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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03

days here from New Meadows.
w. e. Herrick came in from Mora
Monday night, He ia at the Bristol.
]. j. Lunsden Is In the city from his
placer mine up the Boise river.
Mrs. C. p. hewitt and son, Prentiss,
have returned fro ma visit of two
months at Long Beach, Cal.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03
CARD OE THANKS.

To our friends and neighbors who so
kindly assisted us during the illness
and death of our mother, Mrs. Gather
inc Pierce, we wish to express our sin
cere thanks
MR.. & MRS. JOHN PIERCE,
MIR. & MRS. DUNCAN,
MARGARET PIERCE.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03
EIAGE FREE.

Free flags 'e being distributed to
all callers by Sampson Music Co. You
are invited to call and get flag.-Adv.
A3
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03

been employed on the clerical force to
assist Mr.. Oppenheim.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The regular meeting of the Knights
Of Columbus tonight will be in the ma
ture of farewell to the members of
the council who are with the Second
If you are interested in the most
productive potato belt, the Deer Flat
potato section where crops yielded their
owners returns last year equivalent =
the valuation of their FARMS, write
H. D. HANNA,
The Canyon County Land Man,
CALDWELL, IDAHO.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

TOR RENT-Furnished apartments for
housekeeping; 62S Fort st. 4 J. If
WANTED-Second hand goods of all
kinds. Warrington & Williams
Phone 562-J II l. IA
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03

Code Commissioner B. W. oppenhelm
has opened his office to take up the
work of codifying the laws of the state,
in a committee room off the house OF
representatives. M. s. Parker, proof
reader for the last house of represent
atives, and Miss Ageline Mahon have
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03

FOR SALE-Five oak dining chairs;
dresser, baby buggy and go-cart;
141. n. 14th st. AS
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03

FOR SALE-M Mammoth Bronze turkeys.
Have sold farm. and entire stock
consisting of 40 hens and two 40-lb.
toms kept for our own use. together
with list of inquiries, past customers,
crates. etc, are offered for $3.50.
Mrs. II. j. Cortner and Mrs. c. r.
Lewery. 40
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-31
LITTLE ANXIETY AS II.
TO SHIPPING IS FELT
Words Of Delegate As To Matson
Boats Causes No Alarm

Delegate Kuhio's assertion that the
government win take over the two
larger of the Matson steamers does not
raise alarm among the sugar Shippers
at this time, Had it come earlier IN the
season there would have been cause for
alarm, they say, but now the gcrater
part of the crop has gone and 1t is as
sumed that several more cargoes may
be taken, that the government is wait
ing until this years. crop has been
shipped from here, F..
Even if the government does not wait,
shippers point out, Kuhio brings the as,
surance that former German ships will
be supplied to make up the deficiency
Unless American Hawaiian steamers
be taken off, which is not now expected,
they, with the addition of the Scraps,
which was chartered for two voyages,
win carry all the Eastern sugar from
here, and the two remaining Matson
liners with the aid of former German
steamers should be able TO get the re-
mainder of the crop to Crockett.
Another year is another mntter, but
owing to the interest the food admins
tration is showing in sugar prices, II IL
assumed that the government will be ~
anxious to get the sugar as Hawaiian
growers viii he TO ship, il, and will
mako the requisite provision to obi .ii'
IL in order to swell supplies 20 meet thr
requirements of the continental United
States and its allies. w t"r..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-31
CUBAN SUGAR MUST PAY TAX
Industry Bears Burden of Debt

in first hands is very small, and hold
ers have very exalted ideas as to the
future of the market, so that it is diff
tieult for buyers to transact any bust
ness. The sales for the week ending
July % in the six principal ports
amounted to about 10000 bags. The
market closed firm on that with every
indication of going higher. y.
Freight Rates Decline .....
Tie demand for tonnage has been
light during the week, and the rates
are somewhat lower than the previous
week, fluctuating between thirty-six
and forty cents from the North Coast
to ports north of Hatteras, and from
twenty. eight to thirty cents to New
Orleans.
The following centrals are reported
to have been sold recently to local in
terestS, aud the price noted is that
commonly reported to have been paid
by the purchasers: In Matanzas Pro.
vince, Harmonic, $50 900; ATaujO, $900y
600; Porvenir, $37O,O0O; in Santa Cha.
ra Prov ince, San Pablo, $500 900; in
Camagucy Province, Santo Tomas, pur-
chase price unknown, and Patria sold
to company capitalized for 81 $780,.
900. Central Espcranza was also sold
to senior La Rosa, who is part owner
Of Central POr Fuerza. 49,
There are also rumOrs that other cen
trails have changed hands recently, but
there are no definite details as to these
transactions at the present writing.
Sugar Production Taxed -
It will be remembered that about
two nihS ago, President Menocal re-
qUested Congress to sanction q loan for
$50 "0O,o0t, which, he indicated, was
necessary to meet the Government =
eXprnoeH during the first period of the
war. In his message to Congress he
outlined certain forms of taxation,
which he maintained would best raise
the necessary revenuo, .It.
After weeks of debating, Congress
finally passed law which was entire,
" different in its major provisions
from the recommendations made by
the President, aad be in turn vetoed
this bin. .| ".
The reasons for his disapproyal Of
The measure were stated at great
length and he sharply Indicated that
the t0rms Of taxation which he request
cd had been carefully and scientifically
STUDIED. Congress has since given heed
to the rpbukP administered, and in its
special session passed the law in com,
plihnce with the PTPident g wishes.
The principal wave in which revenues
are to be raised for the payment OF
interest and principal Of the loan, are
as follows: First, stamp tax; second
tax on the production of sugar; third,
a TAX On the production Of molasses;
aud fourth, various clHsses OF income
taxes levied on corporations, IN
II ig held in some quarters that IL Il
unfortunate that the President chose
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-31

Writing to Facts About Sugar in
New York from Havana IL. g. Neville
sends the following account of Cnban
conditions: TT
!. e HAVANA, August 9--Yery little
rain has fallen for the week in the east.
In the west scattered rains have fallen
due to local thunderstorIns. No ey-
clonic conditions, usually due at this
time, are reported to date. Fourteen
cCntrals are still grinding. Central Con.
fuente, at Guantanamo, finished its
season this week with total produe-
tiou Of 55,00G bags, also Central Patria
with total Outturn of 1869 bags, or
over 10000 bags below its estimate.
Receipts to August 4, 2S,924 tons, ex-
ports 6O694 tons, stocks 544,0 tons.
Rainfan Has Been Light trw.Et,
The rainfall has been very light dur.
ing the past week, especially on the
north coast of Oriente Province, where
there have been only light showers. The
Temperature has been somewhat lower
than recorded for the previous week.
Weather conditions in the eastern prov
inces have been particularly favorable
for the mills which are still grinding,
aud lack of heavy rain there has also
been favorable for wedding the cane
and general field operations. u.
1t is hoped by the planters In the
east, however, that this unreasonable
condition viii be followed by the usual
rainfall, as this precipitation Is essen
tial for the proper growth of the cane.
3 According TO the latest authentic re:
ports obtainable, sixteen centrals are
still grinding, as compared with eight
mills operating for the corresponding
week Of 1915, and nine mills for 1915.
Arrivals at the sin principal ports for
the week ending July %, were 6,7S2
tons; in all other ports 22,220 tons,
making total of 2D,012 tons, against
2O,2S5 tons for the corresponding week
Of 1916, and 1889 tons for 1913. Re-
ceipts TO date total 3,l90,S33 tons as
against 3,2G7,6lS tons for 1916, or
76,7S5 tons less than the 1916 recdpts,
The expectations were 52,955 tons
from the six principal ports, and 35,926
tons from all other ports, making a
total of 1881 tons, as against 42,SSS
tons for the same week of 1916.
Stocks in the six western ports were
4lO,Sl2 tons, and all other ports 164f
l24 tons, making total of 1866
tons, ~ against $4,000 tons for the
same week Of 1915, a difference Of l2,-
Oh tons IN favor of last year VA,
OF the total exports of SS,SSl TONS,
36,5l5 tons went to England, S,6l5
tons TO France, 2,3l6 tons to Spain,
and the balance of 4l,532 to the United
States. ~" H|@....
The market for raws has advanced
rapidly during the last week, the price
of sugar reaehNg as high as five and
ohe,half cents in store at Havana and
Cardeuas The export houses are an.
''Iious TO buy, but the stock remaining
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-31
NO SIGN OF BREAK
in DROUGHT is SEEN
|. On HAWAII OR MAUI
No Official Estimates Of Crop viii
Be Issued Until December and
Condition May Change
WATER SHORTAGE NOW y
is DELAYING GRINDING
Conditions Serious and Critical
Time For Plantations
AT Hand N.. "

How seriously the 1918 sugar crop
has been damaged on Hawaii and Maui
is still a matter largely of surmise.
That it is seriously damaged on both
islands there is no doubt expressed, but
there Is hesitancy at furnishing Of
any estimates on the probable 1913
crop. a.."#a aY.2. { f&a. ~. -" .
II is not until December that real cs.
Inmates of the coming crop is prepared
at the various plantations from the
then condition Of the crops, it was
pointed out at one of the sugar agen,
cies yesterday, and il would be foolish
at this time for the plantations to
lowed up by normal rainfall for the
balance Of the year would materially
alter crop conditions in December frcm
those that exist at the present time.
Now is the critical time for all the
plantations Of Hawaii and of Maui, it
was said On Hawaii, outside Of the
North Kohala, Hamakua and North
Hilo districts there has as yet been
little loss occasioned on next years
crop, though IL is dry. Shortage Ct
water is working against the Tuning
down of cane to the mills, and in c"nsc'
quencc the deily output of numbers pf
plantations Is being materially reduced
through inability to get the cane to
grind. In some mstaBces this has re.
duccd the daily production by twenty.
FIVE per cent and more. b.. -. ...
Unless there be gond, rains the 1919
cane on nearly all % Hawaii will be
damaged DAlraadv the losses in Hann-
kua and North KGhdla are immense,
md in. Narfh Hilo heavy. II appears
t,rtfin that scfne Of the Famakua plan
taticns biust loac half their crops and
possibly more Early .rains alone can
prevent the heaviest of losses but at
best half crop is all that some CT the
plantations expect. ; ... ..-
In the dry districts of Hawaii and
Maui no important rainfalls are report
cd for last week Here are some Of the
figures: Puakea, 0.29; Kohala Mill,
DAB; Kohala Mission, 0,5l; Multi, 0.5S:
Honokaa, 0.12; Paauhau, 0.04; Ookala,
OR; Laupahoehoe, 0.32; Honohina,
$50; Honomu, 0.S1, and Pepeekeo, l.O4.
On Maui figures are as follows: Kaa-
napali, 0.O9; 'WailukS, OLE, and from
the other stations no reports were re-
ceived ..'
Co. Unotheiaiy sugar men are wiling TO
talk of the prospects and admit the
seriousness of the situation. Some fig
ure loss Of 10000 tons, others run as
high rs $4,000, aud the more pessimistic
say that unless the change comes soon
the loss in next years crop will be
from 10000 to 10000 tons. Such fig
rres are largely guesses and would be
materially changed should good rains
come.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-31
PAlA WORKERS CONTENTED
Comfort and Health Cared For

Payment of wages for their services
is not all that the laborers ON ,Hawa.
iian plantations receive from the EN-,
ploying companies. Comfortable homes,
good schools for their children, pleas
ant surroundings, care in case of sick
ness, provision for entertainment and
amusement are some of the other bene
fits which they receive from their en-
ployment and the cost of which falls
upon the companies.
In what may well he termed welfare
and comfort work, the Maui Agricul-
turaI Company and its subsidiary plan
tations, of which Paia Is one, stand
ont prominently.
At Paia during the past few years
especially everything has been kept up,
kept neat and clean, beautified, ncw
buildings have been ererted and much
has been done and is being done for
the welfare, the comfort and the hap
piness Of the employees. This has been
at considerable expense but il Is rec
ognized as essentially worth while in
that satisfied and contGnted workers
are always more efficient.
Children Well Cared For - -. '...
On. Paia plantation the children Of
the workers have splendid educational
fariliticS. There is a large, handsome
AMI well equipped general school build,
ing and in addition to this, the terri
torlal school, the Maui Agricultural
Company has erected two fine kinder
gartcn school buildings. .'a .'.' .
= For the health of the employees, for
their care in ease Of sickness or Injury
the company has provided hospitals
and the hospital at Paia Is truly a fine
one. In cQnnertiOn with work for the
health Of the people on the plantation
a recent and successful innovation
should bo mentioned. This is the en-.
PloyIncnt of district nurse who goes
from house to house through the. plan
tatOn, helps care for the sick, especial.
ly sick children and gives to the par
cnts of children advice as to the rGrp
for their physical condition thpt will
result in the saving Of many a baby =
life. So successful has the innovation
proved that it is now planned TO en-
plo" second nurse for this work.
On the plantation there is Al excel
Tent store where the employees can Sc,
cure thrir supplies aud make their pur
chaseS Of other goods they may Reod
Or desire. Thc big general store at
Paa ~ houFrd in fine building 9nI
eatilE Keeps up to the demands made
upon #. It u a store Of which any
town might toEe pride. ..
eatrioti2m 10 Shown 49,.
The big armory at Paia was only
recently COmDlCtpl 1t shows the pub
lie sIjri;edneGs OF the management Of
the plantation, its territorial pFide, lis
very patriotism TO erect such q build
ing for the citizen soldiers who arc
employed on the plant tion.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-31
KAHULU| WILL SEND
LASTEASTERNSUGAR

Final shipments of eastern sugar
from Kahmlui will be made on the Tex
an which is expected TO leave that port
for Hilo Monday. r.. -. 80.
To load sugar for the eastern ports
the Texan arrived yesterday noon from
the mainland and is today busily en-
gagged in loading here for it is planned
to place in her hold 5000 tons of Oahu
Sugar before she leaves for Kahului
sometime saturday. s.... .st /. ...
At Kahului the Texan will take a
board the last sugar from that port
destined for the eastern market, 1871
tons. This she will load quickly and
proceed on to Hilo where she will load
the balance, Of her. cargo, 5657 tons.
She will also have to do some rapid
loading at the Big Island port if she
is to get away September ), az is now
expected. This cargo of the Texan Is
a big one totaling $500 tons.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-31

Recently it was desired to form q
plantation band. 1t was formed. The
Paia Company bought and paid for the
musical instruments and the band is
well equipped and its concerts are much
enjoyed by all on the plantation. For
amusement of the grown ups and the
larger boys there have been supplied
athletic grounds and baseball ground
When there are games on or when en-
teri ainmcuis are being given trains are
run about the plantations on the com
pany IS hncs to carry. the laborcrs and
their families back and forth. =
Have Own Gardens 5'..'... ..' - -
The laborGrs have comfortable homes
with some ground about them and when
the United States entered into the are
ma of war the company gave to its
employees ground for vegetable gardens,
free water for irrigatiug the gardens
and have en-, outraged them to raise
table supplies to aid IN relieving the
food situation here and on the main.
land through q eating down of Island
imports. tA .i,. ~ ~ d" &. .,..s.
= Before the close of the school, the
school children were encouraged to 90
in for gardening and the school gardens
were n source Of interest and benefit to
boys and girls alike, Many Of these
are Eeoiirg on with garden worn dur.
ing the varation season. ,~h la.f
ID And Paja ends it worth while to do
these things. Its employees are among
the best satisfied, most comfortable and
most contentcd and they realize that
wages are not all that 90 TO make life
worth while, though their pay il ms
high as on the other plantations,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-31
COOPERATIVE DELIVERY
. BEING CONSIDERED BY
LOCAL RETAIL TRADE

A number Of merchants met in the
rooms Of the chamber of commerce, yes
terluy afternoon, aud talked over the
ing cCop9ratIse retail delivery com
pghiea. II was decided to hold another
meeting next Thursday morning at ten
o 'clcck, at which all local merchants
win be invited to be present, and at
which IL Is expected that some definite
action in the matter will be taken.
The object of the establishment Of a
cooperative retail delivery company is
to secure more frequent deliveries of
goods at a greatly reduced cost 70 the
retailer.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-31
MUST REPAIR BRIDGES,
IMMEDIATELY IS REPORT

According TO report submitted to
the supervisors by Fred 0hrt, acting
city engineer, $l4,250 will have to be
expended Immediately for the recon
struction of three county bridges on
this island. The report also sets forth
that there are at least twenty two 9th
err bridges in urgent need of repairs,
which will cost the city approximately
1890. Bridges requiring Immediate
together with the estl'
mated expense, aTe;a Kahuku, S3I5Oj
Laie wal $500; Waikakalaua, 10000.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-31

The big armory at Paia was only
recently completed. 1t shows the pub
lie sTri;edness OF the management Of
the plantation, its territorial pride, its
very patriotism TO erect such a build
ing for the citizen soldiers who are
employed on the plant tion.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-31
A,MAgTnR REMEDY.

Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy is muster oyer crarnp
colic, dSsentery, and all intestinal
pains. One dose relieves, a second dose
i. rarely necessary to effect cure. For
sale by all dealors. Benson, Smith q
Co., agents for Hawaii. sta 49,.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-31

these forms Of taxation and not others
which would have been less oneTous up
on the nation 3 principal producing in
duetries. The taxes which are to be
levied are mostly taxes on the produc'
tive rosourots of the country, and in
thia respect their tendency win be to
restrict production, which, up to the
present time, has developed at a sur
prising rate. Practically no attempt IL
made in the law az taxing Injuries,
amusements, or in general the spend.
ing Of money for purposes ether than
necessities.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-31
HAITIAN SHIPMENTS GROW

As result Of the operations Of the
Haytiau Amcricm Corporation, which
entered the field on a large scale i'm.
mediatcly the American proteetorate
over the black republic became effect
i've, $4,000 tons Of Haitian sugar viii
bc shipped to the United States during
the approaching crop season, II is an.
nounred. This is $4,000 tons moro
than the amount expected on the basis
Of previous Haitian production. The
increase will largely represent the first
year 5 output of the Haytian American
under the new regime. d.. ;..' .
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-31

'Complaints ore made that rain is
much needed in many parts of the isl
and. ,.t@r.. ID
Cubas are still being taken for Eu-
rope in fair quantities at $50 cents 10
Gao cents f. o. b, 80, rs "
Refined Sugar Market -'l..f
"After the excited demand Of the
past few weeks for refined sugar things
have quieted down considerably and
now that the government has taken a
hand the trade is going TO wait the
course of events. As a consequence
two refners have indicated a little more
anxiety TO sell and though there has
been no formal announcement, there
are all kinds Of prices between the
Americans basis Of s. 40 cents and the
Federal's at nine cents. IL Javas to
the extent Of 10000 tons are en- route
20 Europe II would naturally decrease
the urgency Of the demand FOR refined
sugar from this country and cause re.
fners 20 modify the very satisfactory
margins they have for some time en-
jOyed. Elk' a. H@ ~. PHI
. "The appointment Of Mr.. George NJ.
Rolph as executive head Of the govern
ment bureau relating 10 sugar gives
general satisfaction. "a
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-08
OUR DUTY NOM,

To hope for the best, prepare for
the worst and keep cool would seem
to be good national and individual
American policy at this time.
Until Germany actually carries into
effect her threat to disregard the
rights of American citizens on the
high seas by torpedoing without warn.
ing ships on which they are travelling,
either as passengers or employees, we
have the right to hope that the kaiser
and his advisors will decide not to do
It,
Certainly there can be no doubt in
the mind of any responsible German
Official that the carrying out OF this
threat means war with the United
States.
The promptness with which Presi.
dent Wilson met the deliberately plan.
rod German challenge by doing exact
II % he said he would-break diplo-
natic relations-is equally convincing
ROOF that, highly e We value peace,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-08

we value our national honor and sell
respect even more highly.
For it is childish folly to interpre
the Presidents act in any other wa!
than determination to go to wal
with Germany il she enforces hel
threat against American ships and
citizens.
Two nations at peace were never
nearer war than are the United States
and Germany at this minute
While there is always the chance
that war will be avoided up to the
minute when the first hostile shot Is
fired, and while every true American
will hope that this threatened war
with Germany may be avoided, the sit
uation is Of such gravity that we are
justified in acting on the assumption
that there will be war.
This means that the last ounce Of
mental and physical energy in the ma
ton must be modified at once to pre-
pare us for whatever the fates may
have in store.
DO not let us waste time and energy
bemoaning the fact that we are not
well prepared as we ought to be and
criticizing those who we think are
responsible for our unpreparedness.
We probably are better prepared in
many ways than we have been before.
But whatever the fact is about that,
this is the time for constructive &C.
ton and not for destructive criticism.
Let every shipyard in the countr."
be organized on 24hour-a-day basis
building ships for the navy!
Let us take steps at once to organ
ize, train and equip an army of at
least two million men.
Let the best inventive and organic
ing genius among our one hundred
million people be called to the serv-
ice of the nation to the end that the
industrial organizations be utilized IN
the most efficient way possible in the
production of munitions of war!
In short, if we are forced into this
world war, let us enter it with The
grim determination to throw into the
balance against Germany the fu]!
weight of our enormous wealth. indus
trial strength and man-pOWe".