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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-10
new RECORDFOR
EXPORTS IS MADE

American exports totaled $613,441.-
020 in January. exceeding by nearly
$100, 000, 600 the previous high monthly
record of $521 $50, 904 made the pre-
ceding month, according to a state
ment issueds by the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce. of the depart
ment OF commerce High prices are
thought responsible for much Of the
recent increased value OF foreign
trade Imports for January ara. given
at s241, 674,851, a decided increase
over the 500, 1874, 1873 OF December and
the s176,9SS,305 of November. Both
imports and exports for January show
decided increases over any previous
January in the history of American
trade
The total exports for the seven
months ending January, 1917, were
$3,614.244,0 66 as against $2,182,898, 752
and 81, 1884, $50, 14S, respectively, for the
same periods in 1916 and 1915. For the
IL months ending January, 1917, the
total exports we're $5,764, 828,1 as
against $3,616,S27,944 in the same
period in 1915, and s2,177, 436.760 for a
like period in 1915. Total trade for
the years ending January, 1917, 1916,
and 1915. was sS,213. SOC. 443. $5.457.-
627, 264, and 1884, 11S.155. respective
~. The imports of merchandise dur
ing the seven months ending January,
1917, were $1,34S,232.550 against ST..
097, 1877 ,S16 and $930.508,236 for the
same periods in 1916 and 1915.
OF the months imports, 1851 per
cent entered free Of duty as compared
with 1916 per cent in January, 1916,
and 6254 per cent in January, 1915.
Gold imports totaled $5S,926, 258 in
January, 1917, as compared with $751;
O0S, 232 in January, 1916, and $685.
39S in January, 1915. The imports of
gold for the seven months ending Jan.
nary, 1917, totaled 1851, 1897 ,345, as
compared with $322. O38. 1856 in 1916 and
33,540,717 in 1915 The exports OF
gold in January, 1917, were $20,719,S98,
while the same periods in 1915 and
1915 recorded $10,213,517 and $691 500,
respectively. For the seven months
ending January, 1917. gold exports
were $11O, ,66S, and in a like period
in 1916, s34,056, 90S, as against $780,
333, 130 in 1915.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-10
Fifth Of SUGAR
CROP IS SHIPPED
FROM TERRITORY
Totals are Ahead of Last Year
and Well Abreast of
Greater Crop

Since February % sugar shipments
from the islands have been 1915
tons. or this 1902 was through the
Sugar Factors Company and 2053 from
other companies.
The Minnesotan, which sailed from
Port Allen, took 1852 tons Tor the SUI
gar Factors Company. Her sailings
from that port was unusual but was
necessary owing TO lack of good har-
Dor facilities and because loading
dates conflicted with those Of the Mat.
son line. The Matsenia took 1882 tons
for the Sugar Factors Company and
500 from the Honolulu Plantation. OF
her cargo 1926 tons was loaded at this
port. The r. p. Rithet cleared from
Hilo and took 45S tons for the Sugar
Factors Company and 1853 Of western
sugar.
To date there has been shipped
through the Sugar Factors Company
1895 tons of the present crop. These
figures are official and were secured
yesterday from Manager Novel;. 1t
is closely estimated that the total
shipments from all sources to date
have been 10000 tons. The figures
are well in advance of shipments
made to the same date last year and
are in proportion, or even better, TO
the increased crop for the year, ac-
cording to present estimates. This Is
20 per cent of the estimated crop for
1917, which is figured at 6S9,920 tons.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-10
HAWAIIAN TRADE WITH MAINLAND IS
PAST HUNDRED MILLIONS FOR YEAR
Year 1916 EcIpSeS all Records and Business With the UnteC
States and the World Outside Reach Grand Total of Sis
396,965, a Gain of SIC, 100000 Over 1915

1 {tSa.J6S. It was as late as 1913 that
automobile imports, reached the mil
lion mark. 10
Inclusive OF autos the importations
Eof all cars, carriages, other vehicles
and parts thereof represented an out.
lay of $2,16s,sS9, an increase of 1884,
665. y
Silk and its manufactures show an
increase of s119, 799 in a value Of $244,.
els, while the plebIan article, cotton,
dropped off $249, 405 in value of
$426,16S imported. The quantity of
cotton was 3,757, 97S yards, decline
of 5,l44,0SS yards. No doubt the great
advance in cotton prices had to do
with the reduced purchases of it.
bawaiI's Subsistence Bill
There was a total increase of 81 ,05S,-
SIS in the imports from the mainland
OF farm and fishery products, inclui-
ing many articles with which the ter
ritory in part supplies itself from its
own soil and sea.
Animals imported, including fowls,
were valued at s216.S84, an increase
Of $22,484; breadstuffs, including ami
NAL feed, $2,777,271, increase $235, 270;
eggs (Ss4.522 dozen), $I02,601, in.
crease. $23,093;; meat and dairy prod
ucts, $1.763,S10, increase $476,987;
fruits and nuts, s508, sos, Increase $S1,
633; fish, $465,62 increase So, 466;
vegetables, $578, 209. Increase $136,945.
Industrial Requisites
Iron and steel, with manufactures
thereof, totaled G,139,S4S, an increase
OF $2,135.121. Machinery, machines
etc, forming part of the foregoing
Item, represent a value of $2,S54,0S
being an increase OF $S71, 722.
Mineral oil shows the large increase
OF 1914, 4o1 in a value Of $2,6S0,571.
Probably the advance In concrete
road building mere accounts mainly for
an increase. Of 36.Dse barrels of n.y.
draulie cement, the amount being 205,-
6S1 barrels. Its value was $386, SCI, an
increase Of $97,20I
Booze and Tobacco
Spirits, wines and malt liquors show
net decrease of $36,62S In, importa-
:tions thereof amounting to $751;, 464.
Malt liquors Of s231,39S value repre-
sent $43,342 deci ease, and wines val
ued at $259, $50 a drop of $3057. Dis
titled spirits make up for part Of the
foregoing decreases In milder stimu-
lants with an increase of $10,SH in
importations Of s161, 276 value.
Tobacco and manufactures thereof
totaied sS73, 74s, an Increase of 49,
SO7. Cigarettes Of $212, $50 value help
the increase by $685.. while cigars
and chercots ut $116,667 pull it down
by $9f6S.
Trade with the mainland does not.
give the fun story of Hawaii's outlay
for necessaries and luxuries, as both
are represented in the direct foreign
trade Of the islands, These are not
now presented by countries and arti-I
cles, as they were formerly. in the
Monthly Summary of Foreign Com
merce Of the United States issued by
the bureau Of foreign and domestic
commerce, from the December, 1916,
issue OF which the foregoing compila-
ton Is made.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-10
HOME BUILDING
KEEPS UP WELL

The number of building permits is
sued this week by the building In
spector totaled Is, with an estimated
value of $25.761.S0 or an average of
over $500 a permit. There was, how
ever, no especially large permit is
sued. the largest being for 5000 and
there was only one other for more
than $4,000.
The $4,000 permit was to G. K. Lar
rison for the erection of a residence
at the corner Of Upper Manoa road
and Cooper way, Manoa valley. 1t Is
to be a one-story eight-room house.
The architect and builder is Owen
Weber.
Another permit of interest which
was issued was that to L. Tenney
Peck to build house at Kahala for
$3.50. 1t will be two stories with four
rooms on each floor.
A permit was taken out by Miss
Nettie. Lloyd to build two cottages on
the eva side OF Keolohiani street, Wal
kiki, at $500 each
OF the Is permits IA were for the
erection of new residences, one for adj
dition TO an old one and one was for
q store.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-10
EDINBOROUGHLOTy
BRINGS $4,000

Another big real estate sale was
added to the already large number of
recent purchases which run over the
100000 mark Wednesday morning
when Rensselaer, Van Tassell, cattle
man Of Cheyenne, Wyoming, bought
the Marlborough property on Bishop
street from Fred Macfariane, presi-
dent OF the Union Feed Company, at
a figure which is said to be 500, 900.
This Is said to be the largest price
ever paid for local property by a
tourist. The sale was consummated
only few minutes before the Mat
sonia sailed with Van Tassell on
board. This was HIS first trip to the
territory but he expects to return next
fan. spending his winters here and the
summers at his Wyoming home.
The Judge Widemann estate for
inerly owned the land and sold it to
the Union Feed Company. It is To-
Gated waikiki of the H. Hackfeld e.
Company building. II Is said that Van
Tassell himself made the offer which
vas Immediately accepted by Macfar-
lane and the deal was closed through
the Henry Waterhouse Trust Com
lany.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-10

Hawaiian trade with the United
States I'm the calendar year 1916 for
the first time pissed the hundred mil.
lion mark-passed it. indeed by the
big margin OF more than eight Dil-
lions. The gain over the trade OF
1916 with the mother country was the
huge sum Of s16,547,6S8.
Trade OF Hawaii with foreign coun-
tries last year amounted to 1908, 142,
being a gain Of $s20.674 ever the year
1915.
Aggregate trade of Hawaii with the
United States and foreign countries
for 1916 was Sis, 1885,, 965. against s.S..
$27, 703 In 1915, an increase Of Sl7.S6S,-
S62 over the latter year and $37 $50
763 over the year 1914
Imports are SIS, 900 900.
Shipments of merchandise from lie
states to Hawaii last year, inciuding a
trifIe OF foreign goods transhipped,
were valued at $35,67S.S44. and ship
ments Of merchandise from Hawaii to
the same market at s72,6S9,079. i;Iak.
ing the aggregate of goods interchang.
ed with the mother country Sos, &c.,
s2S.
Imports direct from foreign coun.
tries were $6,5SS,4S1 in 1916, being a
gain Of $376.013 over 1915, and exports
S444.66l. gain Of s152.650. >
Hawaii to United States
Purely Hawaiian products shipped
TO the United States last year were
valued at $71,041.731, an increase Of
$9,710.797 over 1915.
Sugar of the value OF $60,04I.14S
was the main item, representing an
Increase Of $5,5l0112.
In quantity raw sugar fell off 54.-
976 tons in a total of 563,496 tons,
while 1888 tons of refined was a
gain Of 1906 tons.
Rice increased by s11,S15 in ship
ments OF sI36, $50 value.
Coffee gained $t4.Ss0 in value Of
s431 ,354.
Pineapples, canned, yielded s9,125.-
6s4. representing q magnificent gain
Of S4,0l3. 762. or nearly>44 per cent.
Raw pineapples brought only 1884,
061 against $S4,145 the previous year.
Bananas also fell off by $22,601 in
shipments amounting to s166,977.
Fruits and nuts, including pineap-
pies, made total OF IS, 1868. DOL, being
an increase of $3,974,066 over 1915.
Pineapple juice. separate item, was
shipped to the value of s29,36e, gain
OF $10.524.
Hides and skins gained $219S in
s25S.01S value; honey. s26,579 in $685..
592 value: wool. $SSs7. in s7s.767
value. and fibers. s24,S93 in s7S,29SH
value Of shipments.
Tobacco shipments Of s2lO0 show a
decline of $739s, and wood and manu-
factures thereof. valued at s2S,759, a
decline of $lS.flS.
United States 10 Hawaii
Domestic merchandise shipped from
the United States to Hawaii in 1916
tofaled $35, 297 .902. being an increase
OF $6.750.529
Automobiles, exclusive of $240, 200
for parts thereof were imported to the
value Of $f,672. 100. an increase Of
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-10
Letter TELLS OF
COMPANY GROWTH

The following Is copy of letter
relative to Bingham Company
received by the last mail by stock
holder here: r..
February %, 1911.
Dear Sir: Have just mailed you
paper showing increased capitalization
of Montana-B Bingham Con. Mining Co.
This places the treasury In very
strong position, and we expect within
very few months to secure 100000
additional capital from a portion Of
the treasury stock to thoroughly de-
yelop the property. =-.~20.
'The company recently acquired the
old Tiewaukee mine, which has pro-
duced fully $1,000. 600 in high grade
shipping ore above the water level.
The company is now sinking q shaft
on this property which has now
reached a point 30 feet below the
lower tunnel level, and drifting has
shaft to get under a body Of high
grade shipping ore which was opened
on the 127-foot level The company
will soon be shipping from this por.
ton of the property. Also, the Thrush
and Valentine Patent properties were
recently acquired which cover the min
eral rights under the town of Bingham
and take the holdings of the Mon
tana-Bingham up to and Immediately
adjoining the Utah Copper. A shaft
Is being sunk on the Valentine claim
on a rich shipping vein and has now
attained the depth of $50 feet from
the surface and about 80 feet below
the tunnel level. The bottom Of this
shaft Is now In commercial ore; when
a depth of 100 feet below the tunnel
level is reached, drifts will be run
both ways on this vein and shipments
will be started from this portion OF
the property.
The Montanasg Bingham holdings now
comprise 10 acres patented ground
Immediately adjoining the Utah Cop
per and on two sides of the Starless
mine owned by Col. z. A. Wall, the
man who originally developed the
Utah Copper. The Montana-Bingham
also owns better than fifth interest
in the Bingham Amaigan1ated Copper
Co.'S property Of 300 acres patented
ad5oinipg the Montana
Bingham on the east. The transports.
lion tunnel of the Montana-B Bingham
is now in a distance, of ATS feet, and
holds contracts with the Bingham
Conger Copper Cd, keystone Elk
tension and Bingham Amalgamated
for the transportation of ores and
waste From said fuunef Vary nY.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-10
HOME PROPERTY
IN GOOD DEMAND

The Hawaiian Trust Company this
week reports the sale of five pieces
of property for a total of $26,50O as
follows:
/. H. Beadle, head of the real estate
department of the Trent Trust Com
papy, purchased a house and lot for
home on Beretania street opposite
the B. F. Dillingham; property for
$500.
Mrs. Selma c. Smith, a tourist from
Peoria, ILL.,, bought a lot at Black
Point, Kaalawai. from Fred Harrison
for $4,000. She intends to erect fine
home there where she will spend her
winters.
DR.. H. K. Hope, for $500, purchased
a lot from DIR. Carrie Gilman and Miss
Florence Yarrow on the Waialae road,
Kaimuld
Frank Barwick, superintendent of
buildings and grounds at Punahou Col
lege. sold two lots at Hilo to DR.. S. P.
Russell and Robert T. Moses for
$500 each. % e.. !. i. d.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-10
CRY rAx9s CATS
ny Associated Prsssl

JENA. Germany. The city of Kahla
has introduced tax on cats. Begin.
ring with the first Of January each
family keeping one cat beyond the
earliest kitten stage win have to pay
q tax Of rs cents. For a second cat
a tax OF dollar and half is imposed
! nd for a third cat OF more the tax Is
three dollars.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-10

the first step in the Development of
a permanent beet-sCsc industry hefe
lies in the de yelopmen. of true tyres
with reference to BOTH seed beets and
seed production Commerce Report.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-10
OLD CATION PROPERTY
ON lUNAliL0 IS SOLD

Among the people who bought
homes in Honolulu this week was
Lawrence NJ. Judd, head of Theo. II,
Davies & Company grocery depart
ment, who purchased through the
Guardian Trust Company the house
and lot OF Robert Cation on Lunalilo
street The lot extends back to Kinau
street and is the second eva from
Kapiolani street The house is a large
three-story building and the lot Is
prettlly situated. The consideration
was $4,000. As part of the price
Cation took lot owned by Judd in
the Howard tract.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-10
SPRECKELS PROPERTY
IS TO BE SUBDIvIDED

The Spreckels lot on Punahou
street, which was purchased last week
by the Henry Waterhouse Trust Com
pany from Harry Lewis. is to be sub
divided at once into building lots, ac-
cording toe Fred Steere, head of the
real estate department OF the trust
company.
The road which divides the Spreck-
els annex tract in the rear is to be
extended to Punahou street and each
section cut up into eight lots making
total of I6 and will probable be
sold on an average of approximately
$1,000 each. = p ,sz
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-10
ENGELS COPPER
ANNUAL REPORT
IS EXCEPTIONAL
improvements viii Triple Out
put and Cut Costs by More
Than One Third

Copies OF the annual report OF
Ensels Copper have been received
from the mainland and tell to the
Stockholders an interesting story OF
what has been accomplished during
the year and what viii be done In the
coming year.
No more interesting feature OF the
report can be found than the last item
Of cost OF production as embodied In
the report Of Manager z. e. Paxton.
Total operating costs were S51S.524.S0
and the cost per pound delivered to
The Western Pacific Railroad was
1881 cents to which had 70 be added
freight smelter and refining charges
Of f.5S cents or In all i45s cents.
The above figures should be re-
cuced under new operating conditions
about as follows;
Ror ran transportation. per pound
Of copper s......s- $1,000. &c
For reduction In overhead and
other expenses, by reason OF
larger mill operations and more
W eIiclent WORK. ...,........... sc
These reductions would make the
cost 9.Sae per pound under the pres
tnt high cost OF supplies. When cop
per Is reduced to normal price, say
15c per pound. II Is needless to say
that all supplies will likewise be re-
0uced, which would effect a further
saving or at least &c per pound. l.
therefore, feel safe In saying that
rith the railroad and the first unit
81 the new mill in operation. the cost
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-10
WITNESS STRICKEN WITH
PARALYSIS IN DISPUTE

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.-When New.
ten McMurry of Park. City fatty dis,
puted the word of ID: r. Mayo. prom
inent seed dealer, in a civil action in
Judge Alex Allison's court, Mr.. Mayo
promptly rose from his chair and
sank back helplessly paralyzed in his
right side. Physicians pronounced his
condition grave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25
About 1,oco,oo Tons Idle.

Hundreds of Norwegian, Danish,
Dutch. Greek and Spanish ships total
ing more than 100000 tons" Mr..
Ciuffelli said, ARE lying idle in the
ports of the belligerent nations be-
cause of the submarine menace. The
owners of many of these ships are de-
liberately holding them in port in order
to reap the extraordinary profits which
they expect will accrue to them. In
their minds the shipping situation has
reached a point where trade rates will
be higher than they are now and in
surance rates will decrease.
THE damage to the cause of the al,
lies caused by these idle ships cannot
be computed. The money damages run
far into the millions since the mac
ton of this tonnage contributes to-
ward a constant increase in ocean
freight and insurance rates. The moral
damage is even greater. because every
hour that these ships continue to re-
main idle prolongs the war just that
much and strengthens the hope which
Germany places in her submarines.
Should ship owners be permitted to
continue this practice? Are neutral
governments doing right in permit
ting their merchant ships to remain
idle while they are clamoring for food
and merchandise? Are the bellgerent
nations to remain silent on this very
important question? Are they to con-
tinue their policy of permitting these
ships to remain idle in their ports
while they send their own ships to
neutral countries with cargoes of pro-
visions?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25
WINSTON CHURCHILL URGES
THAT NAVY GO TO BATTLE
Points to Great Preparedness OF
Entente Strength Over That Of
Germany.

LONDON, June 25.-Winston Spencer
Churchill, in an article in the Sunday
Pictorial, demands an aggressive policy
for the vast surplus fleets under the en-
tente allies. especially since Americas
entry into the war. The allied navies."
he declared, have today at least two
dreadnaughts for every one at the dis
posal Of Germany and Austria, and. in
addition, more than four old battleships
| to one for the enemy. But the superiority
in weight of metal. modernity and tom
mense hgures imply. Are we really to be
content to see this vast mass of about
200 battleships wait Idle on the off chance
OF the German fleet emerging to fight
peace-is declared?
when three old battleships were sunk
in the Dardanelles it was represented as
great naval disaster. but what kind of
peace is signed, hundreds Of battleships
are found to have been virtually unused
and pass into obSoleScence, to be supplant-
ed in future wars by airplanes and sub
marines?
we must have a vast blue water fleet.
capable of engaging the full strength of
the enemy with good prospects of success,
but after that has been provided for an
immense surplus of old but valuable YES
sells remains, and it is in their adaptation
for and employment in aggressive action
that escape from the present deadlock can
still be found. 1t is only when we are
able to devise and execute some method Of
aggressive naval warfare against the Ger
man that we shall find his weakness and
our strength; that we shall liberate our
splendid navy from the enchanted circle
the submarine has drawn about it and
compel our enemies to absorb themselves
so much in the process of their own de-
Tense as to leave them no leisure to en-
compass our ruin"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25
PLANS UNDER WAY TOAD
Men DISABLED BY WAR
Organization Proposed to Furnish
Means of Self-Support for the
Crippled Survivors.

Re-education and rehabilitation of
crippled survivors of the war, to make
them self-supporting in new occupa-
tons to which they may be fitted, Is
proposed In plan for a permanent or
ganization to deal with these prob
lens. 1t has been laid before the
medical board Of the council of ma
tional defense by a committee of ten
physicians who have given thought and
study to the situation.
At least so per cent Of disabled SOL
diers can be restored to industrial
efficiency. in whole or in part, statistics
indicate, II given immediate attention
upon leaving military hospitals and
trained to new occupations.
Early training Of medical officers in
re-education work is recommended by
the conference. 1t also proposes ar
ed by specialists as early as possible;
establishment of widely distributed re-
construction hospitals in this country,
as far as possible adapting existing
institutions 10 the work, supplemented
by conyalescent homes In country
places. vacant country hotels and sim
liar places; arrangement for occupation,
analysis OF the wounded, keeping the
wounded under military discipline un-
til completion Of physical RECONSTRUCT
ton and re-education. in order to pre-
vent their asserting through enfee-
bled Will power to becoming dependent
upon their relatives or the state for
their support.
Those who framed the report were
James Bradley. jr. and John Staige
Davis. Baltimore: c. r. Dooley, Pitts
burgh: S. l. Franz. Washington; F. b.
Gilbreth. Providence; X. w. Lovett and
Harris P. Mosher. Boston: T. H. Weis-
enburg. Philadelphia: W. A. White,
Washington. and Edwin W. Ryerson,
Chicago.