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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-22
SUMMARIZES
CUBAN ADVANTAGES

Cuba has the reputation of being the
worst cultivated of all cane producing
countries, and yet it is the largest and
cheapest cane sugar producer in the
cation, states that extensive cultiNa-
ton, or the planting Of enormous areas
characterization, is the secret. This
is the only factor, he says that gives
Cuba the ascendcncy. The high price
and scarcity Of labor renders the pro
Guction Of heavy crops Improbable at
ordinary selling prices, but the exist
Pn"e Of virgin land with freehold own
ership, summer rainfall without iTriga-
tion and the close access to markets
with small freight charges, render OK
tensi"e cultivation very profitable.
Cultivation consists of blowing with
oxen three or four inches deep. All
the trash is left in the fields from one
wear to another. This retains moisture
and economies labor. The extra cost
Of labor is always the deciding factor
when suggestions are offered for i'm
prnvrment in methods of cultivation.
Fertilizers are not generally used, as
it il considered an unnecessary expense.
In the western districts the soils are
worn out, hut in Oriento the fields are
new and virgin. Water is available for
irrigation but it is not used, and there
are no dnta to show TO what extent its
us" would " go economic value.
The day may come, whom the cost Of
sugar PRODUCTION in CnI,a win rise to n
level with that Of other countries. but
at present the enormous areas of cheap
land and climate adanted to the
rapid growth of the cane plant are the
controlling factors which tend to keep
down the cost of production.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-22
MORE BUYERS THAN SELLERS
FOR STOCKS AND SUGAR

Photographic advi"Ps were received hv
'Ir~nudcr 6 Bald".in from their New
orb house yesterday ana Monday re-
',Urting sales Of mixed lot of 100 rO
bags of Porto Riran raws at 4.2O IN |
Cuban raw at 4.27. the AVERAGE iuv.
ing Yesterday : quotation of 4.243. Tn"
purchaser was tho american AMI driiv.
cry is to be Art half of November. As
result Of this sale prices were ra'il
" adYarc"d without business h"'m .
done. hcIdrrs Offering at L52 auI bu>
rrs bidding 4.27,
A rrmOr pmOng Merchant street
Stock brokers' vest 3Tduy afternoon WIS
to ~" effect that there had been sales
ut 452 but no definite confirmation was
nv en-. As will be noted by the current
news items this is anybody s market,
and the range of prices during the next
sixty to ninety days can have >rrv
lttIe artnaI hNRriug on Hawaiian plH@
tations. practically ali the crou having
already been solh Prices OF plantation
stocks are liable to he more Influenced
hv Legislative considerations, from nov
on, than by daily changes in the rcll
Ing price Of sugar In the New York
markets. Nevertheless the tone i, dls
tinrtly nptiIni1tic AMI there arc more
II vors than sellers. Hence values Mtl
probably trend higher instead of lower
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-22
PRESIDENT Of LIBRARY
TRUSTEESQUITS OFFICE
Governor viii Appoint Rev. W. B.
WeStervelt To Vacancy

\. Lewis JT. yesterday resigned as
president of the board Of trustees Of
the Library of Hawaii. He presented
his resignation al a meeting of the
board, Press of business was his rea.
son.
Mr.. Lewis announced that Rev. w. b.
WcstcrveIt had been nominated by the
linwaiian Historical Society to fill the
vacancy and that the nomination was
before the Governor for confirmation.
The trustees dcclded to change the
date of the annual meeting. Instead
of being held in October it will be held
hereafter in January. The change is
being made to conform with the Tina
the annual report TO the Governor is
submitted. The election of officers,
which was scheduled for yesterday, was
postponed until January.
+. l.. Weaver, secretary of the
board, proposed that a report be made
on the work of the library dating back
to its establishment, and including the
remaining months of 1915. This plan
WAS approved. .-
A report of the travelling library de,
partment by the librarian, Miss Il. l..
Allyn, and Miss Helen Stearns, was
submitted. The report shows the fic.
ton, fine arts and science departments
at the various distributing stations
have been enlarged.
For the new books for the month Of
November $4l4 was appropriated,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-22
N|TRATES BEST SOURCE
OF NITROGEN SUPPLY

Recent experimental work indicates
that plants grown in well cultivated
soils get most of their nitrogen as nj.
trates. Plants growing in undisturbed
soils utilize ammonium compounds as
we'll, but the ammonium in the plant is
to certain extent an impurity Crops
make more rapid growth when they
get their nitrogen as nitrates, or, to
put 1t another way, they make the nj
trogen go farther.
Chemical analysis very often shows
the actual quantity of nitrogen in
plants higher following the use of am
monium salts than where nitrates are
used, but this higher nitrogen content
has not been correlated with growth
For that reason it is assumed = At the
excess of ammonia nitrogen in a grow
ing plant is in effect an unusable sur
plus.
More is known of the exact facts
concerning soil nitrogen than of any
other fertilizing Ingredient. The. actual
amount of nitrates and ammonia pres
ent in soil and subsoil can be accurate.
~ measured. The processes of nitrate
formation in soils are quite well un
derstOod. On the contrary, very little
is known about the forms in which pot
ash and Phosphoric acid occurs in soils,
and hence estimations of the quantities
available as food for crops are purely
arbitrary.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-22
CHEMISTS PROGRAM
FOR YEARLY SESSION

The Hawaiian Sugar Chemists con.
Vcntion will assemble at the Library of
Hawaii this morning at nine o clock,
with DIR. II. p. Agee, director of the
Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association
experiment station, in the chair. 1t is
anticipated that this the thirteenth an
nuaI meeting Of the sugar chemists will
be the best thus far held in Hawaii, as
probably half a hundred chemists will
he in attendance.
The program will be as follows
Wednesday, Morning Session
Glucose Determination, W. X. Me-
AlIep; Fireroom Efficiency, j. T. Eos
ter; Sugar House Balance, Horace
johnson; Curing and Marketing, A.
Kraft
Afternoon
Milling, W. F.. van II. Duhrr and w.
H. Crozier; Waste MoIasscs, John j.
Muller.
Thursday Morning
Soil Fertility, DR.. A. l.. Dean, prCsi
dent Of the College of Hawar, Soil
Bacteriology, DIR. S. =. Burgess; Frrti-
ll|tI 'DdIu IIllhSy - \. JdlhtN, dI'Iu
ton and Sugar Boiling, }. f. Rlrla.
Thursday Afternoon
Qualification and FiItering, &. Cha
cummetti.
On Friday the committee on methods
Of chemical control for sugar houses, Of
which DR.. H. $. Norris, chief chemist
Of the planters experiment station, is
chairman, will submit its report. The
other members of this committee are
Prof. II. =. Walker, head of the de-
partment of technology at the College
of Hawaii, and Messrs. Duker, Fries
aud IIaldcn.
All meetings will begin at nine
o ciock in the morning and two o clock
in the afternoon. After the completion
OF the Ret program II dinner will he
giN en- at the Alexander Dung Hotel
Friday evening and at the close Of
the banquet the "PifTio Mil' viii
grind its second crop of Jokes and mrr,
Timent.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-22
SPINELESS CACTUS NOT
Up TO SPECIFICATIONS

}. F. Brown, who has been expert.
mcnting with spineless cactus as pig
feed at his MOlokai ranch, stated yes.
terday that 1t would be a pretty good
crop for that purpose, only his hogs
will not eat the stuff.
Whom chop it up and cover it
with sugar and cream, the hogs eat the
sugar and cream and sometimes piece
Of cactus by mistake, apparently, but
they do not like it. have read to
them the prospectus that came with the
seed and still they refuse to eat it
What to do about it ! do not just
exactly know. Perhaps there is spe
riaI breed Of cartus.eating hogs to 90
with the spineless panini. The Iitera
tnre does not mention that point and |
nm going to write TO Burbank
about it. "
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-22
POLITICS
PEkMEATEDBYW WAR
Germans and Their Sympathizers
Are Laying Plans For Pres .
identiaI Campaign
( Mail Special To The Advortiser)
BY ERN Est q. WALKER

WASHINGTON, October 1.-THE
Germans and prO-Germahs very eVi.
IDENTITY will bear a hand in national
politics during the next twelve months.
During this period the choice of
President will be determined. As soon
as the doors of congress swing open,
the friends Of the Germans and the pro.
Germans can lC depended upon to
make Rome howl. An earnest Of
what must he expected is found in
activities of the so-callcd American
Truth Society, that already in besieg.
ing members OF both legislative branch
es. One George Whitcfcld Mead, a sec
rotary of this Truth Society, is sending
out letters in which he demands TO
know the attitude Of prospective can
didates for reelection.
viii Enter National Campaign
"Our society, writes Mr.. Mead,
proposes to enter the national cam
paign of 1916. 1t proposes 10 divide
up congressman and senators into three
classes: first, those who are right;
sec Ond those who are wrong, and third,
those who are afraid TO say where they
stand; in other words wheI her they are
right or wong. We propose to enter
the field in every congressional district
tar enough in advance to develop con-
tests in the primaries and to canvass
every congressional and senatorial dis.
trict upon these issues. We propose to
furnish the people of every district
with information as to the attitude Of
their congressman on these questions
Congressman Are Dodging p.
The chief question is whether the
congressman favor an embargo upon
munitions, But another Of the ques-
lions is whether the congressman de-
cry the blockade of Germany by Eng
land. Most congressman, with eharae-
teristic tendencies, are lodging, espe-
cialiy those who have mixed constitu-
CnciCs. Representative Raker, a Demo
crat in California; the other day re-
| piled to the threat of the truth society
to invade his district IL he did not ac-
quicsce in their demands by asking that
the society come into his district. az
will reserve my views,'' Raker wrote,
"to express them in congress-, after full
study, meanwhile being content to lot
| President Wilson speak for the nation.
Republic ans Lament Activity
Democrats welcome all this kind of
activity. Republicans lament it. For
activity of that sort will develop into
criticism of President Wilson. And
German or prO-German criticism Of
| President Wilson as feature of the
coming presidential campaign means
votes for Wilson in abundance As
matters of public sentiment stand now
many Republicans would want slight
excuse for supporting President Viii.
son. II Germans and pro Germans in
the United States undertake to make
or unmake Presidents at Washington,
as they seem inclined to do, there will
be smashing counter attacks and
thrusts of most formidable character.
Public oninion in the United States is
for the Entente Allies Overwhelmingly.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-22
GOVERNORS Terms
ACCEPTfDBY BOARD
Grants HiIo Traction Company
Water License But Holds
Up Final Sanction

n
'"'' ''""" '" w tue
territorial land h"ard at meeting held
yesterday granted u thirty wear water
license IN tho Uno rr,c,,on ro,,,,,.
al+ho,,h GroI o,.,,,,,, ,..,. .,.,,., -,
""'''
'o''p'''o" '"l''S u 'h' h''hs" can ne
prepared and pIRr"d before the board
for final consideration A resoIutiop
ofFcreI Lv "Reminiscences p-o
II,
~ ~N'""'' h'"'' 'art'
Wright JFy was passed. which reads aS
follows;
90 Resolved, That the conditions of
the proposed Incense to be issued to
the Hilo Traction Company sent out
in letter from the Governor to Rob
ert W. Shinglc under late of October
10, as amended Ivy the Governor = let
ter of October ~. are fnvorahly con
sidered by this board, but that final
action of the board he deferred until
completed forms of the license are be
fore it.a''.
Hilo Board Of Trade
The Hilo Board of Trade will he fur
nished with copy of this resolution
| and the terms Of the hrcnsc and asked
for an expression Of opinion on the
subject.
The Governor amendment referred
to in the resolution il that changing
from six per cent fat to not more than
eight per cent the rate of interest to
be allowed investors in the power plant.
The company is, under the terms of the
license, to be allowed the use of the
water Of the WaIuku River, in the dis
trict' Of South Hllo, Hawaii, free Of
charge--on the nominal yearly rental
Of one dollar-for ten years.
The terms laid down by the Gov,
ernor are satisfactory to the company
except. in regard to the rate of inter,
est, as the following letter from Rob,
ert w. Single, president of the com.
pany, written un, er date of October IS
will show:
President Shingles Letter
"Your letter Of the 10Th inst. out
lining the conditions you are prepared
to present to the board Of land com.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-22
Effects of European War
On British Sugar Imports

into
ending 1914, and the
will British imports of practically
the difference
obtained Netherlands France Austria Hungary
off conditions
Brazil Maaritus ant the British West Indies The Cuban
trade not affected.
During the months period imports of refined have fallen OF 20
of refined beets which has continued exporting Great Britain anil
ON noint
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-22
AUSTRALIANS MAY Use
GUNS ONCE DISCARDED

MELBOURNE, Australia, October 2.
A large number of American made
machine guns which the Australian gov.
eminent bought in the United States
eight years ago may be supplied to the
next contingent of the Australian *,
reditionarv forces. The American guns
have certain mechanical disadvantages
which led thu Australian military an.
'ho:iiies Ia discard them after they
were first tried, and for the past eight
wears they have hecn il storage The
urgent demand for more qulck. 6~aTs
hoNrrCr has made il desirable 10 use
them. uud IN" GUNS are nav being givsn
now tests at the Port Melbourne range.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-22
oLAA ENDING IT'S HARVEST

OIaa Sugar Company harvest is p.o
r"rding rapidly and will probab hi,
reach the end of the crop in another
two or three weeks. This plantation
Ids about filed its scheduled quota of
shipments to the East Coast so that
tnC Panama Canal blockade does not
affect it, The sugar il being shipped to
ill.," refinery at Crockett as rapidly as it
IL manufactured. IT,. ....
Bishop & Company stated yesterday
that splendid growing weather with
li"ht showers is reported by the plants
ton manager. As oIaa mill has been
in continuous operation for twenty four
II onths the 1916 harvest will not be
GIN until the machinery has been thor
o~ghly overhauled.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-22

though it were scalds. Then a few
more pimples would appear and spread
all over the body leaving the baby all
raw without skin from head to foot.
On top Of her head there appeared Q
heavy scab quarter OF an inch thick. II
was awful to see so small baby look a.
she did; Imagined The doctor was afraid
TO put his hands to,the child. We tried
several doctors. remedies but all failed.
Then We decided TO try CutiCura
BY using the Cuticura Ointment we
softened the scab and il came OF. Under
this where the real matter was, by
washing with the 'Cuticura Soap and
applying the Cuticura Ointment, a new
skin soon appeared. We also gave baby
four drops OF the Cuticura ResolveDt
three times daily. After three days you
could see the body gaining little skin
which would peel OF and heal under
meath. Now the baby Is -four month s
old. She Is a fine picture Of fat little
baby and all Is we'll. We only used ono
cake Of Cuticura Soap, two boKec Of
Cuticura Ointment and one bottle II
Cuticura Resolvent. If people would
know what CutiCura Il there would he
few suffering with eczema. Mrs. JOSEPH
Kossmann, st. Johns Place. Ridge
wood Heights, l.. l.. N. Y. Apr. 80 and
May I, 1909"
Cppc1ra so4p C?scN, CurIcurA Ltnt,nent 1901
snd Cutclta Rsselyrnt (bOc J. (Or 10 the tnTrn Of
S9 2Ss ~" fSt bH T & arg 10
bote Props, l36 COlumbds Ave. boston. Mas
~ Mailed fee S3-page Lutlcurn bOOk an AulhlA
~ On The 1fsAtmenI u skID and Hair TtouOIsS
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-22
CHANGING MILL PRACTISE
TO MODIFY FIELD WORK

To a certain extent the time of har-
vesting cane has hitherto been con,
trOlled ON most plantations by the seed
requirements. The best planting
months are undoubtedly June, July and
August. Cane planted at this season is
almost certain not to tassel the first
winter but continue an uninterrupted
growth through to its normal Towering
stage at the end of fourteen TO sixteen
months, and plant cane which has de
veloPed in this normal manper' can he
depended on for bumper crops, weather
and other conditions being favorable
The summer months being the most
desirable season for planting, the ne
cessitv Of having an abundant supply
Of good seed has furnished what has
hitherto been considered a good reason
for the extension of the grinding sea
son over the summer months. But with
the mills standardized and brought up
to balance and their working capacity
increased the actual loss in tons of su
gar through indefinite extension of the
grinding period Outweighs the advam.
tages of an abundant, and convenient
supply Of tops for seed. With every
effort being made to SO equip the plan
tatiOns with the requisite mechanical
appliances that they can handle til"
crop when it is ripe and get the maxi
mum yield of sugar out of the cane at
the stage when the suerOse contents are
highest, the time is coming when every
plantation will have to grow cane for
seed
Copy Java Methods
Experience thus far indicates that
the Java practise gives the best results
Cane grown for seed at the higher ele
vLriOns without irrigation produces
y UmGrrfuI crops on the lower irrigated
fields. The gain in vigor of crop is
very noticeable.
The best harvest season on the ma
'ori'y Of tn" plantations extends from
February to April or May, the best
rlautrg season from June to August
Hence, if the cane harvest is to be com
rIetcd before the planting season bc
gins the planters must specialize ON
seed production and devote certain
fields solely to that purpose. There is
"A mass Of accumulated observations
which can lie brought together to fur
nlsh data for guidance and from these
rules Of practise may be determined.
Arnarcmtly the rule holds here as in
"thnr cane growing lands that the het.
ter seed "om"S from the higher fields.
There will be exceptions, of course,
Each plantation will have to solve its
own Problems in this regard. but aprar
eutlY growing cane for seed IL going
- nc necessary detail on all plaHtu
tons So rJurIrt that they can take
of eht huIh of their crop when il is
ripe.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-22
FIRST OCTOBER SALES

Sales of raw sugar reported by viii.
lett & Gray for the week emitting O."
tober s were 1885, 500 lags CuGan and
Porto Rico ut New York and $1,000
bags at New Orleans. The latter
came direct to the southern post and
were sOlu October and I. At the
close there were many bids mulnlv on
the part of spectators with sellers
withdrawn. The most favorable fac
tor in the situation is that rcfncrs
stocks are low and if the domestic dc
mand improves there will have to be
buying Of spot sugar at the best terms
the market affords.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-22
BEMARARA EXPERIMENTS

Fertilizer experiments on cane by
Harrison, Bancroft and Ward, in Brit
ish Guiana, showed that in dry years
nitrate of soda is a more effective fer
tiIiler than suIphato of ammonia A
qrantity test with thirty nine varieties
Of cane gave better results from usin :
i5O pounds ammonium sulphatr over
dressings of 300 pounds per urr" in nor
mai years Here again dry seasons in
tcrfered with positive results. Expert
mcnts with dried blood were unsatis
fa tory.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-22
MILL ENGINEERS CON ENT1oN

The Hawailan sugar Mil Englheer 5
Association will hold it's third annual
convention next week. The initial se"
sion will take place at the Library Of
Hawaii Tuesday Morning. Tuesday
afternoon the engineer delegates will
visit the new government shops at
Pearl lINrhOr. The program win con
tinue all day Wednesday and Thursday,
clos lug with dIuncr at the Commercial
club Thursday evening, and the cler
ton Of officers.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-22
SEPTEMBER CUBAN RECORD

Cuban production for September l9IJ
was the largest Oh record, haN my
reached the total of 43,3l0 tons vii.
lett 4 Gray state that the total Cuban
crop to September 30 is 2,592, 97S tons
which is only 1887 tons less than hal
been rel orted at even dates a year ago
One central was still grinding on o.
tOber 7.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-22
WASHINGTON EXPERTS LEAVE

Frank J, Sheridan, special agent in
charge of field work for the department
of commerce at Washington, leaves for
San Francisco this morning on the Mat
sonia accompanied by his field assist
aut', George Lunt, T. Mills and +. b.
N'''lor This party has spent ten
weeks in Hn"aii Investigating the cost
Of sugar production.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-22

20 loot, all over
her body. The
baby looked just
like a skinned
rabbit. We were
unable to put
clothes ON her.
At first IL seemed
to be a few mat.
tered pimplea
T hey W ould
break the skin
and peel of leav.
ing the under
meath skin red "a
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-22
wA1AKEA STILL GRINDING

Wniakea Mill COmnang has not com
/ ,tct its harvest but NAV do 90 by
according to adNices received
from HilO Yesterday by Theo II, Davies
4 Con'"anV. The total crop viii be-
lL1 ial tfH 'Ormer estimates, if
I-H anl ,na'hls are fulfilled.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-22
CASE OF
SKIN DISEASE
Whgn Two Months Old, Baby had
PimpIes Spread All Over Body
Broke and Left SkincLike a ScoId
An Awful Sight - Doctor Afraid
to Put His Hands on the Child.
CURED AT SLIGHT COST
BY CUTICuRA REMEDIES

"Our baby whom two months old was
suffering with terrible eozefna from head
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-22
. LOA. PLETEs HARVEST

z BE- COMPANY fnishe,l
9,i u 'r crop of llQiS tons,
OOahST year = crop Is Els
tens o. ~ aud is I+5O TONS
noTc a. .s, imated by the man
Cgeg'lg dry, -
Americus times-recorder., 1915-06-09

the attractive guest of her grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Dodson.
Master Shep Gibson is spending
some time with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Josh Usry at Leslie.
Miss Carrie Shropshire, of Way
cross, is visiting her sister, Mrs. w.
L. Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Parker, Of
Miami, Fla, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Drew Murray at their home near here.
Mr. Eulan Wellons is at home for
the summer from attending the A. P. L.
at Auburn, Ala.
Little Misses Theo and Virginia May
Bass and Masters Jim Bass, of An
thony Chapel, are guests of Miss Pearl
Walters this week.