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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-26
PROPOSED PURCHASE MAY LARGELY
AFFECT AMERICAN SUGAR MARKET

more importance to us than to any 9th,
er nation" &..-.
Proposed Purchase. -
IT took the United States minister
at Copenhagen long time to get the
consent Of the Danish king and his
government TO the sale Of the islands.
The delay was caused by Denmark s
Joss OF Schleswig- Holstein through her
war with Prussia and Austria in 1864,
which made her reluctant to part
with any more of her territory, and
in addition the United States had to
overcome the determined opposition
organized at Copenhagen by Great
Britain and France When the king
OF Denmark, July 81, 1868, put his
signature to the treaty confirming the
sale. the price having been settled
ut $7.500,O00, he had waited so long
that the interest had died down in
Washington and Seward was no long.
er there to revive it. And Horace
Greeley in the New York Tribune,
condemning the purchase. in the
ineaAtime had published Mark Twain's
humorous description of ST. Thomas
as ian ocean volcano" the publica,
ton being followed is q few days by
violent upheavals and hurricanes on
the islands. The sugar trust was in
its infancy.
In 1898, just before the United States
went to war with Spain, Washington
negotiated again with Copenhagen to
buy the Danish West Indies. The
sugar trust by this time had become
a source of abundant import revenue,
paying annually a large sum on sugar
imported from the Danish West Indies.
If these islands were incorporated into
The United States the sugar would
come in free. But this time the sale
did not go through, owing to its re-
jected by the Danish parliament, act,
ing under strong pressure by the king
and the royal family. English states
men have placed upon Germany the
responsibility for Denmark's refusal
to sell her three islands in the West
Indies in 1898. At that time, how
ever, the breach made over Schles-
wig -Holstein was still an open sore,
and no European diplomat or his SOW
ereign had less influence in the in.
ternationai affairs of Denmark than
Germany England, on the other hand,
whose future Queen Alexandra was
tie daughter of the Danish sovereign,
spoke with authority in the councils
Of state at Copenhagen.
In 1900 the project was again
preached between Denmark and the
United States to buy st. Thomas, st.
John and st. Croix, the three islands
forming the Danish West Indies. It
was again defeated, this time at Wash
ington, and Russia has been given
the credit. in an extraordinary story
that the Standard Oil Company play
cd the Russian game at Washington,
accommodating the Cars government
to obtain petroleum concessions in
the Russian empire. What objection
Russia could have to American own.
ership Of the Dsnish West Indies is
not easy to discover. The sugar trust
and its antagonists could, doubtless,
explain the failure to buy the islands
in 1900 ..@:... w..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-26
rental HOUSES
SCARCE; BUILDING
SHOWS INCREASE
Leasing Lots to Home Builders
al Monthly Rents is
Novelty ~.

Leasing at small monthly rentals
lots ulGB which homes may be built
by prJJBecttFe builders is plan
which aas the SAVIOR of novelty TO Ho-
noluln. Long term leases have been
common enough but now comes the
real estate owner TO the home seeker
with an offer OF q lot or of lots at a
mCnthly rental Of s. TO $40 month
for each lot. 1t Is a plan which in
1e.ng PRESENTED in Waikiki and al
ready Eight houses are either building
o. damned to be built upon rented
lets ,s...i@
All summer real estate agents have
said that there has been a scarcity OF
desirable houses for rent. More re-
Gently that scarcity has become accen-
tuated and emphasized. 1t has been
season OF phenomenal tourist business
for Honolulu ard if the winter bust
ness be proportionate homes are
going to be at premium. And it is
is net all tourist business that is Gre
ating the demand. The growth of
population Is in excess of the amount
OF new building which is under way
and housing them becomes more and
more Of problem.
During the week there were 81
building permits issued and the cost
of the building to be done will aggre-
gate $3G,&Gl. The largest of the con-
tracts under these permits is an ice
cream factory for the Rawley Ice
Cream and Dairy Products Company.
Emory & Webb are architects, the
Aloha Building Company contractors
and the cost is estimated at $l1 900.
Fifteen of the permits are for resi-
dences, none being Of especially ex-
pensive type. .-..- Ia
Arrival of building materials has
temporarily at least relieved the short
age of supplies TO an appreciable ex-
tent and the inclination to await the
end OF the war for building is less
manifest, that cate being about as
indefinite as the location, Some
where in France" With the arrival
of further builders supplies a steady
increase. in building is now anticipat-
ed by both architects and builders.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-26
Trading in Sugar Stocks Be-
comes Light; Pineapple is
Strong on Merger RumorS

Sugar stocks have all been unfsy,
orabiy influenced during the week By
the unsettled conditions that cloud
The mainland transportation lines. Gen
cral dizziness ia sugar stocks resultea
bul prices held reasonably we'll and
there were lapses from inactivity into
sembiance OF semi-aetiYity on two
or three occasions. Price changes
Tor the week are generally unimport.
ant. though the general trend during
the week was toward slight reces.
Gions.
In contrast TO sugar stocks was Ha.
waiian Pineapple, which advanced
sharply to so on Thursday and main
timed that figure Friday. This adj
vance was said in some sources TO be
almost entirely occasioned by the
known Improved business conditions
CT the trade and especially of this
company. Other sources attributed
the demand Tor the stock at higher
prices to reports from the mainland
that told of 4 prospective merger OF
canning concerns and included in il
Hawaiian Pineapple Company, James
d. Dole would neither directly affirm
nor deny these reports. They con-
tain little Of detail as to what the
terms OF such merger would be but
have Iaet with considerable eredenee
end belief that such merger would
lie OF direct benefit TO the local con-
Germ. That the arrangement would
involve any change of ownership is
not generally surmised, but ca the
contrary the prevailing idea is that ii
would have to do almost entirely with
profitable marketing Of the product.
OF much int rest to the sugar indus
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-26
INTEREST in
BUILDING LOTS
ON INCREASE
Growing Inquiry From Prospec-
tive Builders Reported: Deal
for Business Property

Easily the most important ITansac-
ticn in business property heard Oh
during the week is the reported zeal
for tie Taakai Eva corner OF 3lakea
and King streets. Real estate de9iers
had report tha: this PROPERTY had
been sold early in the week. Inquiry
ct the office OF the agent brought no
denial, but the statement that the
matter was not yet in shape to fur
Rish the particulars.
Another transaction which should
have its influence on business prop
ecty iG the leasing Of The building for
merry occupied ~ the Star-BuIletin
IN Alakea street 10 the Won Hamm
Young Company for an automobile
salesroom.
Active inquiry for reasonably priced
lots and low priced lots for homes is
ere and an active autumn and winter
with increasing demand for lots in
Cno.ce locations is expected.
During the week the following con.
YeyanceG affecting Honolulu and
Oahu island lands were recorded. .
Baimuki aLnd Co. Ltd. to Thomas
Kalih!, 1000 So it. OF lot blk. 81, Kali
piuki tract; Sis. -.
J. Fl. Schnaek to First American
Saws. & TT. Go. of Haw., Ltd, por. r.
P. 2Aa6 Kul. &c, rents, etc, Maunakea
ST.; $4,000. ........: i
Patrick f. Ryan &wi. to ]. II.
Schnacl::, lots 30, 81, 81 & 6s, Middle
ST.; 5000. "
Est OF B. NJ. Aleen by. Trs. to Ar
thur H. Armitage, lot 81, Allen tract:
$1,000.
w. W. Robinson G Vt. to Bruce
Ronny, lots /. 2, 8, 4, 5. 6. : G 8, blk.
y, Waialae tract; S100 -.
Akoni Palakiko G VT. to J. P. Loo
ney. one-third int. in 3 Ia a. land,
Kalihi: $50.
Addie B. Gear & hsb. to L. r. Gas
per. pc. land. Emma ST.; $4,000. -.
Emalia Fapenuia fw) to Henrietta
A. Nakeu, r. P. 1912 Kul. 1871, Pauoa,
500. 49, -. =. 1
Solomon Kauai to Mrs Blanche L.
Hummel, 81 a. land, Diamond Head;
81.
John F. G Stokes & VT. to Desmond
X. Ohrt, lots 81 and 50, blk 3, Puunui
tract; $3.50. 1s.- ...
Jacintho T. Teves &wf to John T.
Teyes, lot 81, blk 4, Kapioiani tract;
SIS. Ill. T.. o..
J. L. Stack & VT to May K. Brown,
$1,000 a. land, Kalia I'd; $4,000.
Kalua Kahaleanu (w) ct al to w.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-26

x. Goodwin, int. in Kul. 2032 APP. / &
2, KunawaI; 800. ~. ~. :. -. -,
Ruta Kailieha to Lincoln l.. Nc.
Candfess, int. in 4. P. 1888 Kul. 7436,
rents, etc; Puhawai, Waianae; 500.
p W. K. Goodwin to ]. W. Kahaleanu,
int. in Kul. 2032 APPS. & 2, Kunawai;
$780, ~ ..~.s.. -. ~ IL f
John T. Teves to Mary Y. ,Teves.
lot 81, blk. 4, kapiolani tract; 500.
Henry Warehouse Trust Co., Ltd,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-26
ANOTHER POSSIBLE 49,.
HAWAIIAN INDUSTRY

The HoffmantLa Roche Chemical
Works, 40 Washington street. New
York, desires TO be put in touch with
anyone who deals in papain, or dried
papaya Juice.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-26

to Florence B. Bailey, let Is. Halelena
tract; $1,000.
Joseph A. vivichayes to Chas. E.
King. pos. land Kaneohe, Koola1poEo:
$500.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-26

Permission has been granted by the
Federal Reserve Board to the Nation
al City Bank of New York to open
a branch at Petrograd, Russia.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-26

Private Sturgis of Company NJ.
First Infantry, was struck by train
and killed when crossing drawbridge
from the State camp at Peekskill.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-26

Lieut.. Col De Rosey C. Cabell, chief
Of staff of the expeditionary force in
Mexico. has been promoted and
assigned to command OF the Tenth
Cavalry. H.. 1884,. +.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-02-17
MONEY AT HOME

The fad imported goods this country practically all
times past been discovered faacy The European
has practically the supply Of these supposed superior
goods and thrown the proper light upon the merits OF the do
products Already fad has changed and today popu
lar article is the Made in T. S. A.
This that millions Of dollars heretofore going Of this
country annually because Of fad will remain in the
United that will be much money
home and within reach of everybody means that thousands
of men will receive employment here making the articles which have
heretofore been made in the foreign country
During the fad has developed among the people
throughout this country do their shopping with the mail order
1t fad much warranted than that of buying the
imported goods and has deprived the local communities of
than did the other fad deprive this the
and home prosperity
Through the influence mail
been reapng harvest The popularity of the fad has enab
ed them fleece the people which is truly shameful
They have made gross misrepresentation in their catalogues and
have employed deceptive sell their goods to the
thinking public
ed that hundred thousand dollars annually
being Omtarre its trading district these mail
order houses This that that cash being
away and business who have interest
whatever in this community and who do of
here profits to just that
The local people your greatest assistance in build
your community They friends all and
the people will appreciate cooperation in the effort build
a greater business community.
When misfortune befals the the business
the first be appealed assistance When money
looked for He called upon support the band the ball
the volunteer fire department and the other institutions
and for the protection pleasure and convenience of all the
people An appeal mail order house for donation
of these would be completely ignored
This fad is proving real detrment every community
throughout the The of the mail order houses
receiving inferior article their purchases but the
financial drain is retarding local development.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-07
General Merritt's Career.

General Wesley Merritt was born in
New York city in 1886 and died in
1910. He was graduated from West
Point in 1860 and in 1851 assigned to .
cavalry regiment. In 1862 he acted a.
aid to General Cooke. In 1863 he par
ticipated in Stonemaa's famous raid
toward Richmond. In the battle Of
Gettysburg and in the Richmond cam
paiEn of April-August, 1864, he CON-
manded q reserve cavalry brigade, and
in the Shenandoah valley campaign
and the final Richmond campaign hs
commanded q cavalry division. BY
the end OF the war he had been made
major general Of volunteers and
brevet major general in the regular
army. In 1876 he served In the Indian
campaigns in Wyoming and Dakota.
From 1882 to 1887 he was superintend.
ent OF the United States Military acad.
envy. In 1887 he was made brigadier
general, in 1895 major general. In
1Ss7-9S he commanded the department
of the East Of the United States army.
and he was in command of the United
States forces in the Philippines in
1898. He was one of the United States
peace cowmfssioners to Paris, and
after that was again commander Of
the department OF the East until hs
retired from the service June 16. 1900.
He was the son Of John w. and Julia
Ammo Merritt. ....s ..r..- ~
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-07
SAVINGS Banked in Teapots,


A considerable amount Of gold Is be.
ing boarded by people who bank their
incomes and business takings and who
are anxious to be ready to meet emsr.
gency demands; but 1t is probable that
a much larger quantity is stored up in
rural parishes throughout the country.
Tho money, which is added to from
time to time, lies unDroductive in the
house, concealed in wooden boxes W.
der the bed. teapots, vases, or In tin
boxes. It was stated recently in 10
cal paper in Devonshire that persons
who went about the country districts
knew instances of from $500 to $4,000
being kept in bedrooms in lonely farm
houses, the owners Of these dead re-
serves being in no way tempted by 5
per cent bonds. It has. in fact, been
the custom In many families for the
family fortune, such as it is. to Do
handed to the heirs in cash.
In certain rustic minds there seems
to be not only distrust of the bank
and post Office. but an ineradicabie OBJ
lection to outside persons knowing
tho state Of their finances. It is not
yet realized that a practice which
may be comparatively tnnocuous In
time Of peace Is positively harmful In
time OF war.-London Times.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-07
Dance to Drive Foa Away.

The canyons and mountains back OF
melville, near Santa Monica. CAL, re-
sounded at night with the beat OF
tom-toms and the hillsides were light.
ed by the bonfires of 100 Indians, who
spent the night praying in primitive
fashion to drive away the fog and
rain.
The chief OF the tribe had been in.
formed that II the fogs lasted much
longer, preventing the making of pic
lures for the movies, the Indians
would have to be sent back to their
reservation in South Dakota.
A council was called and it was de-
cided to hold q sunshine" or "weath.
er" dance. w. r. Brooks, in charge of
the Indians, was 30 notified and Mr..
Ince contributed an OK to be roasted
az part OF the ceremony.
Two medicine men, Lone Bear, reput.
cd to be more than one hundred years
old, and Good Voice Grow were in
charge of the ceremonies, In which all
the Indians took part. Bonfres were
lighted and the tomtoms were pound.
ID on the top Of q mountain back OF
the motion picture camp. AS the *
roasted the dance continued.-Nsw
York Sun. '''
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-07
Periscope Described as Really
Simple Instrument.
Gives Clear Imaees. but Has Some Do
feets Which scientists Are En-
deavorina to Reetify-1ires
the Observer Quickly.

The periscope, the EYE" OF the
submarine. is described as simple in
strument whose construction has
proved a complicated problem for op-
ticians. In it's simple FORM" an op
tician says. 1t is a vertical steel tube
about 20 feet long, with a rejecting
prism at the top and the lenses OF
a telescope at the bottom. 1t Is. IN
fact, simple telescope whose line
of light turns a corner from norl-
zontal to vertical as it passes through
the prism. This instrument takes in
IS degrees of the horizon, or one
eighth of the total field, at one view.
By turning the tube on it's axis, the
rest comes into sight successfully.
This periscope gives very clear
images, but as it can be used with
only one eye at time it does not
allow of distinguishing the different
planes of vision very well, and tires
the observers eye rather quickly.
Binocular periscopes have been at
tempted. but luminosity is lost by
gaining the advantage of stereo-
scopic vision.
The socalled combination peri
scope allows of vision with both eyes,
though it is not stereoscopic. A real
image is thrown on ground-giass
screen, much like that of photo
graph camera; it may be looked at
with the two eyes, but no impress
sion Of depth and space is given. The
screen avoids excessive fatigue. and
it can be used only in bright light.
The size of the image is often insult
fcient to bring out detail To obtain
greater enlargement without dinin-
ishing clearness too much, magnify
ing lenses are sometimes added.
The preceding periscopes do not
enable a commander to take q rapid
survey Of the horizon; it takes FIVE to
ten seconds to make a complete circle.
Again, the observer must himself
move around with the eye-piece. II
the image Is to remain upright with
out moving the eyepiece it is neces-
sary to use compensatory prism
whose movement makes up for that OF
the eyepiece.
This is the principle OF the pano-
ramic periscope whose tube is fixed
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-07
FREE CONvICTS ARE FLUSH
Fifteen Men Out Of Prison Had
Little Roll Of $704 Be-
tween Them.

i Olympia, Wash.-Instead of the
usual prison gift of IS each. Is In.
mates of the state penitentiary at
Walla Walla took away with them q
total of $704, earned In wages, when
released recently.
The leading capitalist of the crowd
carried $s2.7o, the next $3.50, six had
cash varying from $50 to $50 each.
and the lowest. $3.50. all earned at
the rate of 50 cents day and board
on public road work in Douglas
county.
Another detachment of 30 men has
been ordered from the prison, to the
honor camp, which will close on COM
pletion of work in that section OF the
state July 1. Twenty prisoners have
been selected to be sent April to
the Meskill quarry In Lewis county.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-07

d. T. Jackson, founder Of the Dear
field settlement of colored farmers To-
Gated in Webb county, Colorado. is
big man Of broad views. determined
purpose, and tremendously vigorous
personality. His outlook is distinctly
practical. according to the Southern
Workman. He lives to put as many OF
his race as possible on their feet. At
this moment he has bunch OF 250
OF them fairly started toward indie
pendence. He is deeply conscious of
the fact that colored people are OF
the SOIL in tastes and capacities; he
10 getting them close to the soil. In
i word, he Is. in way and to de-
gree. Booker Washington in convic-
ton, purpose and endeavor. His band
OF settlers is tho Quickest lot OF az
ricultural toilers Of whom I have any
knowledge. 5f - .ss
.'Tha first year there were only
seyen families in the settlement"
says MI. jackson, land we had only
three teams. We managed to get In
rarden corn, melons. pumpkins.
SQUASH, Mexican beans and potatoes.
We cleared = few acres of hay ground.
removed the sagebrush by hand, the
women and children welding grub
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-07
ROMPS IN THE TRENCHES

seant major was wounded and came
to hospital in England. The girl
came with him and stayed in the hos
pital too, the pet of patients and
nurses.
She has now been taken by her
adopted 'daddy"-the sergeant major
to Bedford, where she will have a
woman's care and still be attached to
the regiment.
The parentage of the child and how
she came to be deserted in the ditch at
La Bassee remain an unsolyed mys-
terry. She was too young to know her
name or to give any account of her
self. There is suggestion of terror
stricken fight in the fact that she is
afraid of German helmet. For the
khaki and becapped soldier she has an
affection, but il Tommy puts a he'll
met on she shrinks away as in fear.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-07
FUNERAL WAITS FOR COFFIN
She and Her Husband Selected WAL
nut Lumber From Their Farm,
but There Was Delay.

St. Louis.-The funeral OF Mrs. An
ton Weineke OF Edwardsville, ILL.,, was
delayed until coffin could be made
from a walnut tree of her home
place"
Mrs, Wienecke and her husband,
three years ago, picked out the wal
nut tree on their farm from which to
have their cofflns made. 1t was sawed
into boards, which were permitted to-
season until Last June. when Wieneke
took tho lumber to q planning mill and
ordered 1t made into collins.
Wieneke was then eighty years old,
ana bis wife was seventy.seven.
The work Of making the caskets
was put of. When Mrs. Wieneke
died, rather Unexpectedly, orders were
given to rush one Of the coins to
completion.
Mrs. Wieneke was the daughter of
Anton Louis. = pioneer st. Louis drug
gist.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-07

round, and has a metal handle at the
apex The base is fiat cup. on to
which a pierced metal funnel is fitted.
having the ignition device and handle
fitted at the top. The funnel is gener-
ally filled with thermit. which upon
ignition generates intense heat, and BY
the time of the conclusion has taken
the form OF molten metal of the q.
traordinarily high temperature of over
5000 degrees Fahrenheit.
The molten metal is spread BY he
conclusion Outside the funnel IL .
padding Of hiEhly-inf1ammable or 20
sinous material bound on with an D.
hammable form of rope. The resinoas
material creates = pungent smoke.
There is generally some melted
white phosphorus in the bottom Of the
cup. which develops nauseous fumes.
In some cases celluloid clippings aSs
added. and occasionally a small Quan-
tity Of petrol.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-07
BLIND MAN OPERATES MILLS
ALTHOUGH He is SiehsIess, Wider Runs
Four Of Them Success
fully.

Williamsport. Pa.-Forced to sup
port a family when he became olino
fourteen years ago, at the age OF forty
two. o. l. Wilder. after taking turn
at various occupations. turned to mill
ing. He ordered feed mill installed.
With his hands he studied its mys-
teries and soon started grinding. With
his hands he built the bins and other
equipment.
Since then he has installed three ad'
d!tional mills All Of these be oper-
ates himself He has not even put
guards on the swift-running belts He
bags and weighs all the -four. feed.
meal and oyster shells he grinds, and
loads his products on the patrons
wagons. He also conducts a small
grocery as a side issue.