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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-03-05
VISITS OLD HOME

VISITS OLD HOME
L. B. Wilson, one of the proprietors
of the Fair Store, and wife, left
Saturday night for a visit at Mime
apolis and Northfield, MIMI, their
former home.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-18
j. 5. ISLOSER in
THREE OIL SUITS

Further information concerning the
decisions handed down by Federal
Judge r. s. Bean at Los Angeles
against the government in its suits
filed to recover oil land under the
Taft withdrawal order and which in
vestors consider favorable to Homo,
lulu Consolidated. Oil whose case is
now pending, has been received here.
The government won only one of four
suits.
The favorable opinions in question
were those Of the suits against the
Record, Caribou and Consolidated Mu.
tual OIL companies in which the court
held there was mo merit in the con.
tention OF the government under
strict Interpretation of the Pickett
law" which modified the withdrawal
order.
A suit against the North American
Oil company was dismissed by the
court of the ground that the Pioneer
Midway Oil company was an actual
and bona fide claimant at the date Of
the withdrawal order and was dill
gently engaged in prospecting for oil
on the section involved in the case.
In q modified decree granted in the
case of the Thirty-two Oil company,
involving a whole section, the court
ruled that Il n. McMurty, who made
the original locations, did not retain
possession in good faith for the ben
eft of other locators," and therefore
the lands were acquired through
fraud" The courts opinion however,
Ia a..
and other defendants.
The Berkshire Oil, Standard Oil and
General Pipe Line companies and
others were named as defendants In
the suits decided for the government
by Judge Bean. Violation of the with
draWal order was alleged.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-18
SENATORS FAVOR.
new STAMP TAX
ONBANK CHECKS

WASHINGTON, D. G.. June -
New stamp taxes OF cents on bank
checks and drafts Of more than IS, to
raise from $S.0000"0 to $l0,O00.000,
were written into the war tax bill to-
I day by the senate finance committee,
The provisions would require persons
drawing checks and drafts for more
than IS to axxif the stamps so familiar
during the Spanish American war.
All other documentary stamp taxes
fthe house bill, estimated to raise
49,, 000, 900, were adopted except those
on surety and indemnity bonds. which
were exempted. The committee de-
cided, however, to reduce the house
tax of cents a pack on playing cards
to cents fer decks costing under IS
cents.
Consumption taxes on sugar, cof-
fee, tea and cocoa we're fixed finally
as previously announced after recon
sideration, except that the rate on
raw cocoa was reduced to cents a
pound and that on prepared cocoa and
products increased to cents. The
sugar tax Of half a cent a pound, 2
cents on coffee and cents on tea will
stand.
Reconsideration of the proposed re-
peal of the law giving sugar refiners
drawback" allowances on exports
was discussed today, but a decision
was postponed. Final settlement Of
the publishers tax and possibly of
other important questions is looked
for tomorrow.
Senator Simmons tonight said he
adhered to his former estimate that
the committee probably will complete
the revised bill with an aggregate tax
levy Of around $500, 0O0,O 900 on Sat
urday and present it to the senate
about the middle of next week.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-18
1917 TOBACCO INDUSTRY
HAS BRIGHT PROSPECTS

That the outlook for the Kona
tobacco industry is particularly bright
this year is the report which comes
from there. The weather has been
particularly favorable for the growing
Of tobacco and with the foreign sup
ply cut off because Of the war domes'
tic tobaccos are n great demand and
the prices are high.
For many years the tobacco growers
on Hawaii have been barely able to
break even but If this years returns
come up to expectations the industry
is expected to receive a big boom.
There are two varieties Of tobacco
now being grown. One seeding re-
commended by the Federal agricul-
tural department and claimed to be
the finest wrapper tobacco produced
and the other ! Cuban variety which
for several years has been grown by
the big Connecticut farms with ex-
cellent results.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-18
CROPS SOWN ON
Federal SITE

The federal building site is now IN
der cultivation and is gradually tax
ing the appearance of q young farm
The Boy Scouts OF Honolulu Saturday
afternoon turned out In large numbers
to coax mother earth and today pota
toes, beans and other vegetables are
struggling to do their part by grow
ing.
Represented in the scout turn out
were many troops. Troop 1 had ~ out
of possible Is members in the field
Troop VIII had enough scouts presenI
to take over large tract and Troop
VII, which has baen busy all week on
its plat, was well represented. Then
there were a large number of Queen s
Own, and scouts from Troop V stood
guard Saturday End Sunday nights to
see that tools were not SWITCHED O!
tender new-planted shoots molested.
Troop VI made the smallest shoT.
ing, with only five scouts present
Scoutmaster Hutton intends to in.
crease this number.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-18
:: Business And Financial News ::
HONOLULUOIL
TAKES Squirt

Demand for Pioneer Mn Company
stock was more accentuated than for
any other stock on the local exchange
this morning with several blocks
changing hands at 36%. Otherwise
trading on the board was light. Over
the weekend 80 shares OF Mc8ryde
changed hands at the ruling market
figure. There was a wide disparity
between the price bid for Haiku sugar
and the last sale, the value dropping
to 5000 as against S245 on last sale.
Koloa Sugar went up to SITS on price
asked as against $170 on last sale.
Among the unlisted securities Califor.
mia Development stock dropped TO
cents bid. Montana Bingham went up
3 points on amount bid. A block of
1000 shares of this stock changed
hands at 35 and So.
Honolulu OIL took another squirt.
500 shares going at $4.25.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-18
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

CALIFORNIA-HAWAILAN DEVEL,
OPMENT COMPANY.-Location prin'
opal place of business, San Francisco,
California.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the Board of Directors held
IL 2sth day of March, 1917, an assess.
ment Of one cent Qc) per share was
levied upon the c-pital csock of the
corporation, payable April 18th, 1917,
in United St2tes gold coin, to Harry
A. Kunz, Treasurer, at the office of
the company, Room $50 Mills Building.
Bush and Montgomery streets, San
Francisco, California. Any stock
upon which this assessment shall re-
main unpaid on the 24th day Of May,
1917, will be delinquent and advertised
for. sale atNpublic auction, and unless
payment is made before, will be sold
on TUESDAY, the 26th day Of June,
1917, to pay the delinquent assess
ment, together with the cost of adver.
Using and expenses Of sale.
BY order of the Board Of Directors
HARRY A. KUNZ, Secretary.
Office Room S59 Mills Building,
Buah and Montgomery streets, San
Fra cisco, Cal
March. 18th, 1917.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-18
ASK Offers FOR
PRISON SUPPLIES

Advertisements have been issued
from the office OF territorial attorne :
general for bids on supplies for Oahu
prison from July I, 1917, to June 80,
1918. Bids will be opened on June II.
Included in the amounts asked for
are 40,452 pounds Of fresh bread; 81
900 pounds Of pilot bread; $4,000
pounds Of beef; 80 dozen red blankets !;
100 bags Of bran; and IS dozen
brooms.
The list includes articles of many
sorts. q total Of IS separate bids being
asked. Hay to the amount Of 10000
pounds will be needed, and ice amount.
ing to 1900 pounds. 1t is estimated
that the prisoners will eat $4,000
pounds Of poi during the year along
with some $4,000. pounds Of salmon.
Other supplies are asked in proper.
ton,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-18
AMERICAN SUGAR .
REPORTS GAINS

Prosperity is being experienced by
the American Sugar Company, accord
ing to the Christian Science Monitor
Of June 2. which says:
Never in its 26 years OF corporate
activity has American Sugar done as
well from the standpoint Of net profits
as during the five months since jan
uary 1.
at is a story of capacity operations,
interrupted to some extent by several
weeks Of strike. ADDED to this has
been a gradual rise in the price OF
raw sugars.
The abnormal demand for refined
sugar has enabled the refiners to sell
without strict observance Of the fluc-
tuations from day to day, or week to
week In the raw market. American
Sugar has, for example, held its price
firm for the last five weeks. And dur
ing this time the price OF raws has
varied as much as II cent per pound.
1T Is understood that during the
five months since Jan this company
has been realizing net profits at the
rate of better than $35 a share.
1T is only fair to remember that
the first half year Is always better
with American Sugar than the second
half. At the same time, unless there
should be a serious break in the price
Of raw sugars, the company will come
through 1917 with a record volume of
net earnings In 1915 the common
share profits we're 1874 per cent on
S4b, 000, 600"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-18

Interesting facts and figures have
A. NJ NOVEL;. secretary Of the Sugar
Factors Company. on the 1851 beet
Factors Company. on the 1851 beet
sugar industry on the mainland par
ticularly in regard to the individual
states.
In the fifteen states where beet
sugar is now raised rs mills are
operated az follows: Michigan IS.
Colorado IA, California II, Utah IL,
Idaho 3, Ohio 4. Nebraska 3, Wiscon-
sin 3. Wyoming 2, Indiana, Illinois,
Kansas, Minnesota, Montana and Ore
gon / each. There are also Is new
mills being erected and five now
operating.
or the 734,577 tons produced Colo
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-18
WILL PURCHASE METAL
DESKS FOR SENATORS

Hawaii's senators will sit at new
desks in the 1919 territorial session,
according to Charles F. Chtllingworth.
president of the 1917 senate, who said
today that he is looking into the mat
ter of having metal desks installed.
Surplus cash in the territorial al
lowance to the senate for the past ses-
sion amounted to between $4,000 and
$4,000, Chilltngworth says, which will
be used in part for the new furniture.
New desks for the representatives
were installed before the recent SEES
sion. These are Of koa, but the SEN
ator is of the opinion metal desks
will be more permanent.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-18
% BEET SUGAR FACTORIES PRODUCE
734,577 TONS, COLORADO leading

rado leads with 225.y8J. California 210.'
s96. Utah 1889. Michigan 62,250, Ne
braska 1851, Idaho 4J,503. Ohio 49,
2i2 and Wisconsin. Wyoming, Indiana,
Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana
and Oregon together 1884.
California produces the most sugar
per factory with Colorado second
while Colorado in m slices out the
most beets per factory with Nebraska
second. The largest factories are the
Spreckels Sugar Company situated at
Spreckels California and the Ameri,
can Beet Sugar Company Of Oxnard,
California. Tae former produces AS,
900 and the latter $4,000. The 1851
harvest amounted to 5,504,707 tons OF
beets.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-18
CUBAN SUGAR TAX CUTS
PROFITS SO PER BAG

NEW YORK., June sugar taxes
imposed by the Cuban government as
a revenue measure in prosecuting the
war against Germany will reduce the
producers net profits on each bag to
So, or approximately l cent a pound,
as compared with an earlier estimated
profit of 50 a bag, according to i
statement issued here today by the
Republic of Cuba News Bureau. The
Cuban tax is 20 cents a bag of 800
pounds, and there is an additional levy
of 6 per cent on net profits. Cuba s
official estimate of her crop this yea-
is 100000 tons.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-18
SLACK TOURIST TRADE
AFFECTS REALTY MARKET

That the tourist trade in Honolulu
has considerable influence on the real
estate business is an interesting state
ment made this week by one Of the
we'll known real estate men here.
He pointed out that with the city
full Of visitors many local people in
vest their money in land for the pur-
pose Of building small cottages to
rent. Now that the tourist trade has
fallen off, doe to the war, he saws,
real estate sales have proportionately
fallen off with the result that sales
are few and scattered.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-18
HAWAIIAN COMMERCIALS
1917. CROP 1882 TONS
Especial Star Bulletin correspondenee.)

Especial Star Bulletin oorrespondence.)
WAILUKU,t June II. - Somewhat
earlier than usual, the Hawaiian Com
mercial and Sugar company finished
its grinding Of the 1917 crop last Sat
ufday night. The total output was
5S,s12, tons, considerable reduction
over last years crop. which Yielded
59,0SS tons Of sugar. The cane has
run light this year on the plantation
due 10 more or less unfavorable
weather conditions.
The outlook for the 1918 crop is
especially good at the present time.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-18
PREPARES DATA FooosTUFFs

J. NJ. Westgate of the United
States experiment station has gone to
Maui to assist Frederick G, Krauss
in preparing data on beans, sweet
potatoes and peanuts. Later he goes
to Hawaii to install Roy A. Golf as
head of the Glenwood experiment sta
ton, who succeeds J. B. Thompson,
who is returning to his farm in Ari-
iona. Westgate will probably return
next Saturday.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-18

E. H. R. Green Of New York, sub
scribed for 100000 in Liberty
bonds through the Terrell National
Bank of which he is ; director. He IS
the son of Hetty Green.
Under a request by the Governor
every Maryiander stood for q moment
at noon flag day to salute the Star.
and Stripes. ...-.. .....-..... .....~.... &
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-18

Between Boards: SaIes: 30 Ne
6ryde, 1o.6212; s WaiAIu 1925.
Session Sales: IS, 49, 10, Is Pioneer,
3s.75; WaiaIua, 20; Z tGeJea, 10.
Latest cugar quotation: 90 deg. test,
$50 cents, or $117.ao per ton.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-18
EXTRA DIVIDEND DECLARED.

In addition to the regular dividend
of IS. cents share, the Oahu Rail-
way & Land Co. on Friday declared
and paid an extra dividend of 60 cents
a share on $4,000 shares, a total of
$4,000. ..... ...,-. ...- 1885,.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-18
WAILUKU SUGAR co.
employees GARDENING

wAILUKU, June 17.-The employees
ot the Waikiki Sugar company, in the
three districts Of Waikiki, Waihee
and Wsikapu have gardens planted to
the total extent Of about acres.
Sweet potatoes form the principal
crop with some beans. About three
times this area will be ultimately
planted on this plantation.
Crops in Camden County. N. j., suf-
fered materially from hail. Young
fruit was cut from the treea.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-18
Honolulu Stock Exchange

Monday, June 10.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-08-02
PRESERVE YOUR SHOES.
It Will Repay You to Give Them Prop
&.a, er Care and Attention.

s...ert er Care and Attention.
We all wear shoes. If we manage
them rightly they will last longer, we
will not need so many new ones and
there will be more left for others. The
following suggestions from the leath-
er and paper laboratory of the United
States department of agriculture can
be utilized by every one who walks:
Shoes should be oiled or creased
whenever the leather begins to get
hard or dry. They should be brushed
thoroughly and then all the dirt and
mud that remains washed off with
warm water, the excess water being
taken off with a dry cloth. While the
shoes are still wet and warm apply
the oil or grease with swab of wool
or flannel 1t is best to have the oil or
grease about as warm as tire hand can
bear, and it should be rubbed well
into the leather, preferably with the
palm. If necessary the oil can be ap-
piled to dry leather, but it penetrates
better when the latter is wet. After
treatment the shoes should be left to
dry In place that is warm, not hot.
Castor oil is satisfactory for shoes
that are to be polished; for palmer
footgear neatsfoot, fish oil or oleine
may be substituted. If it is desired to
make the shoes and boots more water
proof beef tallow may be added to any
Of these substances at the rate Of half
a pound of tallow to pint Of oil. The
edge Of the sole and the welt should be
creased thoroughly. Too much grease
cannot be applied to these parts.
A simple method of making the soles
more durable, pliable and water re-
sistant is to swab them occasionally
with linseed oil. setting them aside to
dry overnight. Il
Many of the common shoe polishes
are harmful to leather. All those
which contain sulphuric, hydrochloric
or oxalic acids, turpentine, benzine or
other volatile solvents have tendency
to harden the leather and make it more
liable to crack.
It is poor economy. too, to wear a
shoe with the heel badly worn on one
side. This throws the shoe out Of
shape and may soon result in its ruin.
1t is also likely to cause temporary
injury to the foot. Fsg
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-08-02
Hair and Gold Water.

To make your hair grow use cold
water as it runs from the hydrant.
Apply the water to your hair with
your wet hands and run your fingers
through what hair you have or rub
your scalp with your wet cold hands.
This exercise will bring the blood to
the scalp, and only from the blood can
you get new hair or make the hair you
already have more luxuriant. You can
not get hair from grease. Nothing in
the world is so good for the hair as
cold water applied with the wet hands
until the water has reached the scalp.
But do not immense your head in cold
water. This is all too much Of a
shock.-Los Angeles Times.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-08-02
Test IN Forensic oratory.

1t is related that when a veterinary
surgeon was once called as witness In
a case to prove that a horse was
"roarer" the opposing counsel in his
loudest tones said to the witness, IF
you say that my clients horse was
'roarer,' just represent to the jury the
sort of noise he made" NO." said the
witness. "You must understand that
that is not my business. Now, If you
will be the horse and make the noise, I,
as veterinary surgeon, will express an
opinion as to whether you are 'roarer'
or not !"-Farm and Home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-08-02
OUR FIRST DREADNAUGHTs.
And tho Paper BattIeship the U. s. s.
Scared. o.. N othina.

One Of the most interesting episodes
In Vice Admiral Sims career was his
championship in the years 1904 OF
the all big gun ships, the dreadnaughts.
This was two years before the British
brought out their first dreadnaught,
revolutionizing the naval construction
policy Of the world. The progenitor Of
the dreadnaught idea in the American
navy was Lieutenant Homer c. Pound
stone. Poundstone for months had
treasured the idea of all big gun ships,
hoping to win the support Of the navy
for such construction change. Meet
ing encouragement, he sought out
Commander Sims. He quickly won
Sims support.
Poundstone was a good craftsman.
and he and Sims in 1903 and 1904 made
sketches and drew plans for big gun
ship. The navy heads vetoed the plan
Of the two officers as often as they
brought it up for consideration, but
Sims never abandoned the idea. The
ship became great joke around the
navy department. 1t Is striking CO.
incidence that the name given by these
two officers to their paper battleship
and the name by which the ship was
known in the navy Offices was the
u. s. s. Scared-o'-Nothing Two years
afterward the British admiralty called
its first all big gun ship Dreadnaught.
Commander Sims convinced Presi-
dent Roosevelt that the dreadnaught
was bound to come. As result the
plans for the battleships Michigan and
South Carolina, which had already
been authorized to be built In the old
way, were changed SO that they slid
from the ways the first American
Observation-Disclosures Work.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-08-02
IT WAS VERY GOOD COAL.
That Il Was spieed With GunPowdsr
Made IL All the Better.

In reviewing his early life In Con-
stanti, a,le Sir Edwin Pears tells an
amusing story Of a coal contractor who
was supplying the British feet WIN
fuel. A commissariat officer on one &C.
CASTOR went to him to say that man
of-war had just arrived In the Bos-
norris and was ordered to proceed TO
the Crimea with distinguished ofncers
on board, but it was short OF coal.
The contractor answered that one or
his small sailing vessels had just ar
rived laden with cargo of coal ana
that he would arrange to have 1t dis
charge the fuel directly on board the
man-of-war.
A day or two later when the contrac-
for saw his manager he asked what
had been done with about ninety Kegs
of gunpowder that had been slowed on
the top Of the coal -.
"Oh. we found all the kegs empty,
said the manager. There was no pow
der to remove"
During the next three weeks the
contractor lived in constant dread. He
feared that every ship coming from
the Crimea would bring news OF an
explosion on the man-of-war and an
order for his arrest. He became Ill
from anxiety. :
One day, a fortnight later, he heard
with fear and trembling from his inner
office the voice Of the commissariat
officer asking to see the merchant who
had supplied the ship with coal. He
nut on bold face and went out
eyes, you're the man." said the COM
missariat officer In a loud voice. you
gave us 300 tons Of coal. It's the best
we have ever had. Instead OF our
having to stop the ship while we clear
ed the tunnels whenever there is new
firing up the smoke goes with a pun
that clears the funnel itself. / want
800 tons more; but, mind. it must be
Of the same quality"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-08-02
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure catarrhal DEAFNESS,
Catarrhal Deafness il caused by an In
famed condition of the mucous lining Of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube 10
infamed you have a rumblng sound or i'm
perfect hearing. and when It 10 entirely
closed. Deafness II the result. Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
will be destroyed forever. Many cases OF
deafness are caused by catarrh, which IL
an Unnamed condition of the mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces Of the
system.
any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine. Cir.
cuIars free. All Druggists, 76c.
r. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-08-02
Think Health.

1t is not fear Of illness or of death
that we should encourage, but love
of health, a sense Of responsibility for
the care Of our bodies, a desire for
bodily endurance and efficiency and
full achievement.
If the mind is fixed on these ideals
and the already known means Of APP
preaching them are utilized the need
less miseries that embitter the lives of
so many may be left to take care of
themselves.
1t is not so much necessary to fight
disease as to cultivate health for the
happiness, contentment and moral gain
that it brings.