars are to be distributed on all
incoming steamers wnrning passengers
of the quarantine and the reason for it,.
Danger Of Importing Pest
'fHitLerto the United States has for
tunstely been free from both the melon
fly and the Mediterranean fruit fly,
The latter in particular has proved q
source Of great loss, practically putting
an end to the fruit industry whereve
it has obtained good foothold The
Bermuda peach crop, for instance, is
now a thing Of the past. II is believed
10 have originated on the west coast Of
Africa, its name being due to the grei>
dpmage il did after it had been car
ried TO the Mediterranean. 1t also
spread to Bermuda, South Africa, Ans.
tralia ard New Zealand, whence il was
carried in ships eargoes to Hawaii.
In all probability the ay would be ID
California today If il were not for the
fact that no fruit is grown in the im-
mediate vicinity Of San Francisco. The
danger is that some traveller may mn
knowingly bring with him as a curl
osity pest infected fruit, nuts or yege-
tables and introduce them into re-
gion favorable for the hy's spread.
Commercially the quarantine viii
not seriously interfere with Hawaiian
Industries. Bananas and pineapples,
the only fruits which are grown in the
Islands in commercial quantities., do not
ms rule carry the I'M eeuon. When
properly inspected and packed In &C.
eordance with the departments reguIa,
tiOns. they will therefore be allowed ad.
mission Other fruits, sneh as alligator
pears, Chinese ink berries, figs, guayas,
rgpayas, etc, are far more dangerous
They have, however, little commercial
Importance. IL they are taken en- boars
", all they must either be consumed on
thrown overheard before the ship
reaches the United States. y
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