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The Hope pioneer., 1917-08-16
SAVE IN HARVESTING
OF BIG IMPORTANCE
Assistant Secretary vroman
Urges Prevention of Waste in
Handling Grain Crops.

(From the United States Department OF
Agriculture.)
Conservation of grain through eff
cient methods Of harvesting, including
stacking wherever labor conditions per
init, is recommended to farmers by AS
sistant Secretary of Agriculture Carl
Vrooman.
"The nation needs every head of
grain that can be raised this summer"
declared Mr.. Vrooman. effort must
be made to save every ounce of wheat,
oats and rye at the harvest. Each year
hundreds, If not thousands, of bushels
OF grain are ruined in regions where
midsummer rains occur, because it is
allowed TO remain on the ground, u
prey to the weather. Keep in mind
that bushel Of wheat will furnish
bread for one person for about IS
days.
Harvesting machinery should be adj
)usted so that there is as little loss
as possible In cutting. Care should be
taken also to harvest all grain cleanly
IN the corners, along the edges of the
fields, and in lodged spots.
More than usual attention should
be given to shocking in order that there
may be as little waste as possible from
exposure to the weather. If at oil
practicable, the grain should then be
stacked as soon as it is cured in the
shock. Stacks of bound or headed
grain should be built carefully so that
they will shed water. Every blade
saved equals blade produced.
in threshing, special attention
should be given to the adjustment of
the concaves and separating machin-
cry, to make sure that none Of the
grain Is lost with the straw and chaff."
The Hope pioneer., 1917-08-16

ond crop for seed. The shorter growth
Of the second crop is very desirable
feature as it may be cut with an ordi-
nary grain binder without difficulty. It
is possible to equip the grain binder
with pans and extensions to the rear
elevator plate and binder deck so that
at least 95 per cent of the seed which
skaters when the crop is cut may be
caught as it falls and saved. The bull
letin explains in detail, with drawings,
how to make at small cost, this seed
growing attachment. Other machines
which may be used to harvest sweet
clover are the self-rake reaper, the
grain header and the corn harvester.
Time Of Cutting.
The time Of cutting the seed crop
should be governed largely by the
The Hope pioneer., 1917-08-16

the plants should have been cut. Cut
ting the plants when they are damp
from rain or dew also will reduce loss
by shattering.
Thrash Direct From Field.
When it is possible to thrash in
week or ten days after cutting the
crop should be thrashed directly from
the field as little seed ordinarily will
be lost during this time and the work
Of stacking will be avoided. The seed
may be thrashed either by failing or
by the use Of grain separator or a
clover huller. The yield Of sweet cl0-
yer seed varies from two to ten BUSH
els of recleaned seed to the acre.
Sweet clover straw may be utilized for
soil improvement or as a roughage for
stock.
The Hope pioneer., 1917-08-16
(From the United States Department OF
Agriculture)


'Agriculture.)
Shattering causes the loss of one
fifth to three-fourths of the total seed
yield of sweet clover. This great loss
can be prevented since cutting at the
wrong time and improper handling of
the crop at the time of harvest are
largely responsible. How to deter
mine the right time to cut the seed
crop and how to harvest it with the
least possible loss of seed by slight
adjustments Of harvesting machinery
are discussed in u recent publication
of the United States Department of
Agriculture, Farmers Bulletin 1886,
"Sweet Glover: Harvesting and
Thrashing the Seed Crop"
White sweet clover and biennial vel
low sweet clover may be harvested for
seed the year following seeding. It is
becoming general practice in many
sections of the country, to utilize the
first crop of the second season for
pasture. ensilage or hay, and the Sec
The Hope pioneer., 1917-08-16
DRIED EGGS TO
u. S. FROM CHINA

Imports OF eggs products this year have amount
ed TO about 1O,OOO,OOO pounds valued on the aver
age at about 10 cents a pound. These products
are imported chiefly from Japan and China and
include eggs that have been dried frozen or DOW
dered. They are used in this country principally
by bakers in the manufacture of various kinds of
pastry.
The consumption of Asatic egg products in this
country has greatly increased in recent years. and
therefore the conditions under which they are
prepared become Of greater interest to the public
The operation of model plant ut Shanghai is de-
scribed follows:
1.-THE eggs are received at the door of the fac
tory In baskets containing approximately 1000
eggs and as the factory offers better prices for
choice eggs it is securing the highest class of egg
produced within a circle of probably 1OOmile
radius. The eggs are brought into the examining
room. where the contents of the baskets are gone
over and oil cracked otherwise damaged eggs
separated. The eggs are then canded by
Chinese, who pass them before the Gambling lamps
at the rate of 500 an hour. The handling rooms
are kept in a temperature not exceeding Sc degrees
Fahrenheit the range of temperature in the build
Ing, used both for freezing and for drying eggs
being from zero to upward of 100 degrees Fahren-
heit IN the freezing and drying roons respectiyey
"frOm the Gambling rooms the fresh eggs with
unbroken shells are ,taken to the breaking room,
which In point Of sanitary appliances and ntten-
ton to details of personal hygiene scarcely is sur
passed by the operating room of hospital In
fact the general effect of the room aside from ITS
low temperature, Is that of a weli-oruerad hos.
pital but with ten white-capped and uproned
nurses where the ordinary hospital would have bur
one. The factory now employs 100 girls each OF
whom Is expected to break and separate from 15O0
The Hope pioneer., 1917-08-16

Of rock crusher is not confined to
grinding limestone for the soil as most
Of them are constructed to crush
coarse material for making concrete
and building roads which they can do
at much less cost per ton than grind
ing limestone fine enough for the soil.
A portable crusher can be taken
from farm to farm to do crushing on
those farms where limestone can be
quarried. This makes it possible for
man owning an outfit to do custom
work, charging by the ton, which is
generally the most satisfactory way
for the work to be done.
The Hope pioneer., 1917-08-16

to 1000 eggs day of IL hours Owing to the fac
tory paying higher wages than other similar plants
and working only six days week instead Of seven
which is the rule of the cotton mills and silk fila
lures of Shanghai, 1t pick and choose in it's
labor, that the type Of girl employed in the egg
breaking room is far above the standard Of any
other Chinese factory, and a composite picture of
them all probably would come nearer the Chinese
idea of feminine beauty than any other 100 girls
that can be found in Shanghai.
AS the workers enter in the morning they are
dressed in freshly sterilized clothing furnished by
the factory, and after their nails are manicured
they allowed to proceed to the workroom
The breaking room is solid concrete and is
sterized each day as carefully as the operating
room Of hospital. The girls are seated on metal
stools ut low zinc tables. Before each of them is
curious appliance which mechanically separates
the white Of the egg from the yolk The girl takes
an egg from the can, into which they have been
counted by the Gamblers, and with the right hand
cracks it on the bar of the separating machine
The breaking is then finished by dexterous move
ment of the fingers, which permits the egg to drop
into shallow cup, where the yOlk is caught and
the white allowed to drain off the sides.
The drying room is described as embodying all
the latest features in the sanitary handling of this
product The air used in the drying process Is
thoroughly filtered, being forced through the dry
ing apparatus under heavy steam pressure The
egg yolks whites come out Of the dryer in flakes
which are allowed to cool to temperature slightly
above the freezing point Then the product goes
to the packing room. where it is placed in boxes
lined with waxed paper. which are stenclled and
made ready for shipment.
For the freezing Of eggs the separation and
straining are carried out just for the mnnufac-
ture of dry yoks, only after the srainng the loree
cans are taken to the freezing chambers. Here
the temperature is kept close to zero Fahrenheit.
and the separate whites and yolks are poured into
cans standing on racks that line the walls of the
freezing chamber.
The Hope pioneer., 1917-08-16
COST OF LIMESTONE
REDUCED TO FARMER
Small Portable Grinders Make It
Possible to Do Work Profit
ably on Some Farms.

Many farms which need lime are To-
Gated so far from commercial sup
ply of ground limestone that the cost
of limestone, after freight and haul
ing charges have been paid, is pro-
hibitive. In many communities are
found ledges of good imstone which
would make excellent material with
which to sweeten the soil if it were
only ground SO that the farmers could
use it. The small portable limestone
grinders now on the market make it
possible for the farmers in such COM
munities to grind their own limestone.
These grinders can be bought for $500
to $1,5O0 and have a capacity Of from
one to five tons per hour. A good
sized machine for community work is
one with capacity Of about two tons
per hour which will cost about $3.50.
A 16-horse power steam engine or q
2O-horse power gasoline engine will
furnish sufficient power to do the
grinding. An estimate of the cost of
grinding limestone on the farm will in
clude the interest and depreciation on
the outfit, labor, fuel, oil and repairs.
To this must be added the cost of
quarrying the stone to obtain the COM
plete cost per ton Of ground limestone.
Quarrying is estimated to cost from
70 to SO cents per ton, and grinding
from IS cents to SIPS per ton, max
ing the final cost 81 to $1.75 per ton.
A fair estimate of the separate items
under favorable conditions according
to r. A. Kinnaird of the University of
Missouri college of agriculture, would
be as follows: Engineer and 1S-horse
power engine per day, $3.50; fuel,
about one ton coal, So; labor, three
men at $1.75, $5.25; depreciation and
repairs, So. Cost Of grinding 25 tons,
$1S.75; cost of grinding per ton, Is
cents; cost Of quarrying, SO cents; to.
tai cost per ton, SIPS.
Whether it will pay an individual
or group Of farmers to invest in q
limestone grinder will depend upon
the need of the soils in the community
for lime and the probable demand for
ground limestone, the quality and &C.
feasibility of the limstone, the cost at
which limestone can be shipped in and
the distance it must be hauled from
the station. Ground limestone. fine
enough to be satisfactory to use for
sweetening the soil, can rarely be de.
hvered in car lots for less than S1.25
per ton. On the average, therefore
there is not much difference between
the cost of grinding limestone at home
and shipping it in. The distance of
the community from therailroad station
Is probably the most important factor
to be considered where ground lime.
stone is needed and where good lime.
stone can be obtained locally. In many
such communities located five miles
or more from railroad station it is
probable that limestone crushe1
would be II very profitable investment
tor tn: community. The usefulnes.
The Hope pioneer., 1917-08-16

had seen no fewer than 66S neutral ships sunk by
submarine warfare.
We saw Germany precipitating this world war.
In which she has used poison and fire. rs a part
Of her official policy at moment when in the
opinion of her leaders she judged the rest Of the
world to be unready to defend itself against an
attack for which Germany had been preparing
for 40 years.
The plain catalogue of facts makes 1t plain
why America is fighting to defend itself and democ-
racy. We have entered the war primarily in self
defense. To have done anything less would have
been to surrender our sovereignty and to have
waited passively until the German program had
been so far carried out and the truly modern ma
tfons of Europe so weakened that we In our
unpreparedness would have been forced to fight
a rapaclous, conscfenceless military autocracy,
whose ends in war avowedly indemnites ag-
grandizement, and the control of the world. Our
alignment inevitably was with and for democracy.
An epoch of civilization hangs in the balance
Not to have cooperated with world that is en-
deavoring to protect itself and it's future from
Germany with its militaristic autocracy, its ter
rorism, and its disregard of international law.
that noblest product Of civilization, would have
been bid for suicide.
We do not fight for ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. or indem-
nifty. the forcible imposition of our institutions
upon any country; fight for self-protection
We do not fight to further British ambitions or
French schemes of colonization. We are fighting
for the institutions which with varying degrees
have spread from America all over. the world ex.
rept Germany, Austria Hungary, Turkey and
Bulgaria.
Our success will make it possible we believe,
not only for our children and our chidren's chill
dren to enjoy peace, but for German liberalism
to master the forces which for nearly century
have been its oppressor
The American Revolution preserved in America
and in England the liberty that goes with indie
pendence. Our Civil war assured the future Of
democratic institutions in our united nation The
present war is not born of our independence, but
Of our interdependence among those nations who
have dedicated themselves to the task of seeing
that government of the people, by the people, and
for the people shall not perish from the earth.
The Hope pioneer., 1917-08-16
FATTEN FOWLS FOR MARKET
Mixture Of cornmeaI, Middlinqs, Lin.
seed Meal and Beef Scrap Is
Quite Satisfactory.

II 1t is desired to fatten your young
cockerels for market, a good mixture
can be made as follows: Thirty pounds
cornmeal, ten pounds middlings, two
pounds linseed meal and about eight
TO ten pounds Of good beef scrap. OF
course grit, charcoal and fresh water
must be before them all the time.
The Hope pioneer., 1917-08-16

the whole affair exaggerated We
em"n attitude of mind Accustomed had been
interpret the finer ideal life of Germany
like 1ucken Harnck Hermann, freely md
without reserve lend themselves was nm
worthy Of their words had
- Against will have o,o
into war; we have had thrust
The Hope pioneer., 1917-08-16

VFrom new YORK Times MagazIne.)
d AMERICA needs to be told why it is at war its
ignorance is to its credit nation that has tried to
live like a gentleman among nations has naturally
found it difficult to believe that all nations are not
moved by respect for the customs and the laws which
codify gentlemany relations between nations
We have times overpraised our virtues and pur-
poses and in consequence for the last generation we
have listened with rather amused tolerance TO suc-
cessve proclamatons Of the kaiser and the laudaon
of Germany by subsidized mouthpieces After war
broke out in 1914 for years we struggled to treat
Germany and its agents expected other nations
to treat ourselves.
Our attitude might have characterized the Coo1
Samaritan if he had upon the robbers holding
the traveller. and schooled himself To hollo. .,.
The Hope pioneer., 1917-08-16
Dean SHailer Dlathezus Of Chicago Uuive,at,
shozus hoov the Kaise, and bis mH1a,1st gang
p0unced on democratic zv0,;ld like a zyolf PACK

BESIDES being an author editor eegyman
Of
and the why
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|KUH|O ROAD Bill
IS NOT ARMY PLAN

Delegate J. X. KalanianaOleis bill,
introduced in Washington last month
and calling for q belt road around the
island, Is not any part Of the plan Of
the army engineers, according TO Off
GERS Of the Hawaiian department
II was said today It headquarters
that Knhio Is evidently working upon
a separate scheme from that which
the army Is considering, but evidently
along the lame lines az he introduced
In Congress last winter.
! II WIN be remembered that at that
session the war department recon-
mended On appropriation for q milf
stary road, provided the army be al
lowed TO use the money for such
parts OF the island as II deemed
necessary from o military standpoint
Il Is quite likely that the present bill
viii find some such reception as did
the former one. providing II gets as
far as the war department for recon-
mendation. 49,
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We'll. KNOWN OLD
RESIDENT DIES

After an illness of about a month
Mrs. Claire e. Williams, an early resi-
dent OF the islands. died this morning.
Funeral services are to be held this
afternoon at 1880 o'clock from the
residence of her daughter, Mrs, 3. Z.
Marx on Nuuanu valley road.
Mrs. Claire d. Williams came to
Honolulu as 8 young girl ana about
1869 she was married TO Alfred Cas-
tie, the Oldest brother Of w. r. Castle,
J. B. Castle and George p. Castle, Mrs,
Harriet Castle Coleman and Mrs. w.
ID Westefvelt. From this union there
were born two daughters, the present
Mrs. B. L. Marx and Miss H. Ethel
wyn A. Castle.
After the, death Of Alfred Castle the
widow went to Canada. where she
married Frederick Williams. To them
there were born two daughters, who
are now Mrs. Bruce Cartwright, Jr..
and Miss Edith B. Williams. These
four children survive her.
Mrs. Williams returned to Honolulu
IN 1893 and since then made her home
here until her death.
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EXPLAINS
SEEMING DELAYS

In answer to the editorial charge
In the Advertiser this morning that
the city attorneys office Is not bring.
ing to trial appeal cases OF defend.
ants charged with gambling. A. M,
Brown, city attorney. gave ont the
following statement today:
THE prosecution Of criminal eases
was obliged to stop March because
the appropriations for the pay OF the
trial Jurors was exhausted. Such be-
Ing the case, the judges refused to
summon the fury. This condition last.
ed until July ! but as there are no
jury trials during July and August
nothing could be done until septem-
Der.
When september arrived, however,
Judge Whitney was absent and It was
not until November I that the first
jury trials were held, when Judge Ash
ford was available, from his own
work.
This office started the trial Of
criminal cases November 1, but at
that time there we're 81 persons held
in custody waiting trial upon felony
CAtoA 6Sop DA6nS Va WuOl1 WCtC IOI LiECS
degree murder. and these were en-
titled to first consideration.
From the time the court opened
November l to the time the jury was
disnissed for the Christmas holidays,
the entire time Of the court and jury
was crowded with felony cases with
the result that only one appeal case
was tried from the district court and
the only reason that case came up
was because trial by jury was waived.
We have prepared calendar and
expected to try appeal cases. bring
ing them all up to date before Judge
Coke, but now with his new appoint.
ment we are threatened with further
delay.
~The cases which the Advertiser
cited have not been lost sight of and
at the first opportunity win be.
brought to trial. We believe, however,
that men behind the bars should be
given consideration before those out
on bail.
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100000 FOR
PURCHASE OF
ARRIVES
Government Approves Acquisi,
ton OF Land for Honolulu's
Federal Building

Two hundred thousand dollars.
sent through the mails In Q package
that became badly damaged before
fhe end Of the trip. has been received
by the local u. 8. attorneys office
from the treasury department Wash.
ineton, d. c., 20 pay for the Irwin site
new federal building.
When the paekase was received
nearly half Of the warrant was expos
ed. the wrapping paper around II hay.
ing been torn away. The warrant
was attached to q letter and other
forms which rested on q pile Of ex.
hibits. transcripts and other matter
relating 10 the condemnation OF the
site. Federal officials believe n was
Just plain luck that prevented the
warrant from becoming detached from
the package and lost.
The warrant 10 dated December 81.
A number OF preliminary matters re-
main 10 be attended 10 before the
money "a turned over TO the clerk or
the court The issuance Of the war
rant and the receipt OF instructions
mean that the acquisition Of the Irwin
size By the recent agreed Judgment en-
tered here has been approved by the
government.
s Undisputed claims TO portions Of the
Irwin site include those Of the Spreck-
els lntefests s12,500; William r.
Rawlins and wife, sls,O0e, and the
w. G. Irwin estate. The balance of
the money may 60 to the Irwin estate
n 4 wins the final disputed case over
claim now pending IN federal court.
A. Reported IN Tuesdays Star.BuI-
Ietin. MAfshaI ]. J. Smiddy has been
informed that the citizens OF Honoln-
IL must request immediate plans from
the treasury department q they would
have work on the new federal build
Ing begun Immediately.
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DRIVE PIT rs TO LEARN
NATURE OF HARB0R FL Ooh

Heavy piles are being driven now
in the harbor bottom around Piers s,
3 and 10. as test work IN the inspec-
ton which the three engineers recent
" appointed by the harbor board are
making.
The Lord.Young pile driver Is being
used for the job. the work being un-
der the direction Of the board, Piles
are driven and pulled to determine
the character OF the harbor floor Il
is not likely that the board of engi
neers VIII be able to report to the
harbor commissioners sooner than 8
week.
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~ AUTHORITY
REsoLUfloN no. es2.

1 - 49,
Be II resolved BY the Board Of Su.
pervisors Of the City and County Of
Honolulu. Territory OF Hawaii, that
the sum Of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
(3250.001, be and the same Is hereby
appropriated out OF all moneys In the
Permanent Improvement Fund Of the
Treasury Of the City and County OF
Honolulu for the account known as
Smith Street Frontage Improvement,
Salaries. Payro1ls and Incidentals, :
said sum to be an advance out OF said
Permanent Improvement Fund To- be
reimbursed from all moneys that shall
hereafter become available in the
fund for street improvements in Smith
Street Frontage Improvement, or
credited upon any sum which may be
or become due from the City and,
County toward the cost of said inn.
.provements - - IS
Introduced by e So = ..~@
GHAS. N. ARNOLD, .
Supervisor.
Date of Introduction: Z
Honolulu. Hawaii, January 9, 1917.
/ hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution passed First Reading and
ordered to print at meeting held by
the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday,
january Q, 1917, on the following vote
OF said board: ~ s. ssss Is
Ayes: AHA. Arnold. Hatch, Holm
ger. Horner, Larsen, Logan. Total r.
Noes: None. r. , z
-srsi "a II nYYr,r hAsnnAII Z
Deputy City and County Clerk.
6679-Jan. 10, IL, IL. ~ 2
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School Survey
Plan Indorsed
For Kamehalneha
Trustees of Schools Heartily
Favor College Clubs
Proposal


4 Trustees Of the Bishop estate !
\ and the Kamehameha schools, :
+ II was announced today, several !
=. days ago voted an Endorsement :
4 Of the proposed federal school (
y survey and indicated their readi- (
= ness to bear their proper portion I
= of the expense. They favor the :
= survey for the public and private (
schools, the Ramehameha schools /
= being in the latter class.
y President Webster OF the <
= schools Is heartily In favor Of the I
= idea. Information never hurts 1
= anybody" he commented sue !
= cinctIy this morning. Il believe 1
= II is q thoroughly workable and 1
= splendid idea 90 fsfas. I
b So = = <%x%% /