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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-02

Article II, related to an appropria-
ton for an addition to the Squirrel
Island library building. A sum not TO
exceed $3.50 was voted for this pur-
pose. This will be added TO other
money 70 be received for this purpose.
Article IS, relating TO the construc-
ton of a sea wall was passed over
Article IS. covered the annual gen.
eral expenditures and were as fol-
lows: Street lights and removal OF
garbage $3.50 repairs Of roads not TO
exceed $500: sidewalks and repairing
the same $3.50; library $3.50; for land
scape committee 500; interest on debt
S44s; floating stage 500; Southport
tax s92.
A special tax of $4,000 on the SPUR
rel Island property for the ensuing
year was then voted.
1t was then voted 10 adjourn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-02
COSTA RIGA HAS KILLED OUT
A BIG INVASION OF LoCUSTS

San Jose, Costa RIGA, July 15.-This
country has recently completed the de-
struction Of an invasion Of locusts It
was the first appearance Of the insect
here since 1878. and was so extensive
that it called forth the resources Of
the government to check it.
The population was for a time
thrown into a panic and even women
and children turned out to fight the
insects. Some of the methods used in
exterminating the pests were not I'M
like those employed in destroying hu-
man beings on the European battle
fields. and gave to the fighting q sem
blarce of real warfare.
The invad ding army was bombarded
with cannon loaded with sand, and
with rockets, sprayed with asphyxi-
ating gases and blown up with gun
powder. The torch was also used and
there was likewise let loose to attack
the insects an army of Coco bacili,
which has been discovered to be a
mortal enemy Of the locust.
Disease among the locust themselves,
however. did most to destroy them as
has sometimes been the case in human
armies.
The locusts came over the border
from neighhoring Central American re-
publtcs. The press Of the latter mad
been reporting the devastating effects
of a locust plague for year, which
were so alarming that the Costa Rican
government made preparations for an
invasion Of its territory. Disheartening
reports reached here not only from
Guatemala and Honduras, but also
from Salvador and Nicaragua where
through neglect or for other reasons
made either by the governments or by
private agricultural interests. The
damage the insects wrought on crops
in those countries advanced cereal
prices to such an extent that their
governments We're forced to import
large shipments of grain which were
sold at moderate prices.
This, together with the increase in
tho rate of exchange caused by the
European war, caused dealers in this
! country to ship large quantities OF
in considerable increase in the local
market price and all grains underwear,
what might be termed a boom.
In view of the excellent prospects for
the sale of the next crop all farmers
in this country, notwithstanding the
threatening plague, were attracted to
the planting Of cereals and large tracts
of land were prepared and cultivated.
AS a warning of the impeding peril
a small swarm of locusts invaded Cos
ia Rican territory by the province OF
Guanacaste, but owing to the promp,
action on the part of the government,
| with sand-loaded cannon and rockets
! the swarm was easily repulsed anG
tErnad back into Nicarasuan territory
After this two 'or three month:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-02
OAKLAND

George Gerard, aged 81 and unfna1.
ried. shot himself in the abdomen with
a shotgun about o'clock Saturday eve.
ming in the potato field Of Mrs. Jennie
Pennimen, with whom he had boarded,
by placing one end Of the gun upon the
ground and discharging it with q yard.
stick.
Death was instantaneous.
Dependency over illness was probably
the cause Of the act.
He is survived by two sisters. Mrs.
Joshua Hughes Of somerville. Mass, and
Mrs. Alice knight of St. John. n. B.. and
a niece, Mrs. Frank Upper Of Oakland,
Me.
The funeral will be held at l o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. The Grange will use
their burial service and all are requested
to attend who are able.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-01-01
JAPANESE SUGAR
CROP SIATlsIIGS
interesting Official Report Shows
Average Formosan Yields
Ton Per Acre

willett & Gray publish extracts from
a recent official report on the sugar in
dnstry Of Japan, as follows: u
Stgar cane was imported nearly two
hundred years ago from China, At first
il was planted in. the southern part Of
Kinushiu and then transplanted, TO Shl-
kpkp aud the HondO Qnhih island).
AS. our. production is not enough to
supply the demand, foreign sugar was
imported from Luzon, China, and some
Eotber COMMITTEES during the period Of our
national iEOlation. HN
After the opening Of the country to
foreign trade the, demand for imported
spgaf increased vigorously and our
home sugar industry had ia decline as
the cost Of production could not cons
pete with low prices on the mpFkeb con
trolled by foreign sugar, After the oc
cupation Of Formosa by the war with
China, the sugar industry entered upon
q new era. 80 5lLs3ss4 $500 4.
The sugar bureau was put under the
,goyernment Of Formosa to promote the
dugar industry there, "A sugar expert
ppent station was established TO iItves-
tigate cane Varieties and its cultivation,
TO study fertilizer applicable. to tho
Formosap field. With the protection OF
our government, modern sugar factories
we're established and finally the Island
of Formosa became acknowledged as
one Of the best sugar growing countries
in the world. Now there are thirty four
augar factories working with modern
machinery and many other small mills
with steam apd animal power. Calcu-
latipg from the capacity of those mod
err sugar factories, II is not diflcult to
turn out 100000 long tons Of sugar.
sreat drawbacks to the sugar industry
which gave heavy damage to the .planta
tiong for the last two years. t.l
Some statistics are shown as follOwss
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-01-01
SUGAR lSA ElGTl|R
Elm FOREIGN TRADE
importing Sugar Sends Money
abroad That Ought 70
Stay At Home

From whatever anRle-the proposal to
grow from american soil the sugar sup
ply Of the American people il exam
med, pew and convincing reasons in
favor Of - are presentes.
From the viewpoint Of national "a.
vantage the case for the home pr6aoc,
tion o. the sugar consumed in the Uni.
ted States i especially striking, for
the reason that 1t would go far toward
removing the unfavorable trade bal
anee now standing afninst us in the in,
teyehanRc Of foodstuffs with the rest OF
the void, and would keep at home hun.
dfeds Of millions Of dollars which other
Wise must be expended with foreign M.
lions. h,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-01-01
Successfully lnaupurated Noyem-
Der 80, According To Advices
Received BY Manufacturers

BY the shinyo Mau arriving in
Honolulu yesterday, word wis received
BY G. Hedemann that the new sugar
factory for the Calamba Sugar Estate,
2. l., started operations November 80!
Letters written by the attorney fer the
company and the agents stated that
'eyerything ran without hitch II
was the most successful starting Of a
sugar factoky they had ever known
of. The mill started at s O'Clock
grinding 200 tons .of cane. At Ave
O'Clock in the afternoon the first sugar
was produced poiapsing g6h degrees.
The following day ZOO ions Of cane
were ground, with forty.seyen per cent
moisture ID thes bagasse. Since then
the capacity has been increased daily.
The machinery has worked without de-
lay or trouble Of any kind regularly
aimee then, but an day time osllg; owing
to the necessity Of training the mex
Iperieneed sugar house crew.
Machinery Built In Honolulu
The factory wax designed and built
by the Honolulu Iron Works Company,
and has a present grinding capacity
of 1900 tons cane per twenty three
hours, but the factory throughout Is ar,
ranged for an ultimate eaDacity OF
double this amount u The6milling plant
consists Of q efusbet and ~ roller mill,
34"x7g". Room has been left for
the Installation Of an additional 4
roller. mill,
The order was placed with the II. l.
W. Co. by the trustees Of the calamba
Sugar Estate, representing San Fran;
cisco capital, in December 1912. The
final shipment Of the entire plant was
made in October 1918, The machinery
was manufactured in the local plant Of
the II. I. w. Co. with the exception OF
engines, centrifugals, pumps and such
items as are generally imported from
Eastern shops. "a,
Is Near Manila
The plantation is located about
twenty miles from Manila, the company
cultiyating its own cane on land owned
by the estate. The manager is L, Bark
hansen. formerly manager Of the Pho,
,neer Mill Company, Lahaina, the chief
engineer and chemist, resneetiyely. be;
ing n, Campion and Mr.. Greenfield,
both formerly employed IN similar eapa,
cities at, Eva. ~, ~ Y
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-01-01
WAR DECREASES
NITRATE EXPORTS
Closing European Mafpetp To
Chile Product Should Make
!. Fertilizer Cheaper

The London statist says about e5 per
cent Of the nitrate produced in Chile Ii
eoneumed on the continent o. Europe,
and consequently i is evident that the
present year viii be one Of Considerable
anxiety TO the trade, and that q greatly
reduced traffic must be anticipated.
Exports Of nitrate 70 Europe, during
October amounted to less than 10000
tons, as against over 100000 tons last
year, While the United States took less
than 1900 tons, as. compared with 4o,.
$40 tons for the same period last year,
On November | the estimated loadings
for the United States amounted to s240
tons, as against $500 tons, but those
destined for Europe were estimated al
only $4,000 tons, as against l63,s10
tons last year. ss ~
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-01-01
|BARKENTINE RMGARD
SURVIVES HURRICANE.
Siahch LITTLE Graft Picked Up In
cripplsd Condition and y
lowed Into Pert
(Ftorn wednesday Advertiser

= Under a jury rig and with but Eve
day. provisions and water aboard, the
barkentine trniRard, well known in Ho.
noiulp, limped hito port fyestefta,
morning after battle With the elements
In the South Seas. FDeapife the fac,
that the vessel lost neariy an her TOP
hamper, her hull is rndamaged and lit
tle ,or no damage was done to her cargo.
After the lrmgard left the Hawaiian
Islands trade she was bought by Mel
sen \ 20, Of San francisco and put in
the trade between that port and the
\ lhii lplaRd64 She left Leypka on ~.
tober 8 with q cargo Of copfh and hard.
wool logs, boAnd Tor San Franeisc
1--WE met with fine weather for the
fret few, weeks after we left the Fiji
group, said Captain Southland yester.
day, AZ he looked aloft and surveyed
the damage the elements had done TO
his stauncb craft. All was going well
aboard until November 80, when the
barometer. began TO fall. 4t....i .. r.
Late In the afternoon Of November
20, with the Guddenpess with which
tIle9e South Sea. burfieanes spring. up.
we were strrck ty a sqpall which took
J the vessel fat back. Like pipestems hef
top hamper was carried away. Her
saas were blown oct Of the bolt rones
and her running gear went streaming TO
leewafd like ribbons. There was no
aecessity 10 call an hands on deck.
Every man was at his station ready To
make the battle for his life, FOR we
thought the staunch little craft WAS
doomed. For twe lve hours Il was, A bat
tie Of life and death, but we rode out
the gale, aud the next day the hufri.
,gne subsidized as quickly as X arose.
The, frmgard presented sorry siaht
the next day, however, and with her
rigging practically mass of wreck.
age, With bit tbirty.five DAYS pyoyi.
lions aboafd and s--5J miles from the
problem. The foreloweF and topsaii
Yards, the fore t9pgallant, the royal
and stAysaif yards and the fore topeal-
laHt mast were eargied away. The main
toPmast was carried by the board anu
the main lower mast head was wtenche,l
on. The mizzen topmast VAS sprung
and every sail was blown out Of her.
( The men turned to with viii,
however, and within a few days we had
the Irm9ard under "a jnsy. rig. which
enabled HERETO reach this port
The ImG4fd Was sighted Tuesday
AFTERNOON BY Captain Trask Of the SO.
n9ma, abort fifteen miles 10 the south.
west Of Qahps The tug Intrepid via
sent after her upon receipt Of A wire
,leses eEtagA, but the vessel could mot be
found. She was sighted about ten miles
9d port bv customs officers AZ six
twenty O'Clock yesterday morning and
ltowed into port a few hours later.
Z The 54lng htd Will be shifted to Pier
70 this morning, where she will under
10 tewnorary Jepairs and then she viii
be disBatlRhea for, san Frapeiseo. a
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-01-01
SUGAR. DIRECTORY
- NOW READY.
Handy I Compilation Of Valuable
Data About Hawali's Main
Industry Published

The first edition Of the fsDireetory
OF HeWaiian Sugar Plantations. "A a
compilation Of statistical data concern.
ing Hawai- main industry and the
fttyithree producing corporations which
create PROSPERITY Add wealth TO sup ! yrc
the Population Of this Territory, Is now
on sale at this Office, ~ H ~ J. /,
"A The compiler OF this volbme, Lorrin
A. TbpfstoD, states 10 the 'sFqtewora =
that, & This publication Is only The be-
ginning bf what, 4 hope, win GROW milo
d complete handbook OF the sugar 81.
dustry IN SHiawaii. The directory Is
fairly complete and is the hrst Of It's
kind published in, Hawaii. Epdeavors
will be made in the futgte TO make II
still more complete N ,ss, i.s,i5
"A second and enlarged edition con.
tanning additional statistical informa-
tion viii be ppblished early in 1918.
The Introductory contains a brief re-
sumo Of the extent Of the industry, the
polarization basis on which sugar is
sold, the market and conditions Of sale,
prodnttivity, methods Of cultivation and
yields. Statistical tables show the
icnge of prices since 1902, annual pro-
duction and consumption; and, the prog
ress Of the domestic beet and Cuban
cane sugar indpstries M
The main body of the work contains
full and complete INFORMATION concern.
ing each ofsthe sugar corporations, to-
gether with lists Of officers and the
admipistEative staff, 51,-.
This little volume is handy Guide
and compendium. Of information con-
scerning the plantations. II viii be, a
very useful reference book for those
whose interests are centered ip the, su,
gar industry. Z "
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-01-01
'ENks BIRIHBAK
new YEAR's DAY
Great Plantation Celebrates
Twenty fifth Anniversary
january !, 1915

Eva. Plantation eonapanv win end the
twenty.fifth year Of it, existence 10.
morrow. Ground was broker fos the
beginning "a this great ! enternrise
which has done 50 much 70 create for-
tuhesfor its shafeholders. January /,
1880. !. ~
The plantation paid its frst divid.
ends IN 1896. thirty per cent on a CAPT.
talisation Of S756o0O. The afst I've
years were extremelv didicuIt ones,
covering ii. they did the period OF ex-
IRENE low Driees and int9rnatioual
business depression e,,iininating N me
panic OF 1897. I'm 1895 business "a ~
ditions Clarified somewhat ana the aver.
age world Is price Of snpar began, 10
rise,
Early Success Of Enterprise
In his annual report for. 1895 the
manager ANNOUNCED that with prices
again on the upgrade the plantation
would soon weather the financial dill.
eulties which had attended is progress
for the initial Ave wears. These anti
cipations were fully realized. T6e
average Of prices received m 1895 was
3.27 cents. When this average fose To
ace cents IN 1896 the plantation was
able To- wipe out rs overdrafts anil
current indebtedness and 60 on i diyidl
end pnyina basis. m Il
Prices ayegased s.ss n 1897. 4.p4 n
| 1898. 4.42 In 1893 and 4.57 In. 1000 nv
1901 when sugar again decreased In
value TO 4.o5 Eva plantktion had been
able to increase its area under cult
vation and build up its mill plant and
equipment TO point which has enabled
the company, to continue az Hawaii 4
banner sugar plantation down to the
present time. IS
A Steady Producer
Eva has been thirty thousand ton
plantation for ten years. In the twenty.
Ave years Of its existence this planta.
tion has repaid mary times ever the
amount Of capital which the promoters
Originally invested. n l 4,
The company owns no fee simple
land. It's 1900 acres OF leased cane
land Is all situated below the 200 foot
level. This was the first. of the great
srrigatod plantations to icome to "a
successful issue In Hawaii and the first
cane plantation to successfully utilize
artesiap water Eva now has sixty
one arfesian wells and eight pumping
stations with total pumping capacity
Of 91,000,000 gallons in twenty-fonr
hours. h. "a
- -. am.n - T \ V y
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-01-01
eva HARVEST
NELL uIl[R NlI

4 T. III. Petrie stated yesterday that
Eva plantation mill ground 1913 tons
of new crop sugar TO December ~,
The cane Is still green and the juices
are low. However, as the crop is tas-
sailing more freely than usual early
Improvement In the quality of the
jnices Is anticipated. The cold wealth
or has checked the growth, and, as is
vel, Fecognizea anything that checks
the gfowth Of cane tends to incfeAse
the formation Of sugar and hasten the
riPening, egfi
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-01-01
.ALInQNE RECIPIENTS
/. HAVE CAUSE FOR JOY

4 tAsaociAted Press ~ Federal WifeloBa.l
I NEW YORK. December SO-Justice
Peter A. HendEick Of the state So
pfems Court yesterday rendered a de-
cision contrary to the ruling Of tho
treasury department respecting the col,
lection Of the federal income tax from
those in receipt Of alimony. The de-
partpent had ruled that aiirrony was
income Within the meaning Of the In
come tax law and, under the law THAI
the tar must be deducted at the
source, had authorized the collection
Of the tar from the alimony payer,
who should deduct it from the amount
Of alinony paid Justice Hsndrick
yesterday decided that aiimopy was not
70 be regarded as income in the sense
that the word is used in the federal
statute. &C..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-01-01
BEET SEED ARRIVES
y AT NEW ORLEANS

NEW YORK, December IL. Fears Of
a scarcity, Of sugar beet seed for mex
seasons planting throughout the west
win be dispelled BY the arrival Of 3d.
600 sacks Of German sugar beet seed at
New Orleans BY q Holland AWerica,,
steamer from Rotterdam. The eohsign.
ment made 100 carloads, and il being
sent TO beet sugar companies In the
four western states OF Colorado, Utah,
Nevada and California. IA
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-01-01
] DON'T COUGH.

: II Is absurd to allow cough TO hang
on and say your vitality when Cham
berlain' s Cough Remedy win cure you.
You dom know where persistent
cough WILL land YOU, You can I afford
TO allow Your throat and lungs to be,
come deceased When II is such a simple
thing to step into a chemist e shop and
get bottle Of Chamberlain's 0bugh
Remedy, For sale by all dealers, Ben
son, Smith 4 Co, Ltd, agents for Ha.
wall.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-01-01
lRtFININg PROFITS
AIIRlG|T GuBlNs
War Prices For Cuban Product
win Finance White Sugar
Manufacture

6 d /. d q Ia = h
e The trend 10 cane sugar probation
i towards the manufActart Of white
grqnulafed sugar on the plantation.
Mqeh attention. Is being directed IN thii
direction by the Cuban planters
by far the larger number Of Cuban
sugar producers have lost money during
the last two eaihpaigns, with sugar sell;
ing at two cents or. under The best
plantations have not as a rule realize,L
gross profits Of over forty to seventy
cents per ton Of cane milled. The aver.
age ratio ~ cane 10 96 degree ralFs in
/. Cuba IA estimated at nine 10 one. This,
would give a range Of gross profits OFT
the short ton basis Of from 1850 to
$3.50 per ton Of sugar produced
Against these gross profits must be
charged interest on the large capital
employed and depreciation ON the ma
ehfpery Of production.
: Cubans Coyet Rehners Profits
The Cuban planters have not been
aLle to maintain che upkeep and gem
eral efficiency of their properties during
the years when sugar sold at or under
hare cost of production, and further
hhoie hhfv DSofi tVfVVu ~ ie'oPt N,y
economies. during these years tney
cast longing eyes at the Pronts OF 81, REM.
ing hqt without mucn posslpiity q
reahzng theH hopes Lhe EurVpesii
war has changed th,s situatlgn; .
is now stated. py sugar prokerAl
VINO are IN touch WIN ene , Z ~ sitna-
tion that many managers are Plannlng
10 pnt m IehneTy plants, uhe hisn Nj
prices having enaoiea them 70 90 .nis
without saennetng TOO mueh Of then
invested capital.
The average rennery cost o. trans
forming one hnndfeo POUNDS o. W ae.
gree raws into nmety,two ana 2 nan
pounds of granulated Is ABOUT tnirty
cents, bnt the diherence betweenE the
selling values OF raws and granpiated
averages about one cent per pound OF
$1,000 per ton; ~ q
.wf1te Sugar Prices Falling
y II a. is now predicted by the sugar
prophets the Cubans are going after the
refner 3 diiferential 1t is bound to re-,
suit In narrowing the margin of values
y between raws, and white sugar, prob
ably by depressing the price Of granu,
lated. "
Those plantations which adopt any Of
the processes by the use Of which white
sugar is made direct from the juice will
have TO expend much time and money
in perfecting methods. Lack Of uni
formity in the color and quality of the
sugar thus prodpeed has been o draw.
back with most Of these methods up to-
the present time. x
Some planters will install the regular
refinery plant wherein Qualification j.
Effected Ly the use of phosphoric acid
and kone-char, The outlay required
Mill he considerable for the instalIaticn
Of new machinery.
vs. Whichever general method is follow
ed the plantation rehners will find
themselves under the necessity OF enter
ing q new market and one TO which
they are unaccustomed. The anticipat'
cd wider margin of profits which they
now hope TO realize on may entirely dis
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-01-01
!, a COMPANY Repairs DAMAGE

The Mauna Kea mail Yesterday
brought Information from Pahala that
the fumes blown down by the storm
have all been set up and repaired, SO
far as possible all damage to equip,
mept aud labor camps has been pade
good The loss which canpot be re,
paired is From cane that was fattened
and broken by the furious blasts Of
the Kona storm. :. :.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-01-01

NAco, December so.--Despite the.
arr9ngements for q cessation Of hos
tilities on the Mexican side Of the
border spasmodic firing took place
Yesterday. II Is believed that this was
the work Of individuals. ana without
orders from the Mexican commanders,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-01-01
TEN YEAR Term For
CHINESE PRESIDENT
tAaaociatea Presa BY Federal wlreless.l

ASSOCIATED Press ~ Federal wireless, 7
PEKING, December SOFA new
election law has inst been promuigat-
cd making the term Of the president
ten years and beyond that continuable
Indefinitely ifRtwo-thirds 81 the SON
ate consider that political conditions
wsrrant an extension.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-01-01
MINE OWNERS PROTEST
REMOVAL 0F TROOPS
tAssocia.sd Prs.a y Federal wirslsas.I

ASSOCIATED Press By Federal wirelsss.)
DENVER December s0.-- Representa-
tiyes OF three Of the largest mining
companies IN the strike region have
protested 70 the governor Of Colorado
against the removal OF the Federal
troops until further proof Is furnished
that We miners have been conDletsly
disarmed they express their convic.
tion that the miners are sim supplied
with arms and ammunition.