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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-08-11
PERSONALS.

Miss Lulu Marin is the guest
of relatives in Patterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Duperier
and children of Beaumont are
the guest of Mrs. Alfred Duper-
7ef.
Mrs. Abe Hirsch and children
have returned home from visit
to Thibodaux.
Miss Pauline VOORHEES, of st.
Martinsville is the guest of Mrs.
Paul VOORHEES,.
Miss Ansley Of Bay st. Louis is
visiting at the home of Mrs. Fred
Veazey.
Mr.. Robert Bell has returned
to Baton Rouge having spent Sum
day here with relatives.
1t is with regret that the
friends of Miss Julia Mcmahon
learn of her accepting a position
in Lake Charles High School as
science teacher.
Miss Pauline Talbert of Plaq-
uemine is the guest Of Mrs. Ewes.
Mrs. H. P. Hanley and daugh-
/ ter Miss Mary returned from New
Orleans.
~ delightful afternoon was
spe3ft at the Lake Thursday by
MIS-. Munson of Napoleonville,
Mrs. Braud of New Orleans, Mrs.
j. P. Russell, Mrs. Frank Courts
and Mrs. Alpha Fontelieu.
! The little friends Of Master
bob Renoudet regret to learn OF
his illness and hope he will soon
Ee6over.
! Mrs. (Dr.) Homer Dupuy and
children Of New Orleans are the
guests Of Mrs. Jules Dupuy.
After several days visit here
with Mrs. Charlie Provost, Miss
Annie Torian left TUESDAY for
Jeanerette.
Mrs. Anthony Renoudet re-
turned here Monday from visit
to Baldwin and is visiting at the
home of Mrs. Octave Renoudet.
Mr.. Ben Reinauer Of Port Ar
thur visited at the home of Mrs.
Lazard King last Sunday.
Miss Sophia Landry enter
tanned her friends Wednesday
night with dance at her home
on Center Street.
Mrs. w. O. Smith and little son
have. returned to their home in
Houston. after delightful visit
here with Mr.. and Mrs. G. H.
Brown. n
Miss Gussie Brown spent Tues
day with friends in Jeanerette.
ksses Ruth Hogsett, Elizabeth
|F3ofgey, Marietta Murray, Lucy
Gebert, Alma Sharp and Mary
Winters have returned from Ba-
ton Rouge where they attended
the Normal. s.
\ "a. Paul LeBourgeois wassa Wis
10 Jeanerette on Wednesday,
Mayor Durocher of Jeanerette |
was a business visitor here on
Thursday. Mr.. Durocher has
been in bad health for many
months but at present is rapidly
recuperating. Mr.. Durocher has
many warm friends in New Ibe-
ria. :, |
Miss Delta Leblanc of Erath !,
is the guest of Mrs. Mare Derouell.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-20
Business And Financial News =:
FAVOR BILL FOR
LEASING PUBLIC
OIL PROPERTIES

Honolulu people who have followed
find the following despatch from
Washington Under date OF August >
OF interest
Senator Walsh bill 70 open UP
for private use vast government
coal gas. OIL phosphate and other
mineral lands throughout thr west.
including naval reserve lands 40 ,
IN California. was ordered favUrahIy
reported yesterday by the senate
committee. AS amended the measure
PERMITS the leasing or sale Of gov
eminent coal Lands, except in Alas
Ia. or the leasing Of oil lands, by
the secretary Of the interior.
That part OF the bill permitting
private interests to work naval re-
serve No. . in California las been
vigorously opposed by the navy de-
partm"nt, which contendcd that the
companies seeking entrance to the
reserve lacked proper title to the
land. The reserve originally was
Withdrawn from private use, despite
protests Of concerns who maintained
IIoI tHtlT Teasing TlsulS COulu nOt De
summary abrOgated.
"A bill introduced by Senator Phe-
Ian, providing that persons operating
wells in reserve No. at the time
it was withdrawn shall be entitled
70 lease the land from the govern
ment by paying one-eighth royalty
was added to the Walsh amendment
Another bill by Senator Pittman, to
permit the operation or leasing Of
lands containing potash deposits, al,
so was incorporated.
AS to oil, gas, phosphate and So
dunn lands, the bill provides that a
permit will issue to a prospector, and
If he makes a discovery he gets
a patent to one-Quarter Of the land
contained in his permit and he or
anyone else may lease the balance
upon competitive bidding or as to
phosphate or sodium lands may buy
the same. All entries heretofore made
in good, faith are protected
ITO prevent monopoly the maxi
mum is 1850 acres, with punishment
for directly or indirectly acquiring
or leasing more"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-20
Of
FUTURES TRADING
H|TSSUGAR MART

Cablc alil.~s from ;.,t. Ne" fO:.;
C1!ttc c.~.i.;4te Inu!>o'" that he
suspension OF trading III sugar l..
tu'"s has c..rckcd ~. Up~ ard trend
IN price Of the pr0du,; and left TIE
market IN al unsettled state The re-
ports say that practically al buyers
and sellers have HitndrnWn and tina;
there is 4 small quantity Of sugar
which has paid full duty for which
'.'l cents IS being asked. Some Porto
Rico sugar is available at 40 cents
The tendency toward lower prices
for sugar and the unsettled market
conditions are assumed by local sugar
men 20 mean that the New York buy.
e7S and sellers are uniformed and ur-
determined as to how far the govern.
ment intends to go toward controlling
the price Of the product during the
war.
One agency man says, The price OF
sugar was getting too high 1t was
dangerously high, because il was at
tracing too much attention. Go not
beHeVe anyone knows what the gov
eminent may do toward regulating
sugar prices during the war"
Similar adviCes to those sent TO tho
press were contained in Tie weekly
cable market report received by Alex.
ander 4 Baldwin from their New
York office. This cable read as fol.
lows:
Market unsettled and all buyers
and sellers practically withdrawn
awaiting developments. Small quantity
full duty asking 81. Porto Ricos
40"
1t is pointed out that this is net
nearly so strong" or as optimistic
report as has been sent out at other
times during the past few weeks when
sugar was climbing up from $500 on
July 5 to the high mark of $7.52
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-20
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Washington. D. c.. July IL. 1917

washington, d. c., July IL, 1917.
Tn, Act Of Congress approved
March 3, 1916, authorizes the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury to reimburse the
contributors to the opening and dedi.
cation Of Bishop rtreet adjoining the
form n Federal building site bounded
by Merchant, Eng and Bishop
streets, Honolulu, Hawaii. Notice IA
hereby given that the collector of Gus.
toms has been designated as the fisca!
agent to reimburse them" (said con.
tributors), taking receipt in each
case, the reimbursement to be the
amount contributed without interest;
and the receipt obtained by the .iscul
agent shall be considered as evidence
OF the reimbursement, and the per.
sons so reimbursed shall have no
further claim. No one of the original
contributors shah be entitled to re.
endorsement unless the claim is filed
with the agent within one year sitter
the last time the matter referred TO
IL advertised" : For further informa-
ten apply to the Collector of Gus
I, ms, Honolulu Hawaii.
(signed) BYRON R. NEWTON,
! Assistant Secretary.
Aug. 4 c s 10 10 Is II 20 % "a p 90
31-Sept ia. 1917
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-20
No PLANS YET
FOR D|SPOS|NG
Of farm HERD

Plans for the disposition of the
Farm dairy herd will probably not
be completed until the return of DR..
Victor A Norgaard, territorial veter-
marian, from the mainland, the board
O. agriculture and forestry has an.
nounced.
The herd is still confined to the lot
at the beach, about a mile from the
quarantine station, which was pur.
chased by the board when it was en-
Joined by the Schuman Carriage Co.
from putting the cattle in the quar-
antine station. The suit has been dis
continued as the mules owned by the
company have been removed from
quarantine.
What the board will finally do with
the cattle is still a matter Of conjec-
ture, as Mr.. Farm says he will not
take them back. He believes they
should be killed for the protection of
the public
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-20
CONSUMP ton OF
SUGAR INCREASES

In the discussion of the sugar sit
uation that appears from time to
time in the daily press the assump-
ton is rory generally made that the
consu!aptiN. Of sugar In the United
States has fallen off to a consider
able extent during the present war"
says Facts About Sugar. Apparently
the only basis for this is that prices
have ruled somewhat higher this year
than last. Higher prices ordinarily
operate to curtail consumption. 1t is
taken foe granted, therefore, that
consumption must be less.
"An examination of the facts in
the Case shows, as those conversant
with conditions in the sugar trade
are already aware, that the exact
contrary Is the case. Instead of de,
Ginning the average consumption of
sugar during the first half of the
current year has shown an appre.
Ciablc increase as compared with the
corresponding six months of 1916.
The statistics published from week
to week showing the movement of
sugar reveal the fact that while total
receipts at all ports to July LIST have
beeu somewhat smaller than during
tho earlier hal of last year the diff
ference If very largely offset by the
decline in exports. Added to this -
the consideration that the large crop
OF beet sugar and Louisiana cane
have C,>ttl9G even more complet. Iy
into consumption than was the case
year ago. The remnant of these
two crops unmarketed at the begin
ming Of July was negligible.
The total consumption of sugar
from the various sources indicated.
deducting exports and stocks on
hand, amounted for the first half
year Of 1917 roundly to 2,65O,OOO or.
binary tons, .or very nearly 100000
tons more than for the first six
months of 1916 This is an increase
OF approximately 10 per cent, or an
average of above four and one-half
pounds for each person in the entire
population of the country. Instead
Of falling off in the use of sugar.
therefore, there has been a somewhat
unusual increase thus far in the pres
ent year.
1T is not difficult to understand
why this has been the case. The
rule that a higher price means les
sened consumption is by no means
fnvariable. Sugar is, more accurate
ly than commodities, an index of
prosperity. When business is good
and workers are fully employed at
high wages the use of sugar in.
creases, and this condition unoues-
tionably has prevailed in the United
States during recent months. The
advance in the cost of sugar, more
over has been so much less than
that Of most other food commodities
that it has enjoyed a distinct advant-
age in competition with other food
stCffs.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-20
CITY GETS $3.50
when GAMBLERS
FORFEIT BONDS

Fifty-two gamblers arrester in a re,
cent raid by Detective Captain Ar
thus McDuffie, forfeited their bail
in police court this morning when
they failed to appear for hearing, thus
enriching the city and county Golfers
by $500.
BY a well-planned scheme Captain
McDuffie arrested the gamblers last
Saturday night for playing paikau and
seven-eleven. Most of them were ORR
entails.
John Borges. habitual drunkard, was
sent to the reef for three months to
sober uO. Henry kapaoa. who sold
wine and been at Kakaako without a
license, was fined $3.50.
F. A. Gill. sailor, who assaulted
". E. Hughes, vicilian, on King street,
near Levers & Cooke, had his case
dismissed for lack of evidence.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-20
kauai is ENTHUSIASTIC
OVER CIVIC CONVENTION

Raymond {. Brown, secretary of the
chamber of commerce and chairman
of the civic convention committee, re
turned Saturday from Kauai where
he has been for the past week on g
tour of publicity for the convention.
He says that the Kauai people seem
to be very enthusiastic over the con-
vention and a large delegation from
the Garden island is anticipated
Mr.. Brown reports that Joseph H
Moragne, road supervisor, will talk
at the convention on road maintenance
from the standpoint of Kauai. Each
island is to have a good roads speak
er
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-20
REFINED SUGAR WILL
NOT REACH 9 CENTS,
is BELIEF LOCALLY

Local sugar men do not believe
sugar will go to nine cents for the
refined product, as prophesied by an
official of the Crockett refinery, if
sufficient ships are released from
other trade to permit the transpor-
tation of the crop from Java and the
Philippine islands.
Willard & Gray report that there
are 100000 tons of sugar in Java and
$4,000 tons in the Philippines await
ing shipment to market The re-
duction of yesterday and the day be-
fore in the price asked for refined
may be an indication that Great Brit
ain has released bottoms for the
shipping Of the Java product from
other trade. Also that there are
prospects for the movement OF the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-20
CONTRACT FOR FISH
CANNERY is AWARDED

The contract for the construction of
the fish cannery at the corner of
First and Cooke streets has been let
to George Yamada, who will begin
work on the building in a few days.
THE structure is to be $50 feet long
by so feet wide, with concrete floors
and one story in height. The pack
ing equipment is here and it includes
four retorts, boilers and other ma
chine-y.
The cannery is being started by W
P. English. local representative of
the Caulornia-H Packing Co.,
recently organized and capitalized in
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-20
TODAY
NEARLY 100000

Trading was light in both listed
and unlisted securities TO-DAY Pioneer
and McBryde sugar seemed inclined to
rally a triNe. the former going up 25
cents and the later l2:. cents, but
there was not much demand Mineral
Products crept up 10 - cents Bling,
ham renamed stationary at $3.50.
while MADEIRA dropped down to Al
Dividends were declared as follows.
Alexander & Baldwin $lVQ,QUo; IIa-
waiian Agricultural company $+u."O";
Onowea 10000; Hawaiian Electric
Sl".0y"; Pahang Rubber $5UUn: and
Tanjon Oak $4,000.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-20
SEALED TENDERS

{ Sealed tenders will be received up
To II m, on the 5th day Of Septem-
her. 1917. at the office of the Clerk of
the City and County of Honolulu,
Room 8, Mcintyre Building, for fur.
nishing 20 Fire Hydrants.
S. ,cifications and form of proposal
,ey ne had upon application end a
denosit Of TWENTY-FIVE Dollars ($25OO)
- The city and County Clerks office.
Any information may be obtained at
.ha office of the Honolulu Water
The Board OF Supervisors reserves
a.. rieht to reject any or all tenders
and to waive all defects.
= 80 - ID. KALAUoKALANI,
clerk, City and County y = of =, Honolulu no ~
ssSi-Alg, IA. 40: 10 D. H. To- ~ 81
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-20
Sugar 7.40cts.
Henry Waterhouse Trust Co.
I'd
Members Honolulu Stock and Bond
Exchange
Fort and Merchant Streets
Telephone 1903

was elected president Of the Kauai
chamber CT commerce at a meeting
last Thursday. Crawford succeeds F.
l.. Patterson. Other officers were re-
elected, as follows: T. Brandt, vice
president; L. D. Timmons, secretary;
]. l. Silva, treasurer; w. n. Stewart,
auditor.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-20
NORMAL WEATHER
CONDITIONS NOW
ON GARDEN ISLE

Nearly normal weather conditions
of hot and dry are again being ex-
perienced by the planters on Maui,
according to reports brought to Hon
olulu. Light showers occur now and
then, but not of sufficient intensity
to do a great deal Of good.
Grinding was finished at NcBryde
on August s, and the output is very
close to 1880 tons, which is a ban
ner crop for the plantation and 1900
tons above the estimate
During the latter part of July a
field of SO acres of H1O9 was har-
vested. The yield was as follows:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-20
UNLISTED SECURITIES.
Honolulu, Aug. 20.

saIee: 600 M. Products, 10; 425 M.
Products, .o9; 1900 Bingham, .4e; 49,
800 Bingham, so; $500 MADEIRA, AZ;
$50 Hon. Oil, ASS; rs M. Products, .oe;
1000 MADEIRA, AZ; IT'S EneeIs, SIS; 100
Bingham, so.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-20

kekaha finished grinding on the
ninth with an output of 19.179.125
tons This is bumper crop for
kekaha. Besides this big crop field
of considerable size was allowed to
go over to next crop.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-20

Between Boards: Sales: so OIaa,
1925; 10 onomea, 81; 40 Pioneer,
1878; 20 Hawaiian Sugar, sf.25; 8 Me-
Bryde, 1925; IS Mc6ryde, 1o.37I2.
Session Sales: 5 Haw. Con. Ry. A.,
$50.
Dividends, Aug. 2o-A. & B., 81;
II. A. Co., 40; onomea, 40; Hawn.
Electric, 1; Pahane, 10; Tanjong
OIok, 20.
Latest sugar quotation: So deg. test,
7.4o cents or $143 per ton.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-20
SHELTER RETURNS ON
BINGHAM RUN $4,000

A cablegram received from Mon
tana- Bingham Saturday says that the
smelter returns for August from
present indications will be $1,000.
1t is expected that the mill will be
running at a capacity of 200 tons daily
by September Is. The tunnel which
is to cut the Mayflower vein will be
completed before September.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-20
Honolulu Stock Exchange
Gid Asked

Monday, Aug. 20.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-01-26
Barre Times,

The full extent of the benefcencies of
Joseph Battell to Middlebury College is
revealed in the annual report just issued
by President Thomas of that institution;
and the general public is very much sur
prised at the large amount of property
set at the disposal of the college. The
total amount is slightly over $500, 900, Of
which very large percentage is in real
estate, much of it producing good rev.
enue because located in the village of
Middlebury, where the returns are con-
sidered good, President Thomas charac-
terizes the requests as zone of the
most remarkable and generous ever
made for benevolent purposes in Yer
mont" 1t is probably the largest single
bequest ever made in Vermont for any
purpose, and MiddleburyCollege is to be
congratulated on being the beneficiary.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-01-26
COLONEL REEVES.
st. Adams Messenger.

While it is with regret that Vermont
will see Col. Ira l.. Reeves relinquish
command of the First Vermont Infan-
try, it will also be with realization
that the administration of another
Vermont institution of which he is the
head, Norwich University, demands
his entire time. The work of a colonel
in the National Guard has been greatly
increased under the new national de-
fence act, and it may be truthfully
said that a colonel of regular army
regiment has less real work on his
hands than has the commander of a
guard regiment, for where the regular
has his staff of trained assistants and
clerks, the guard colonel finds it neces-
sary to give his personal attention to
matters which the regular leaves to
subordnates. Colonel Reeves is in
every sense of the word an officer and a
gentleman, a fact which he dem
onstrated both at home and on the
border, and the First Vermont owes to
him not little of the credit for the
splendid showing which it made last
summer. Colonel Reeves is doing the
State great service at Norwich Uni
versity, that truly splendid school, the
worth of which is becoming more and
more recognized the country over un-
der his leadership. With President
Reeves giving Norwich his whole time
and attention, it is conservative to
predict period of substantial growth
and expansion for that university.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-01-26
HIT BY SWITCH ENGINE.

Morris Doyle was called to North
ampton, Mass, Sunday in answer to a
telegram notifying him that his son,
Patrick Doyle, 81, was in hospital in a
critical condition with badly fractured
skull. Young Doyle was employed as a
freight brakeman and was found in the
railroad yards at Northampton Satur-
day night in an unconscious condition.
1t is believed that the young man had
ridden on freight train from Spring
field, Mass, and was struck by switch
engine in the Northampton yards.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-01-26

the largest area of unbroken forest, AT
that time the members of the House
from that county opposed the idea of a
national forest because 1t would reduce
the taxes of the towns affected,
The government pays into the county
treasury 25 per cent Of the gross re-
ceipts from a national forest located
in n county, but, Of course, the receipts
from cut-over forests would be small
for number of yesrs, In the case of
State forests the State pays taxes to
towns just az private owner.
Undoubtedly the main Green noun
tain rangh should be under public
ownership of some kind, If the CO.
operation Of the federal government
could be secured advantageously, and
still leave the State in primary charge,
that would seem to be desirable ar
rangement.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-01-26
OUR WOODED PEAKS.
Waterbury Record.

Over 5000 acres of Vermont forest
land, situated in Lincoln and Warner
on the main ridge of the Green Noun
tains, were given to the United States
government by the late Joseph Bat
tell, to be used as a national park.
President Thomas of Middlebury col.
Iege in his annual report, issued Jan
uary 18th, suggests that if the nation
makes use of this gift, certain add
tons can be advantageously made. he
says in part: "a national park extend
ing 25 miles along the summit of our
mountains, approachable at three
points both from the east and from
the west from three main highways
over passes of the Green Mountains,
easily accessible therefore to all trav'
eers by our main north and south
State roads, is some thing which
should appeal to every patriotic Yer
monter, and one might expect that the
project would commend isself to lovers
of natural beauty and to the great
outdoors throughout the entire nation
Middlebury college would render a
notable public service if it could assist
in any way toward the establishment
of such a park" To make easily ac'
cessible and yet to preserve untouched
some of our wonderful mountain
scenery so that our children's children
can enjoy it as well as ourselves, would
be great work for Vermonters OF
this generation. Could it not be ar
ranged so that every child in the public
schools of the State could have small
share in raising fund for this under
taking and thereby learn a lesson in the
conservation of our natural resources