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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-05
EDITOR
TREES VERSrS :. WIRES.


4 public movement 10 force underground elrrt-ie
light power Telephone and strect-railwaH wires in
the downtown business district Of Honolulu began
IL take shape al Yesterdays meeting Of the GitN
Planning Commission ... ..*-..:.
Opinion fayorne This action on >uch STREETS as
King Beretania Fort Nuuanu and other main bust,
ness thorougfares strongly expressed, and Civ
en- point BY the statement of public interest repre-
sented ia saving HonoluluS trees from mutilaton
by public service corporations
III is looking a good many wears ahead. perhaps.
TO speak of putting the electric wires underground
but there is reason why should not look ahead.
Honolulu is developing concrete and dynamic ideas
ON beantifying the city, and few things are more
ideous than electric light and telephone poles, nor
do cross-aIuis and mazes of wire add particularly
lao the ad0lnment in front of business blocks and
along business streets. III" ..:"
Honolulu would like TO see the public utilities com
mission aud the city engineering department in co
Operation with the utility corporations. work out
!plans for putting the wires underground on, the
streets mentioned and on others The city planning
commission could lend valuable aid in suggesting
where for beauty well safety wires should UNI
background on main trayeed thoroughfares
In the meantime. no delay should be allowed in
working ont plans for supervision of the reecutting
scrilled bv Mr. L. A. Thurston will be stopped Mr..
Thurston cited instances TO prove that far from hav-
Hg been stopped by the protests of indignant cti,
zens three years ago the mutlation has continued,
with several private companies and the citys street
department Offenders.
The Hawaiian Electric Company offers TO pay part
or all of the expenses of an expert treetrimmer TO
be employed under the direction of the Outdoor Cir
Ecle Such an arrangement would be a credit to
both the corporation and the circle and other wire
companies would undoubtedly be willing to enter in
TO similar arrangement, but the plan. while far bet
Ter than TO allow present conditions to 90 on, is not
the most effective 1t ought TO be part Of the rec.
ognzed functions of the city to preserve its trees
from mutilaton and destruction.
What Honolulu needs is park commission with
plenty of power-an honorary commission. which
can hire and discharge its employees, and which has
authority 10. deal not only with parks and PLAY
grounds, but with precisely such situations as now
so forcby brought to public attention.
Legislation 10 create such commission is now
in order.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-05
FoREsEEING LEAN YEARS ToroNE.

II is needless 10 saf that Hawaii will read with
Close attention the address Of Mr. Allen W r Rot.
tonlcr. retiring president Of the Hawaiian sugar
Planters Association That address published in
full in today'S paper. speaks gowing1y of the pros
porous times of the present but indicates lean Years
10 come and emphasizes the necessity Of getting
ready for these lean wears
President IIottomley does not take up the subject
OF transportation Of sugar 70 rhe mainland. plrsln
ably because this is Il part of Havaii's industry
handled by another organizations the Sugar Factors
Company Nevertheless II is a subject in which the
planters association is vitality interested III com
mon with all Hawaii, and which demands attention
by every commercial body in the islands
2 In "the lean wears 10 come when Hawaii is com
peting with the cane growers of Cuba and Europe
and the sugar beet growers of the mainland United
States this territory must have control Of It's ship
ping. Ii will then be imperaTely necessary to con
troll far possible every factor of our chief in.
dustry. so that we can develop efficiency. economies
and allied businesses Ia the fullest extent liz will
aso be necessary for the interests Of Hawaii 10 de
yelop their freight and passenger lines that the
mercantile and tourist businesses can I've given the
greatest degree Of encouragement larger and
larger opportunity To tide the lean years when
profits sugar are less generous.
getting their Christmas goods is but one of thou
sand instances which might he cited of insufficient
steamer Accommodations.
The men al the helm of Hawais great sugar in
dustry are tie men to take hold of this problem
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CONTINUED from page one)
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LABOR MUST EXPECT LEAN TINES.

There is no perceptbe sign thus far of any check
to the eountrys business activities. Everything is
still running full speed ahead. The I. 5. Steel Cor
poration has this week announced another advance
of 10 per cent in wages making the third advance of
this amount within year. Other iron and steel
manufacturers are following the lead of the larger
company and advances numerous in other indus
tries Mills throughout the country are making phe-
nomena profits but it is obvious that when the war
ends as il must later, general readJust,
ment must ensne II then will be necessary for lab
or to assume its proper share of the reaction which
however, is position that it is difficult TO believe
the leaders will Willingly take. Henry Clews,
Financier.
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Der of the association Tor many years
and his death on Angus: y. 1916, i a5
mourned by a large circle OF acqu lint,
ances and friends. III knowledge Of
the cultivation and manufa 2ture Of
sugar was extensive and thorough.
He was an efficient executive officer
and beloved by all associated with
him.
AT the last annual meeting of the
association the subject was discussed
of the need COR some system Of boiler
inspection in the territory and the sub
ject was referred 10 the trustees o.
the association for action. Later the
subject was referred by the trustees
to the committee on manufacturing ma
chinery
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-05
PROSPERITY To BE FOLLOWEDBY
lean time, AYSPLANTERS HEAD

but that prosperous times will be our
GOOD fortune next year and probably
for a short time thereafter. Let us
realize, however. that our prosperity
and the wonderful prosperity in al.
most every line of business through
cut the United States rests on very
slender foundation and that lean
years are sure IN follow in the wake
of the termination of the European
war. and let us also bear in mind our
constantly rising cost of production.
The increased cost of leboT and ma
terials going into the production of a
ten of sugar has been very great, and
one does not have to be a prophet to
forecast a very heavy increase in the
cost Of marketing our sugar during
:he next few years. There has eeen
a tremendous expansion in the sugar
industry of Cuba and in the beet SUI
gar industry of the United States, and
ghen the European nations can again
ilevote themselves to peaceful occu-
pations. there viii be production OF
sugar which the world has never be
fore experienced with a consequent
covering of prices.
-ake Thought For Future
1T behooves us. therefore, while
UT industry is profitable to provide
scr the future. This. ! firmly believe.
Is being lonesome are paying off
bonds and other Indebtedness and
ayinc aside emergency funds against
time Of need, and Others are putting
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Continued from page one)
by air OF as, the year 1916 also
brought us excellent prices for our
crop.
Year 1916 Most Prosperous
In the annals of the sugar indus
try Of hawaii. more prosperous year
than that preceding this meeting OF
the association has never Deen re-
corded. II is true that prices of SUI
ear have been much higher at some
periods in the past than during last
year. but the low yields and conse,
quent high cost of production of those
times mere than offset the increased
returns from the sale of sugar The
average New York price Tor raw SUI
gar during our fiscal year was $1l1.25
per ton. which has not been exceeded
In the average OF any year since 1889.
This year and last have brought good
profits for the plantations and profit
able times for the islands rs whole;
for hen the sugar business is pros
porous its prosperity is reflected in
almost every other. line of business.
and the reverse of this as equally true.
while we have every right TO en-
JOY the prosperity that has come to
us. wesmust not allow ourselves 10 be
unduly carried away thereby, but
shonld exercise discretion in the man
aaemenf and conservation OF the fin
ances of the sugar plantation corpor-
ations. There seems TO be little doub
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-05
JAMES L. MCLEAN.

Honolulu heard with profound shock. followed
by widespread and acute SORROW. that James /. Ne
Lean had died suddenly early this morning.
An esteemed aud estimable citizen. Mr. Mclean
had taken an effective part in many movements for
the progress and welfare of his city, in quiet. IN.
ostentatious way which, to those who knew him.
did not conceal the independence of his thought. To
very many HonelulaBs he was Jim Mclean. and
il is PERHAPS The lest tribute to him TO say that the
keenest shock outside his family and intimate
friends was felt on the waterfront. in the shipping
circles where he spent his business life From the
chiefs OF the Inter Island company TO the deckhands
and ronstabouts on steamers and wharyes there was
"a sense of BEREAVEMENT so strong il expressed itself
al times in tears she'd by men ordinarily without
emotion.
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REPORT OF YEAR
FROM SECRETARY
CONTINUED from page one)

of the bureau of labor statistics OF the
association, for the year ending Sep
TENDER 80, 1916, is herewith presented,
showing a total tonnage for the year
SO, 4S3 fsohtr tonsI, being 52,962 tons
less than the previous year state
ment of the tonnage produced sDr the
past 10 years is also presented here
with.
THE following named new members
of the association have been elected
during the past year: Messrs. Alex
ander Valentine. w. p Naqrin and j.
L. Coburn.
THE following named member re-
signed during the past year: sir ".
J. Dyer.
The total number Of individual
members of the association is Ut pres
ent 129. In November. 49,. 1.-The total
number was 128, since which time
three new members have been ad-
mftted one member resigned and one
member, Mr.. w. G. Ogg, died.
mir. w. G.. Ogg mad been 4 mem
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-05

The very modest request Of the venerable Queen
Iiliuokalani former ruler of the Sandwich Islands
that one of the new hattie cruisers be named Ha.
vail will doubtless be granted by the navy depart
ment. 1t should be SO named and the big warship
put inthe Pacific a sister ship to the new dread
nonghf California whose keel recently was laid AT
Mare island Bakersfield, Cal. Echo.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-05
BOND ELECTION COST.

Theros of the primary election held October Z
1916 Tor the purpose of nominating candidates for
the senate and house of representatives was $1,000
The cost of holding the general election. including
Also the bond election and the purchase of large
stock OF watermarked paper t$967f was S524S,
The estimated cost now of holding special elec
ton on the bond Issue is $1,000.
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FIELD ARTILLERY TO
HAVE NEW EQUIPMENT

TO exchange some OF their caissons
and other material for Kew equipment
which is being kept in store for the
regiment. a large portion OF the 9Th
Field Artillery will come to town TO.
morrow from Sehofield Barracks. The
men will leave the barracks today.
coming as far as Red Hin, where they.
viii stay overnight.
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in much needed improvements in the
mills and in the fields whereby the
cost of production may be lowered
and yields increased, and all of the
plantations are preparing in their
own way to fit themselves for the
struggle which is surely before us.
My only hope is that this eonserva-
tive policy NAV continue, and If 1t
does, i feel sure that when the time
of stress comes We shall not be found
wanting
Crop for Year
The total production of sugar for
the year ending September 80 last was
593, 4SS short tons, nearly SO, 600 tons
less than the previous year The ISL
and of Hawaii led in production, pro-
ducing 1854 tons, and next in order
comes Maui with l50,312 tons, Oahu
1896 tons, and Kauai with los, SOL
tons.
Unfavorable weather conditions on
the island of Hawaii during the crop
season very materially reduced the
production of that island, and if it
had not been for this, the production
of the islands for this year would have
been only slightly lower than that of
the previous year.
IT is a pleasure and a source of
qualification to all of us that while
enjoying exceedingly prosperous
times the plantations have unselfish-
ly and voluntarily shared this pros
perity with these who till the soil
and perform the manual labor neces-
sary in the production of sugar. What
ever may be the criticism Of the high
percentage of bonus paid to the plan
tation workers, il is unquestionably
true that the fundamental principle
underlying the bonus system, which
is, that in times Of prosperity the la
borer shall share therein with the en-
pIoyer, is correct: and il is TO the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-05

1t has been suggested that a battleship be named
the Hawaii. 1t might be armed with ukueles to
repel musc-loyng enemy.-San Francisco Tx
amner
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-05

A meeting of the board of license
commissioners will be held Wednes.
day afternoon to act on an application
for a liquor license transfer.
Alma record., 1916-03-02
SILENT MOTORS POSSIBLE

If tenders, brakes, springs and all
other parts of an automobile were al
lowed to work loose or rattle without
being hampered, quietness in the
motor, which is the dream of every
auto owner, would after all, avail but
little. A study of the cars that were
shown at the Grand Rapids automo-
bile show have been made during the
past year in cleaning up the little
details which tend 10 develop rattles
after the car has been in use for
some time. Coil springs under ten
sion have been placed on the brake
links Of a number Of cars. In others
a system of double eyes have been pro-
vided to hold the gasoline line rigid
and the electric light wire conduits in
position In the 1916 motors the
rear support is quite frequently
found enchored inside the channel
beam instead of resting on the upper
flange Linings of woven fabric be-
tween the chassis and the body are
being used by many manufacturers to
prevent the squeak that is developed
when the wood bears directly against
the metal frame structure. Taken in
all. tho cars arc as near "noiseless' as
it is pogible to make them and a
quiet running motor IN q late modc
car IS nst entirely overlooked because
OF the din and rattle elsewhere.
Alma record., 1916-03-02

Mrs. Lionel Marks. or Josephine
Preston Peabody. TO call her by the
name which she has made famous. is
a poet whose tendency has always
been toward democracy From The
Singing Leaves her first book OF
lyrics, to The Piper" the dramatic
poem which received the Stratford on
Avon prize in 1910. and The Wolf of
Gubbio." the poetic representation of
events in St Francis life in her latest
published book. she has chosen for her
theme not fantastic and rare aspects OF
nature nor the new answers Of her
own emotions. but things that are
common TO al normal mankind. such
as love and religion. Also without
seeming 10 preach she is always ex-
pressing her love for liberty. equality
and fraternity. and. although she new
er dwells upon the overworked term.
she is as devoted an adherent of the
brotherhood OF man as was william
Morris.
Certainly. poetry Is steadily grow
ing more democratic. said Mrs. Marks
recently. More people are writing
poetry today than fifty years ago, and
the appreciation OF poetry is more gen
eral Most poets OF genuine calling are
writing now with the world In mind
as an audience. not merely for the en-
tertainment Of little literary cult
But / do not think that the vers
libre fad has any connection with this
tendency OF with the Development Of
poetry at all Indeed, / do not think
that the cult is growing. We hear
more Of it IN the United States than
we did a year or two ago, but that is
chiefly because London and Paris have
outworn its novelty. so the vers H.
bristes concentrate their energies on
Chicago and New York
you see" said Mrs Marks, "the
commonest thing there isl may say
the most democratic thing-is the
rhythm OF the heartbeat A true poet
cannot ignore this. At the greatest
times in his life, when he is filed with
Joy or despair or when he has a sense
OF portent. man is aware OF his heart.
Of its beat, Of Its recurrent tick-tick
He IS aware Of the rhythm OF life.
When we are dying perhaps the only
sense that remains with us is the sense
OF rhythm-the feeling thai the grains
OF sand are running. running. running
out.
THE pulse beat is tremendous
thing. 1t Is the basis Of all that men
have In common. All life IL locked up
in its regularly recurrent rhythm. And
1t is that rhythm that appears In our
love songs. our war songs, In all the
poetry of the human cycle from lula
bies TO funeral chants. In the great
moments OF life men feel that they
must be sharing. that they must have
something In common with other men.
and so their emotions crystalline into
the ritual OF rhythm, which rs the most
democratic thing that there ~"
Alma record., 1916-03-02
Blouse Foaturoa.

At this time Of year there 10 not 90
apt to be any radical change IN the
lines OF the new blous-s, but many de-
tails OF trimming and cut make a
blouse a delightful as well as difficult
article Of apparel TO choose In a shop.
There Is a dovetaIl front that Is odd,
points overlapping on each side Of the
blouse and buttoning with large pearl
buttons. Wide stripes two and three
inches wide make another kind OF
blouse attractive. The cape collar of
silk or satin tops blouses Of georgette
Grape. one white blouse has very
realistic strap and buckle arrangement
embroidered on the blouse IN black silk
Alma record., 1916-03-02
STORAGE BATTERY TIPS

Even or those frosty mornings
when The thermometer indicates zero
weather, very little trouble viii be ex-
aoncaced 10 starting your car if the
4dsita given by The Willard storage
Battery company is needed, Some o.
Che th'nqs they suggest ore'
Keep the batteries filled with di
titled water end fully charged.
a periodic inspection win 10 NOR.
good thor any amount of guess-wcr
20 not >allow The battery 10 ru.
down. especially in cold weather, be
cause The danger Of freezing is great
when the charge is weak
Willard batteries viii be irspccte
free at Willard Service station, 8,
don't hesitate to have this importan
poii1t attended to.
Alma record., 1916-03-02

II is question whether handker-
chiefs could be much gayer than they
are at present No color Of the spec
trum has been neglected. Indeed. one
handkerchief combines all the coiors
Of the rainbow in rs border and is al
most as cvanescent as ihc rainbow It.
self Pussy willow taffeta. crepe de-
chine chiffon tissucs and the standby
linen. arc gll used for the fashionable
handkerchief. There nre no lace edges
20 speak Of. but much hand embroid
efy colorcd Bindings and fancy hem
fitchings
Alma record., 1916-03-02
MAXWELL ERECTS
A NEW BUILDING
To Turn Out 500 Cars Daily
When New Addition is
Completed.
CAPACITY WILL Be OOBLLED
building to Practically Cover
Four Acres of GrOund-In-
crease Shipping Facilities.

Ground has been broken at he
Maxwell Motor Co. Oakland avenue
plant for one Of the largest building
operations undertaken for some time
hy the Detroit automobile industry.
The new Maxwell addition is TO bo
500 feet long by $50 feet wide and
will cover practically four acres of
ground.
Like the other buildings of the
group, it will be one-story high, with
saw tooth roof Of glass and tile The
materials are brick and steel, with
cement floor. Eighty days have been
allowed for the building operation.
On January %, when the contractor
turns the building over complete, ac-
eording to schedule the Maxwell COM
pany's facilities will rise from a
capacity of $50 to 500 cars daily.
New Building for Assembly.
The new building will be devoted
solely to assembly purposes. Along
its length will run two parallel mov-
ing platforms, similar TO the one on
which the company's product is now
put together. At one end this assem-
bly, will start with the bare, unpaint-
ed frames From the other. COM
pleted cars will roll out to the testing
track, under their own power.
There is nothing new or experiment
tai in any step Of this assembly. 1t
will be merely reproduction in du-
pleX Of the system which has been
successfully in use for more than six
months. Designed by Production
Manager Charles Adams 20 the gen
eral ideas of President Flanders, of
the Maxwell company, the present
Maxwell platform was originally rat
ed as able 10 care for a production
of 100 cars a day. In the stress of
summer and fall necessities this plat
form is now turning out more than
$50 cars daily. It's present record
is 2S6
In the revised plan of production,
the present platform will form one
of the pair in the new building. The
room vacated will be used in the
manufacture of part of the increased
uuHlbti VI Nilltc Whltn the QOuDltu
assembling capacity will render avail
able. Increased production will also
be the rule at the plants at Wood
ward and Baltimore avenues, and on
Milwaukee avenue, as well as those
located at Newcastle. Ind, and Day
ton, 0. Several of these plants are
increasing their floor space and equip
ment to maintain the production bal
ance.
Own 59-Acre Tract.
On account of the isolated location
Of the Oakland avenue plant, few
Detroiters have recently realized the
scope of the operations there. The
tract on which the building are stu
ated includes 80 acres, more than II
of which are covered with buildings,
driveways and railroad sidings. More
than. mile of additional sidings are
now being placed and additional ship
ping docks are being built TO take
care of the increased output of next
spring Several of the departments,
in addition to the production organ
ization have their Headquarters in
the office building on these grounds.
The Maxwell interests also control
the adojurning property on which the
Gray Motor Co., is located and oper-
ate large part of the main building
there as motor factory.