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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-19
DEATHS.

In East Putney, An i, James Fran
els Grimes, %.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-19
Not So Bad as Painted,

With all the millions spent by
Uncle Sam in the construction of the
Panama canal there has been but one
charge of graft It concerned slight
fraud in the matter of purchasing to-
bacco. Graft in this country is not
so bad as it is painted in the Euro
pean journals.-Detroit News.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-19
PERSONAL.

MIR. and Mrs. Robert f. Wilson and two
children, Florence and Robert, returned
to their home in Brooklyn, N. Y. this
afternoon, after a two weeks visit with
Mr. Wilson's mother, Mrs Mary j. Viii
son
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-19
MARINES AT ST. MARC.
Americans Take Control of Another
Town in Haiti.

WASHINGTON, August 10. = One
company of American marines has
landed at st. Mare, Haiti, and taken
control of tho town. An attempt t.
oppose the landing failed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-19
BIRTHS.

In Wardsboro Center, Aug. Is, daugh
ter to Nathaniel and Matte (kennon)
Wilder.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-18
FEBRUARY 18, 1915.
A BRoAD-MINDED VIEW.

More than half Of the last Review of Reviews
is taken up by writer's describing the Pana-
ma-Pacifc Exposition. The most interesting
article is by President Benjamin Ide Wheeler
OF the University of California on the mean
ing of the exposition. 1t is at once the most
searching and, as it were, authoritative state
ment of the meaning of the whole exposition.
After discussing the various aspects OF the
finishing of the gigantic work, the Panama
Canal, he sums up his study in four chief
points. The fourth point deals with the Pacific
and the peoples who are made our next door
neighbors by the completion of this work He
says in his fourth point:
japan and our Pacific Coast are drawn
more closely together into a common area Of
trade and intercourse. Each will have to know
what is going on with the other. Japan great
circle route to Panama on her shortest way
into the Atlantic passes the Golden Gate only
a hundred miles out. x Japan is no longer an
occasional neighbor. We must make up our
minds to settle down and live in the same
world, even if not in the same country, with the
Japanese Our misunderstanding must be
frankly met and boldly and fully stated-not
CLOSED over with formal smiles. we and our
sons and our sons sons will have to know
them and deal with them. We must get their
point of view and understand their case. 1t
is the only way. We cannot ignore them; they
are in our world and very much in it. We
have no hope in violence. Wars settle nothing
mot even WHO is strongest. - ...
If all men In America and all in Japan were
to take this broad-minded, moral, and states
manlike view of bubbles about friction be
tween Japan and the United States misunder-
standings would at once cease.
Contributed.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-18

aggregate length of the development
tunnels is 1851 feet In one of these
tunnels a flow of 100000 gallons of
water has been developed, with pros
pect Of considerable increase.
65,oo0,o0o Gallons a Day.
"The main tunnel at the north side
discharges a flow of 80, 100000 gallons
per "a hours. The total minimum flow
of water through the Waiahole tunnel,
when the whole line has been COM
pleted, and the streams from Waika.
ne, Waianu, Owau and Kahana have
been taken in, should as shown by re-
cent measurements not be less than
65, 100000 gallons per "a hours. and in
times Of freshets fully twice this
amount.
!, Should no unforeseen difficulties
arise, In the boring of the remaining
portion of the main tunnel, the con.
tractor expects to finish the same be-
fore the month of August next, and
there is every indication that the
whole aqueduct will be completed in
the early part Of next year, which
will be before the time specified in
his contract. ~
with the addition of the new water
supply, and with jan increased area
of several thousand acres Of the best
virgin cane land brought under cult
Walton, we may in a few years. look
forward to annual crops of at least
$4,000 tons sugar, and considerably
reduced cost of production.
Profit Balance $5se,31e.
The financial report of the company
shows dividends of $4,000, l IL per
cent on capital stock, and a profit bal
ance for the year of $5S9, 319.
Officers were reelected as follows:
J. F. Hackfeld, president; NJ P. Rob.
inson, first vice-president; F. J. Low.
rey, second vice-president; Georg Ro-
dick, treasurer; ]. F. C. Hagens, sec.
rotary; A. Haneberg auditor.
Board of, Directors-J. A. McCand-
less, w. F. Dillingham;, P. Muhlendorf,
4 Focke.
Ex-0fficie-J. F. Hackfeld, F. j. Low.
reg, M. P. Robinson, Georg Rodiek, j.
F. C. Hagens. .....s..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-18
sTANDARD1zING PROPERTY VALUES
FOR LOCAL TAXATION.

The constitutional amendment which has
been introduced in the California senate, pro
Viding for the appointment of a tax commits
sion by the governor to establish uniform sys-
TENS of assessment throughout California is
almost identical with the recommendation re-
Gently made by the joint committee of the
Chamber of Commerce of Honolulu and the AID
Club on territorial and municipal accounting.
With the view to securing greater stability in
our local taxation conditions, the joint com
mittee reported, in part, as follows:
1.-The value placed on property may be the
honest and conscientious opinion of the asses
sor, yet it is open to criticism by every other
citizen, each Of whom has the same right in
his opinion as the assessor. Without definite
working standard of property Values there can
be no uniformity between the valuations of any
assessor
1.-The present fun cash value basis of as
sessing property in the Territory has no definite
expression. Market price cannot be consid-
cred factor in determining the full cash value
of land, as the prices for sales Of realty are in
all cases merely compromise between the in
dividual opinions of the purchaser and seller.
If every lot in the city Of Honolulu were sold
each year, there is no doubt that from these
sales some averages could be deduced that
would fairly represent a community opinion
of value, but the fact is that only small pro-
portion of the city land changes hands during
year. and it is very common to find lots and
tracts of land that have not been sold for two
or three generations.
at is frequently stated that rules cannot be
formulated that will take into consideration
all the conditions that affect the value of city
lots. While it may be admitted that this is
true, it must be acknowledged that in so far
as similar conditions exist their treatment by
the use of rules will tend to simplify the work
of the assessor result in greater uniformity,
and greatly facilitate the work of comparison
or review.
''The use of improved methods of assessment
of local taxation is imperative: Accurate, scien-
tifc methods are possible, and should be In
trodueed in the territory, to aid the assessor
and protect the taxpayer.
"We should strongly recommend, therefore,
the appointment by the governor OF board OF
assessors, consisting, say, of five members, the
personnel of which to be practical businessmen,
including the tax assessor, to re-value the real
property in the City of Honolulu along pro-
gressive lines.''
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-18

Laws of 1907, the same being an Act
to amend section 1921 of the Revised
Laws of Hawaii, prohibiting children
in public streets after certain hours
of the evening is dead letter for the
reason that it has not been enforced
since its enactment; and
Whereas, it. is very urgent that
something should be done for the pro.
lection Of the children, especially in
the city of Honolulu;
Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the House of Representatives of the
Territory of Hawaii, session of 1915,
that special committee of five mem
bers be appointed to investigate the
reason why this law has not been en-
forced by the local police and to re-
port their findings thereon"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-18
BOOZE IN POLITICS.

The case of Illinois at present aptly Illus
trates the influence of the saloon interests on
the political life of the nation. In that state
the legislature has been BADLY deadlocked and
its legitimate business brazenly held up by the
liquor interests, which have prevented the cleo
ton of speaker house
For nearly two months the members of the
Illinois house have been balloting futilely over
speaker. Nearly 60 ballots have been taken
without result, no candidate being able to OBJ
tain majority vote. The Republican party
has clear majority, but party lines have been
cut by the liquor interests and bipartisan
alliance formed with the outspoken intention
Of forcing the election of their man as speaker
and thus blocking, the anti-saloon legislation
certain TO be pressed, since women now vote
in Illinois. Nor has this been done under cover
or cloak of responsibility. A well-organized
lobby, headed by Anto j. Cermak, head of the
United Societies, the Chicago liquor organiza-
ton, has been working openly among the leg
islators since the session opened.
But the lobby is short just enough votes to
override the members of both parties who re-
fuse to take liquors dictation and the dead
lock continues unbroken. In the meantime the
work of passing the laws for which the state
has been waiting two years is neglected and
much of it will be left undone when the session
comes to close 1t is another of the ugly by
products of the brewery.
Legislative procedure often goes from bou-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-18
GOOD YEAR IS
TOLDN REPORT
OF HAW'N SUGAR
1914 Crop is Called Record
Breaker and Profits Amount
to 1921, 1883

Last year waa big year for the
Hawaiian Sugar company. according
to the report, presented at the
annual meeting Of the stockholders
today by B. d. Baldwin, manager. The
crop was a. record.breaker, yielding
22.0S9 tons. including the yield Of the
Gay & Robinson fields.
Dividends paid during the year
amounted to $630.060.
Although the 1915 crop will not be
so large as that of 1914. according to
estimate, it will be good.
The stockholders on, recommends
ton of the board; of directors voted
to add 100000 out e the profits of
1914 to the sinking fund.
After a plea by w. R. Castle asking
Tor aid for the Honolulu war relief
fund it was unanimously voted to do
nate 800 a month to- the fund for the
rest of the year MIR. Castle said that
the fund directors had decided to ask
corporations and individuals to make
regular contributions to. the fund as
long as present conditions obtain.
Following are important parts of the
report: f....s.-. 49,. .s,,,.s-..- --.,...x
Weather conditions have been favor
able at Makaweli during the past year.
The temperature has been about the
average and the rainfall, whicht was a
little more than usual, was pretty well
distributed throughout the year. The
mountain streams have kept up very
we'll and there has been q fair amount
of water on the plantation. The tenn
perature and rainfall record is as fol-
lows: = - .sla&-..:ss. ~ ar
Crop 1914. -..- .-s-,-. ~
s AS stated in last years report, this
crop was grown under exceptionally
favorable. weather conditions. High
Temperatures prevailed throughout the
year of 1913 and. the average mean
temperature for that year was almost
two. degrees higher than the average
for any previous year. The rainfall
also was above the average on the
plantation and the water supply was
fair, consequently the fields for the
past years harvesting have yielded
considerably more than the estimate
submitted in last years report and
the crop has been a record breaker,
both for Gay & Robinson and the Ha-
waiian Sugar company. We, com.
menced harvesting and milling this
crop on the 18th Of November, 1913,
and the last of the cane was put
through the rollers on August 18th,
1914 g,
: The following is the area and out
put of the 1914 crop: -.
Acres.
Hawaiian Sugar Company plant
cane -. 943.5
Hawaiian Sugar Company ra-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-18

more expensive. due %
the great length OF iuIne and numerA
GUS pipe lines. On the ditch sections
OF the Hanapepe' ditch there has been
considerable seepage in tunnelling
places. These losses in water are
being gradually overcome by tuns
neling and cement lining, oe the
bitches where indications of leaks ex.
ist It Is hoped that the tunnel re-
Gently constructed on the lower part
OF Hanapepe ditch will stop leak OF
l,360.000 gallons Of water daily. ina
above leak was detected by the use
OF water meter. This work will be
Systematically followed up and with
the aid OF this valuable instrument Il
will be possible to reduce the losses
OF water through seepage in the main
bitches to Il minimum.
General. a~%
The physical and financial coudi-
tons OF this plantation are in a sat
isfactory state. II has, however, been
quite necessary with partial tariR
reduction to practise the most rigid
economy and the plantation will con-
tinue to be run in q general econou1i-
cal basis during the year 1915. Il Il
hoped that before the duty on sugar ID
entirely removed in 1916 Legislative
changes will take place and a modifi-
cation OF the present tariff bill will be
the result IL foreign sugars ever
enter the United States free Of duty
the industry on these islands win be
a difficult one to handle and many
oh In n. ra.kn
have to take place.
Following Is summary OF the CON-
pany's financial statement:
:, Receipts and expenditures for year
ending December 81, 1914.
Dividends paid IN 1914. -. $3.50, 10000
Balance forward ....,..... l91, 1888
SS21, 1888
Profit on sugar and sundry .
earnings WI 4h3.SS
SS2l .4s3.s3
Profit and loss account.
Balance January I. 1914. .S275, 1880
Balance 1914 transferred as
ABOVE ......... ...-ss... I5ts4co.Stp
Balance carried forward .$466, 6l1.53
Officers were elected 40 follows:
J. p. Cooke, president; w. NJ. Gifard.
first vice-president: Robt Cation, sec.
ond vice-president: j. Waterhouse,
treasurer; John Guild, secretary; d.
B. Murdoch. auditor; board OF direc
tors, J. p. Cooke, Robt. Cation, w. l.
Hopper, w. NJ Giifard. J. Waterhouse,
C.. II. Cooke, A.. F. Judd.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-18
MILITARY MASS
WILDE GIVEN

A military mass to commemorate
.be men Of the army and navy who
IRE dead. VIII be held in the National
Enard armory Sunday morning at IL
o,elock with Rev.Fr. Valentin Franckx,
cIanIain of the guard, as celebrant
snd Rev. FIR. Ignatius Fealy of the
ITrited states army as master of cere-
,non;es Officers and enlisted men
and the general public are invited to
attend The program is as follows:
Sacred March ... go, =; cc La.
= aonward Christian Soldiers
80. "Adeste Fideles
ll.I -, Chaplain Fealy
, ~ 80. $ '''.,s0! Salutaris
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-18
WOULD INVESTIGATE
FAILURE TO ENFORCE
CURFEW Law HERE

Representative E. J. Crawford of
Oahu introduced a resolution in the
house just before the opening session
came to close yesterday providing
for. an, investigation into the alleged
failure of the sheriff and the police to
enforce the curfew law. Crawford
wants it revived. The resolution,
which was referred to the police COM
mittee, is as follows:
teYVhornaa AIT "a of : fha Soaoion
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-18

toons -. .......'.........240s.SS
Hawaiian Sugar Company short
ratoo1s OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l6S.Oo
Total Hawaiian Sugar Com
pany area ................,.3 52l 50
Gay 4 Robinson plant and Ra-
toons 1890. ............. 1853, eS
Grand total ................45 S0. 81
The crop yielded as follows:
Tons sugar.
Yield Hawaiian Sugar Com
pany fields ..........:. 24,6SS,'ie
Yield Gay & Robinson fields. 7,404.0
Grand total .............32 SIS, 0S9,50
Crop 1915:
AS stated in the beginning OF this
report the conditions which surround
the best growth Of sugar cane were in
marked evidence during the time oil
the cultivation Of this crop. The
water supply was a little short Al
times, but on the whole the Hanapepe
and the Olokele bitches kept up very
we'll. The area Of this'crop Is 234
acres less than sthe previous one, and
the average yield per acre will prob
ably not reach as high figure as the
average yield per acre of the 1914
crop. The large difference in area OF
this years and last years crop is due
to short ratooning a part of Field Al
on the Nonopahu ridge in order to
have that part of the plantation in
two separate crops. which will insure
steady work for the laborers living in
that section.
Projected improvements.
The plans are to continue the con-
struction of permanent railroads to
places that are difficult to harvest and
in this way lessen the portable track
work as much as possible during
grinding seasons. The steam plows
will be kept on reservoir work he
tween blowing seasons so as to in.
crease the storage capacity for water
where favorable reservoir sites can be
found. These are scarce on this es.
tate and 1t has been necessary to build
small reservoirs at a. large expense
Some of the permanent fiume lines
to higher elevation. Outside of the
items mentioned under this heading
there will be very little needed tc
properly carry on the business OF this
plantation. Unless unforeseen difficult
ties arise, the expenditures for i'm
provements during the year 1915 will
be very low.
. Mountain Ditehes.e ....."
- Both the 0lokele and Hanapepe
bitches are in very good shape. The
latter needs more attention and care
than the former and the upkeep Is
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-18

A leading auto manufacturer says that he
can take every convict out of Jail and make
a man of him. Inasmuch as good many con-
victs get to Jail by the joy-ride route, the lead
ing auto manufacturer might be given chance
to make good on his offer.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-18

Olive Branch, ReDekah Lodge No. 9.
/. o. o. F., will give an auction and
whist party this evening in Odd Eel
lows hall. All auction and whist play
ers invited. Prizes for both auction
and whist. Score cards Is cents.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-18

Before the war, folks looked on American
ambassadorships as sinecures-before the war.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-18

Most of the war poets carefully avoid
tackling the names in the eastern arena
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-18

In line with prudence and economy, some
of the biennial junkets are likely to be cut off
the program of the 1915 legislature.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-18

There's no war zone around Hawaii and
tourists headed this way need not fear sub
marines.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-18

Wonder if this "policy of attrition'' is going
to white down our neutrality?
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-18
"Attention!"-Trumpeters 49,.

Starts off like useful legislative session.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-18

Legislative procedure often goes from bou-
Duets to brickbats. e*> =.--...-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-05

announcing tina Dr. So-and-So awaits
upstairs 10 cure your Ills.
An organization backed BY whites
has undertaken 10 brinS about a
change in conditions for the better
for both the races. A large tent has
been stretched, where day class in
structions are given. Negroes are
taught u cook and do many other
kinds Of useful labor, and Of course
the same organization will be dillgent
IN placing those who have finished
class instruction in remuIeratiye po-
siLons.
The mistake made by 'De negro is
not an unusual mistake. The white
planter Of the south did the same
thing IA the days o. the south
and for many years after the war, the
southern man thought he must equip
each Of his sons for one OF the pro
fesslons. This idea put into practice
oyercrOw1ed the professions. Many
an honest man who could not sur.
yiye by honest methods IN the prac.
tice Of medicine resorted 10 those
things which Obbed the profession Of
much Of the h nor that has always
attached to it as one o, the great
professions, and the same thing can
be said Of the lfw.
The change In manner % education
has put 'abor on higher pinnacle,
teaching young men and young WON
en- how to do things with their hands
~ more popular now and many times
more practical. It Is a hundred times
better to be iuccessful blacksmith
than to be only trying n get by in
the law or in medicine. Being real
farmer carries more honor than being
= lightweight IN the ministry. The
man wltl professional training with
out a field Of lafOr can be worth but
little to himscl or to others. But
the man Who knows how to do some
thing useful ways has a field Of
labor, and the nan IN ovcralls today
occupies much more exalted a posi-
ton than he did in the days Of the
last generation when many persons
had the idea tnat anyone could do
common work, nut that it required
education and skill to occupy the easy
positions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-05
WE WILL HAVE GOOD ROADS

Now that our mayor and county com
mimigglOners have Joined hands and
In the future viii cooperate In the
laying out and designating roads that
are 10 be built, improved and main
talned. In our city and county under
the direction Of an engineer and with
state convlcts who will follow the lines
of least resistance closely observing
the topography, the proper place and
Size Of the openings, assuring adequate
drainage, giving the width, the grade
and permanent locations, the number
Of yards Of earth and rock to be
moved and estimated cost Of same,
realizing that the roads building to-
day are for future generations to tray
el, seeing TO It that every dollar spent
In the construction and maintenance
of the road IL accounted for. Now Is
the time for all loyal citizens to come
together, permanently organize and
n'hItlly 'Dop'lhN' WIN OHi "'ht''
county and city road officials At last
we have begun to see the result of
the work that we have been adyOcat-
Ing so pcrsistcntly these many years.
TO our mayor and county commission.
crs we are In hearty accord with this
movement, and cheerfully offer you
every assistance In our power.