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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30
HAWAIPSFOOD INSPECTION SCOPE
SOONTOEXTEND TOSTATES' GOODS

Five years ago the laboratory was
on the second floor Of the Free Die
pensary building. The rooms had low
ceilings, poor light and no ventilation
worthy of the name. The place
where the chemicals were stored was
not dustproOf Further, the scientific
apparatus. the stock of chemicals and
the scientific library were insufficient
Worst of all the plumbing was wholly
unsuited for a place intended to be
used as a chemical laboratory.
At the present time We have a
small but very satisfactory laboratory
on the second floor of the Kapuaiwa
building hove the board of health.
The space is we'll lighted and Ventii
tied. We now have an up-tO-date co.
ection of books on foods and drugs
by the best authors along the vari'
Gus lines, our stock Of chemicals has
been greatly increased and is now
sufficient for testing the ordinary
lines Of foods and drugs. Mention
might be made of fairly complete
set of eoal-tar colors Of known COM
position, set of essential oils and
1 collection of the more important
starches, cereals and spices. The la
ooratOry apparatus now includes Il
good polariscope for sugar and oil
work, an electric furnace, and con
slant temperature electric oven.
There is the usual digestion, distilling
and extracting apparatus. We have
an excellent microscope, also the
Zeiss and Able refractometers. The
laboratory tables are supplied with
water. and water suction apparatus
gas, electric light, electric hot plates
and an electrically driven air pump,
giving both vacuum and blast
Systematic Inspections
Five years ago the limited force in
this office found 1t impossible to
carry out any systematic inspection
throughout the territory or even IN
the city and county of Honolulu.
At the present time, while still lack.
ing sufficient help, this office endeav-
ors to maintain systematic inspection
throughout the territory.
An important line of work, which
We hope to extend greatly in the
near future is the interstate inspec-
ton. Interstate inspection is the in
spection of goods coming from the
mainland. II shipment of goods is
believed to be in violation of the food
and drug act of June 80, 1906, an in,
terstate sample is taken. Data is col
lected showing the interstate sale and
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30
HONOLULU HAS MODERN lighting
SERVICE At MINIMUM 0L EXPENSE

tract. Out in Kahala the lines extend
past the 1senherg ranch, and Waialae
residents are also furnished with
power.
To supply the power these exten
sions were capable of carrying the
company found it necessary to install!
two new turbines i'm its power house,
one Of $500 and the other of 1900 kiIo-
watt capacity. These were in addi-
ton to a turbine of but 80 kilowatt
capacity.
Total of Business
In 1910 the company's power plant
generated 100000 kilowatts of cur
rent and in 1916, so great had be-
come the demand for power, that 49,
100000 kiloHatts were generated. The
steady increase in the business of
the company is shown by the fact that
in 1910 the total volume of business
amounted to $575.045, while in 1915
this volume had been increased to
$929,275. In this connection it is in
teresting to note that during the last
seven years the price of current per
1000 kiloEatts has decreased from
Il cents 20 cents. Light and power
consumers numbered 1850 in 1910, and
in 1916 was S475, an increase of 1925
customers in the seven years.
AS regards industrial business, the
company in 1910 was furnishing cur
rent for motors in Honolulu with
capacity Of 1850 horsepower while tC-
day this capacity represents 300
horsepower In 1910 52,126 electric
lights were in use in Honolulu AMI
in 1916 the number had increased to
103,53S
In 1910 the company manufactured
$500 tons of ice, and in 1916 24.76T
tons In 1918 the company found il
necessary to remodel the old cold stor
age plant and construct three add
tional buildings. The old type of cold
storage system was done away witt
and an up-to-date plant installed, this
having been specially designed to meet
local conditions. The company now
has 100000 cubic feet of cold storage
space and last year every foot was
occupied
In 1910 the annual payroll! of the
Hawaiian Electric Co. was SIS, 1856,
and in 1916 it was $144. 1920 EN-
ployes numbered 12S in 1910 and 1876
1ngl 1910 T. 49,. A. <
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shipment of the goods. The sample is
given proper seal and Identification
marks, after which il is turned over to
the federal bureau Of chemistry for
analysis II on analysis the sample IS
found to be adulterated or mlsbranded
under the federal laws, the original
manufacturer or dealer responsible
for the violation of the law is prose
Cuted in the federal courts.
Several such Interstate samples col
lected in Hawaii by this office have
already gone to prosecution and have
had the desired effect on the main
land shippers involved. 1t is the am
bitiOn Of this office to so vigorously
conduct this interstate inspection that
it will no longer be safe, as We have
heard it said, to ship any old thing
to Hawaii"
1t is also the endeavor Of this Of
flee to closely inspect all foods and
drugs coming into this territory from
abroad. The courtesy Of the local GUS
toms officials greatly assists us in this
matter. Goods that are in violation
of the federal food and drugs act are
relabeled in the case of misbranding
and refused entry in the case of adul
teration.
Inspection Of Stores
Our constant aim in inspecting un-
der the territorial laws has been to
make the work territory wide. 1t was
it'll this aim in view that the deputy
food commissioners were placed on
each of the other large islands, and
inspection trips made with them to
instruct them in. the work. Our in
spection of stores, restaurants, mar.
kets, bakeries, and food factories in
general is closely related to the board
of health sanitation work. In going
through a store we pay as much at
tention to the general sanitary condi-
ton of that store as We do to the
presence Of swelled canned goods or
other spoiled foods. The evidence Of
the presence Of rats, mice, cock
reaches, and other vermin about
foods is considered a serious matter.
The dairyman who produces filthy,
bacteria-laden milk through failure to
clean the milking utensils, the cows
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30
VARIED Duties
FALL TO ISLANDS
SURVEY OFFICE

Five years of steady work in the
territorial aIrVey office has shown Z
big total Of land areas covered with
rcd andtransit. The following figure
give some idea Of the work.
From 1913 to i9l7 inclusive there
were surveyed total in beach, rest
dence and similar lots OF 1870 acres
This was 1888 lots, and the surrey
included running miles of roads and
other topographic details.
In the same period a total OF ap
proxiTaately 10000 ACRES Of forest
reserve were surveyed by the depart
ment, while detail and governmep!
boundary surveys of government tracts
totaIed $4,000 acres
Miscellaneous serveys, including
school lots, public building sites,
courses for swimming meets, light
house sites and many other portions o.
land and water have likewise come
under the work of the office during the
period.
In addition to the survey work, the
office takes care of the time service
dies the land court surveys and checks
surveys of land subdivisions.
How Time 10 Cok1puted
Many people In this city do no.
realize that time computed here is
based upon daily observations of the
heavens, and that the 1880 time whts-
tie that blows from Jack Lucas mil
is absolutely standard time. At the
moment it is midnight in Greenwich
The story is told Of a territorial of.
fetal who received a query as to what
sort of time Hor olulu uses. and who
gave the answer that he guessed the
city had no regular" time. The time
services was established here in 1896
by executive order OF the king. 1t had
existed without government sanction
TOUR yeats pfe7ious TO that time.
ARssuLLE1sN eiyEs You
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NEARLY S3OO,OOOPER MONTH GOES
.TOUNCLE SANS ARMY men HERE

first enlistment period. Regimental
sergeant-majors, regimental supply
sergeants, electrician sergeants, first
sergeants of the companies, troops
and batteries, first class in the diff
ferent branches of the service, have
a base pay Of $51 per month, with
the different allowances OF from 81 to
50 per month for an expert rifleman,
gun pointer, gun commander, observ.
er, chief planter, etc.
Promotions Meet Rewards
The highest noncompissioned
grades of the service are sergeant
majors (senior grade}, band leaders,
master signal electrician. master cleo.
trician, master engineers and hospital
sergeants, whose pay runs from $o6
to $S1 per month base pay, with all
necessary expenses paid by the gov
eminent. Nearly every one has fair
knowledge of the commissioned Off
GERS OF the United States Army and
that Uncle Sam pays them for doing
their bit" As promotions are award
ed the pay increases.
These facts are presented to show
the businessman just whom the Homo
lulu Star.Bulletin reaches through its
circulation daily In the army posts,
and the amount Of money touched by
that circulation. Business ideas and
suggestions placed in, the columns Of
the Star-BuIletin eventually reach
every man in the army in Hawaii, for
while all are not regular subscribers,
every man In the large company bar.
racks reads it and the result sought
for, of placing ''Today's News Today"
coupled with columns of business in
formation, before every man in the
service, has been accomplished.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30
Hawaiian Electric Consumers
Increase Nearly 5000
Since 1910
y 4 4 y y y y y y y 4 y y y y y
Facts That Show Growth

y Facts That Show Growth \
y Light and power consumers in
*t91O. 1850. \
Same, in 1916. S475. =
y Power generation in 1910, A.
y O00,000 kilowatts. \
Same, in 1916, 1O,UOO,OOO kilo- =
y watts. =
y Volume of business in 1910, =
y $575,O4,. =
4 Same, in 1916, S929,275. =
= Price of current in 1910, l. =
\ cents per 1000 kilowatts. \
y Same in 1916, cents per 1000 \
= kilowatts. =
Looking backward over a period OF
seven years of healthy business, on.
OF the noteworthy features in the
rapid progress made by the Hawaiian
Electric Co. is the fact that, while its
volume of business in 1916 exceeds
that of 1910 by $354230, the price of
the current furnished consumers for
light and power has been cut nearly
in half; in other words, consumers in
1910 paid II cents a thousand kilo-
watts for their current, whereas to
day they pay s cent .
This is but one. Of several instance )
where the company, aside from in
creasing and building up its own bust
ness, has substantially benefited its
patrons. Being the only corporation
of its kind ON this island, the COM
pany has the interests of thousands
of persons in keeping. and broad ex-
tensions have been founu necessary
during the last seven years to meet
the demands of a growing city and
an increasing population.
Extension of Lines
Since 1910 the Hawaiian Electric
Co. has extended its lines over the
Pail to Kaneohe and on to the Libby,
Mcneil & Libby cannery at kahaluu
Its wires have been carried down the
cou1try as far as Cashier station to
the big military post. and up into
Manoa Waller as Tar as the Woodlswn
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homes 1t is with such cases as these
that We are attempting to deal even
though there Is not always any spe-
cifiC law applying.
Fortunately for this community, as
for any other, the majority OF our
storekeepers, dairymen. butchers,
bakers and other food producers are
conscientious and scrupulous in their
work. 1t is. however. the few GRIM
inally careless or criminally ignorant
who make inspection a necessity.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30
HaUaiii 5 Population Reaches Total
d2H, 600; Notable Gain Since 1910

- = - ~ = : = = - ~ WV
hawaii Netting Pot Of Nations has held it's o~" as sSaras
To-Day the
Islands 2oco In 1910 the cen
$1,000 This increase
ooo the archives that the
Hawaiian population 227f a
those years
AS regards Individual the japanese lead a other ma
tonties IS In 1910 population 1854
wiki II wa 5000.
Te following exception Of
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30

Observation Of the tides Is another
interesting WORK of the survey office.
Recently +. F. Davis OF Berkeley
wrote to Surveyor Walter E. Wal
asking Of an earthquake tidal wave on
May had caused any disturbance 10
the local tides.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-19
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.

Boston. April IS.
FLOUR-Nominal. spring patents $1L75@
ls1e; spring clears in sacks s1o.6o@1L1o:
special short patents sls75@1s.es; jobbinE
At Slt; winter patents slL75M1c75; winter
straights $11.15912: winter clears Sl0600
li.50: Kansas patents in sacks Sll.75@1276.
CoRNMEAL AND OATMEAIl-Cornmeai
ssssSs cracked 0e eorn 49, S.s r %ssi
oatmeal $3.50; cut and ground oatmeal
:s7s; re -four ss.soaa75; graham -four
coRN-spot. nominal car lots, No. 4.
yellow, 500; No. yellow $3.50; sample
yeii9W s'ss; for shipment. No. yellow
$l.6l i.62; No yellow sl.59h a 100;
sample yellow SISSY aI.5s.
CATS.Spot. nominal. car lots, No. 1 clip
No. clipped white 7sc; for shipment. fancy
IS lbs Sl@s1hc; fancy IS lbs. s0@fsoh !;
regular IS lbs. As@7sMc; regular So lbs.
HAY AND srRAw-H.y choice. ,s.@ ss:
No. Grade 5000 g'l.5o; No. . grade $3.50
1850; No ) grade tl<@ls; stock hay sle;
alfalfa si70as; rye straw sll@I6; oat straw
MILL FEEp--Nominal market; spring
bran. tts@is,so: winter bran s4s5oa ~:
middlings sec. so q $50; mixed feed St7.5O0D
$3.50; red dog $3.50; cottonseed meal
s hominy sssa ssock s YssS , fec
oat hulls $50; alfalfa meal iS7@.o. '''
PORK PRoDUcTs-Heavy backs and
short cuts $3.50; medium e<276M<y.75:
long outs tt4; raw leaf lard csxc; rendered
FRESH MEATs-Reef. extra sides. ian
TIC: heavy kinds i7N@lsc; heavy fores
itESlsc; cows lta iSc; spring lambs
dollhouse lambs small, $6@S each; good to
fancy, ss@lS; vesls ltG 30c.
| POULTRY-Turkeys. fancy western. $40
sac; northern fowl 279ss medium a%G acc;
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western fowl. large. :7@sse: medium 2lS
26c: native broilers 406 +5c; western broil-
ers &c a CSC; western roasters large. IS " Csc !;
medium 20 n 2Sc; native green ducks rs CSC !:
western 90 a c2c: native green geese 22g
sIc: western $50 l9c; SQUAD $2.60G $50 doz- !;
pigeons $2G 225 doc.
LIVE POULTRY-Fowl CSC; ROSTERS 1l9
15c.
EGGs-Fancy hennery and nearby sly
SIC; eastern extras 5Sh @57c: western extras
S6h @y7c; western prime frsts ssh Soc !:
western frsts S5@SShc; storage packed
BEANsCcar lots. choice psa beans Ss.s5
$500: California small white 8.sb 60;
kidney s7.7S@s; yellow eye s7.75@s; Scotch
green peas Ss.so@6.7S; Canada peas $3.50
4.s5; lima beans l4he h.; jobbing prices
10 % 15c above car lots.
APPLES+Baldwina fancy. S4.6oGS; No.
1 S35O@A6O: No. 2 32761SSo; Northern
Spy $S05; Ben Davis S2.50@S.2s; Russets
$3.50 90: bushei boxes soc @sL6o; western
box apples S265.25.
MAPLE FREDERICKSBURG N.:SG lao
GAL: sugar ls@22c pound.
FRUIT-Oranges. California. S?.S09 as
bx.. Florida. t1.50@+: grapefruit $eb0 a $50;
pineapples 1905 CRIT; pi9eapples sLss s.ss
crit. S2.6o9s bhl,; Strawberries eo@Soc bx.
REFINED SUGARS-The American quotes
graduated and fine a basis At 7.5oc TOR
100 -bbi. lots and 7.6oc for 2o-bol. lots.
Wholesale grocers quote 1856 Per hundred
hounds in bulk.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-19

-Budd W. warren has finished work
in II. z. shaw's store and gone to
Barre, where he has q position in q
shoe store. He will move his family
to Barre later.--Mrs. Wayne T. Burt,
who has been In poor health for some
time, underwent an operation at the
Mary Fletcher hospital Monday and is
doing we'll Mrs. Burt's father. c. II.
Chaplin. has returned to Stowe. Mrs
Burt ana Mrs. Chaplin are still in Bur
lington.--A. A. Pike went to winooski
Wednesday and accompanied his daugh-
ter Miss Muriei, home from the Fanny
Allen hospital, where she underwent
an operation for appendicitis on April
3.-The rural mail carriers are cover
ing their full routes now. Route 8 has
been open two days by going through
the fields in some places.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-19
BRIGHTON MARKET.

All beef stock advanced sharply at the
Brighton stock yards Tuesday morning. and
calves also were hrmer. but hogs barely
Receipts for Tuesday at Brighton were
II cars from the Boston and Maine rail-
Albany. During the past week arrivals in
cluded ten cars Of cattle from the West,
IS cars Of livestock from New York State.
road and ono car from the Boston and
Albany. Receipts for Tuesday at Watertown
were Is cars. making the total for the week
at both terminals 81 cars. This compares
with rs cars for the preceding week and So
cars two weeks ago.
With an active demand for all beef stock.
selling up to I'm cents. Tops were quot
able at 10h to liz cents. with good cattle
at ~ to loh cents and light cattle at s
oAe fancy beef heifer sold at 1oH cents
and tops Of both COWS and heifers brought
to 10 cents. with good cows at IN to Sh
Gamers were much frmer at to sh cents
Fancy beef bulls sold at to cents. with
ordinary bulls and bologna stock at to Z
centA One fancy beef bull sold at 10 cents
walls Of small calves from New York state
small small lots sold at i1h to II cents. with
bunch lots at 10 to II cents. fair lots at 8
to 10 cents. and grassers and drinkers at
Hogs barely held their own on reports Of
weaker market in tho West. Best heavy
stock brought ls to 1914 cents. with light
hogs and rough lots at lax to 15A cents.
Mich cows are slow Of salc and some
good cows are being sold as beef. az more
money can be made by selling them that
way. One choice sold this week for
beef and realized $s5. Prices for mich
stock run from $40 to 500 and occasionally
more.
Local packers report . falling Oh In the
kill of hogs the total for the week being
1880 hogs. against $4,000 for the preceding
week and $4,000 for the same week last
year. Since January 1. 1917. the total kill
against ASSOC for the same period in 1916.
Exports Of pork products have been the
smallest reported for several weeks few
steamer sailings being available. Total
value Of exports reported by the Boston
packers was $4,000. against s215,0oo for
the preceding week and $21s,0o0 for the
same week last year. Since January 1, 1917,
total exports by Boston packers have been
valued at $2s04.000 compared with $l,6ss,-
900 for the Same period In 1916.
Dressed hogs are now quoted above the
level Of the Civil War. which means that
the current quotation Is the highest ever
known in this country. Local packers now
are quoting light hogs at 1917 cents and
heavy hogs At ?oh cents. Available records
show that the highest point reached dur
ing the Civil War was 20 cents. In Novem-
her, 1864 hogs were quoted in the local
market at NV cents. From tho point there
WAS a steady advance until the top was
reached in February 1865. at 90 cents.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-19
N. f. CONFERENCE
ELECTS OFFICERS
Bishop Franklin Hamilton Pre-
siding-Rev. F. w. Lewis,
Secretary Is Years, Resigns.

Newport, April 1s.-Thc 73d annual State
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church was formally organised this morn
ing. Bishop Franklin Hamilton, d. D.,
LII. D.. presiding. Tho Rev. Ralph +.
Lowe. superintendent of the st. Johns
bury district, the Rev. W. Il. Dukeshire,
superintendent Of the st. Adams district,
the Rev. Il. w. Sharp, superintendent 4
the Montpelier district conference. Secre-
tary Rev. F. w. Lewis and a large num-
Der of clergy and laymen are already
here.
The days program was as follows: $50,
devotional exercises led by the Rev.
w. M. Shaw Of Montpelier, followed by a
solemn communion service; 1000, business
session.
The Rev. F. w. Lewis, who has served
as conference secretary for IS years. ten
dered his resignation. which was accepted.
The Rev. A. A. Mandigo of Moretown was
elected secretary: first assistant. the Rev
D. G. Guest of Rchford; second assistant,
the Rev. G. Leon Wells of Glover; third.
the Rev. NJ. A. Turner Of Franklin;
treasurer. the. Rev. o. J. Anderson of
Derby Center; statisdcian. the Rev.
E. L. M. Barnes of South Royalton.
At 1870 p. m, a statistical session was
held at 2:30. memorial service for the
Rev. e. Ransome Currier, the Rev. N. W.
Wilder, the Rev. P. L. Boston. with the
Rev. w. s. Smithers of Orleans presiding;
$780, anniversary board of conference
claimants, the Rev. L. o. Sherburnc Of
Montpelier presiding.
The address of the afternoon was given
by DR.. e. G. Edorion. associate editor of
"zion's Herald" Of Boston.
In the evening at 7:30 there was an an
| niversary meeting Of Epworth League,
the Rev. G. H. Sisson presiding. An ad-
dress was given by Dean l.. ]. Birney of
Boston University. School OF Theology.
At $3.50. the anniversary meeting of Freed
mans Aid society was held with the Rev.
/. F. Chase presiding An address was
given by I. Garland Penn, corresponding
secretary. OF Cincinnati. Music was led
by the First Congregational Church choir.
| All sessions were we'll attended.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-19

visiting his son for a. couple of weeks. in
Essex Junction.-Mrs. Ella Amsden's
home in this village 10 auarantined on
account Of the measles. Tho Rev. c. d.
Pierce left Tuesday 10 attend the Metho-
dist conference at Newport.-'Mrs Eva
Noodle Is spending several days with her
daughter. Mrs. Ray. in Hardwick Fred
keir was called home from Fort Ethan
Allen Friday by the serious illness OF his
wife.-Mrs. Willard Of Richford came Sat
urday to visit her daughter. Mrs. Fred
Keir.-Mr and Mrs. Burt Goodwin OF
Irasburg are spending a fow days In
town.-wallacc Merrill is i'll with the
measles.