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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-10
INJURIES CROPS
=
Loss Half On Some Plantations

4, sufficient TO meet needs, and in other
sections of Hawaii the precipitation
was more nearly normal. In the Hilo
district IL was abundant. -.
Haiku has been the district Of Maui
where the drought has been most pro-
longed. Last week there were scat,
tered showers in that section. Homo.
lulans who returned from the Valley
Island this week say that the situation
is unsatisfactory to cane growers and
that the 1918 and 1919 crops will sus
tain severe losses unless there be more
general and heavier rains in the very
near future. 49,. ..tr
At Kahnapali there had been only a
trace Of rain in four weeks, Mt Waikiki
0.34 of an insh, and at the Haiku .ex-
pertinent station 2.Sl inches.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-10

being estimated that the importation
Of this amount, in conjunction with the
application of the recent decree au-
thorizing seizure of the stocks held in
warehouses here, would be sufficient to
bring down the wholesale price of re.
fined to SlS cents pound. t.-5
This feature of the bill was at first
rejected by the senate, but upon re-
consideration, in view of the increasing
seriousness of the situation, the desired
authority has not only been granted,
bui the amount to be imported under
suspension Of duties has been increas-
ed to 10000 tons ..'.....
The government makes known that
It has already negotiated for the pur-
chase Of 10000 tons from Brazilian
producers, and of 1000 tons In Peru,
and is seeking to arrange for the pur-
chase of the remaining $4,000 tons in
the United States. @.sa.g.-.a
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-10

Parts of the islands Of Hawaii and
Maui continue to suffer severely Tor
lack of rain. On the Big Island, IN
some districts, conditions are admitted
to be very serious, and on Maui, Though
not so bad, considerable damage and
loss appears to have been oceasioned by
the prOtracted dry spell. Maui Is nat
urally less affected than Hawaii because
the plantations there generally use irri-
CATION more extensively.
Sugar growers who have recently re-
turned from Hawaii tell Of o situation
that seriously threatens the 1918 and
1919 crops on number of the planta-
ATOMS. On some Of them ID is said that
present Indications are for not more
than half crop next season, while the
young 1919 cane is even more seriously
damaged. @...rHt
On arts of Maui it is said that the
cane in the fields is yellow and in bad
shape and that the estimates for next
year ) crops will have TO be reduced.
Weather conditions as reported last
week on the Big Island, where the
drought is most severe, were as Follows:
At Kohala Min il was very dry. Rain,
fall for the week was 0.29 Of an inch
and for four weeks 1879. The average
monthly rainfall there Is four and a
half inches. Honohina reports that
rain is badly needed. In the upper re
gions around Honomu there were light
showers which did not extend 70 the
lower lauds. At Laupahoehoe It Is re-
ported that grinding was stopped for
lack of water to run the cane down the
fumes. Light, scattered showers, were
reported in the Kohala districts, but not
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-10
SEED SHORTAGE IN ITALY

Italy 3 yield Of sugar beets in 1911
was ,4s5,s27 tons, according TO 6g'
uTes complied by the Statistiea Agra
ria. This Is l52, s52 tons less than the
yield in 1915, and 376,553 tons less
than the average crop for the pas.
seven years, The smallness of the crol
Is explained as due in a measure to thu
shortage in seed. Before fine wa
nearly all the beet seed used in Ital'
came from Austria aud Germany. Elk
psriments with ItaHan,grown seed are
now being made at the laboratory n
Padua, aud the government is reported
TO have arranged with the Russia gov
eminent for the importation of a supply
OF Russian seed for use in sowing thu
coming crop.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-10
PERU IS INCREASING :.
IT'S SUGAR OUTPUT

Recently. published statistics on the
production of sugar in Peru show that
in 1914 the average production per hee-
tare of 2.47l acres was l0.l93 metric
tons (of 2204,6 No., equivalent to 4547
short tons per acre, while in 1918 this
average had increased to 1898 tons
(4.629 short tons per acre), due, no
doubt, TO the introduction Of improved
machinery on several Of the larger plan
taiions. In the Santa Valley, where the
production Of cane per hectare is rs
good as, or better than, that of many
other sugar regions Of Peru, the sugar
yield is but seven metric tOnsspeu hec,
tare (s.l2s short tons per acre). This is
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-10
RAW SUGAR PRICES
CONTINUE TO RISE

Sugar prices continue to rise. Tues.
day quotations received from San
Francisco were 7.52 cents for 90 de,
gree test and graduated at S.45 cents.
No new records are established by
these figures as in 1889 prices were
still higher and Immediately previous
TO that year prices ranged still higher
This is more than two cents a pound
over the average price for raws for
the present season. Should Il last
through October IL win have ten,
deney to materially swell profits for
the year.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-10
ARGENTINE TAKES
DUTY OFF OF SUGAR

BUENOS AIRES, July l3-The Ar,
gentine Congress has passed the law
authorizing the executive TO purchase
sugar abroad and import IL free Of
duty, as a means of relieving theSseri
ous shortage caused by the failure of
the Argentine crop and reducing the
present excessively high prices.
As submitted 70 congress the law
proposed to admit 10000 tons free, II
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-10

''There seems to be general con,
census of opinion that the producing
cost of raw sugar in Cuba will be much
augmented in the coming year. Not
only is labor aggressive but everything
that enters into the production is
doubling and trebling in cost
Big Demand For Refined H., .....
Refined sugar is in good demand
all over the country as well as for ex-
port The American and Howell have
raised their basis price twice, first to
7.65 cents and then 775 cents. The
Federal advanced their quotation first
TO S.25 and then to- $50 cents while
Warner Withdrew from the market en-
tirely. Arbuckle are quoting s,25 cents
but restricting sales as are all refners,
lin fact Howell is said to have with
drawn from the market temporarily
For export 735 cents net cash +. c
b. is the latest Indication but withoL-
anv guarantee that refners will accept
business. - ~, H. ..ta4tar.-- 49,.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-10
Record and Forecast Of Hawaiian Sugar.
Crops As Of Uneven Dates To Aug. |, 1917


there independent planters whose ground
sate Pacific Sugar Mills shipped included the figures
HonokRA / +.
Plantations without mills indicated in this table astek %
are Of tons Of
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-10

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-07
Iowa State Fair Offers
$4,000 in Cash Prizes

Des MONIES, Ia, May o.--More than
$4,000 in cash prizes are offered in
the various departments of the Iowa
state fair, to be held here August q
to 81, according to an announcement
of the State Board of Agriculture in
the 1917 premium list, which is being
mailed to prospective exhibitors.
Prominent among the items making
up the total OF $87, 1905 are the fol-
lowing: Horses, $4,000; speed events,
$l8,ls0; cattle, $19,6l7.2s; swine, So
Sal; sheep, $4,705; agriculture, 1882;
horticulture, $2,407; poultry, $2,349,
and national draft horse breeders fu-
turity (estimated), $500.
The amount offered for Shorthorn
cattle, $4,000, is said to be the largest
of its kind in the country, and is $3.50
more than was awarded in this di-
vision last year. The premiums for
Herefords aggregate $4,000, also $3.50
more than the 1916 list
Among the special prizes is $l00
offered by the Iowa Chester White
Breeders association to boys and girls
of the state under 10 years of age ex-
hibiting the best Chester White pigs,
A feature Of this years exposition
will be an Iowa boys calf-breeding
contest in which $3.50 Mill be
awarded.
Particular emphasis is placed on the
educational department, conducted BY
Superintendent E. c. bishop Of Amcs
Premiums will be given in this di
vision for work done by the boys ant
girls clubs throughout the state.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-07

lied for the coming municipal year.
The personnel of the council remains
the/same with the exception of the
representation from the Third ward,
in which A. S. Finger takes the place
of Alderman /. E. Gehris, whose term
has expired. Mayor Howarth still oc-
cupies the civic chair. The officers
appointed by the mayor and confirmed
by The council are: City attorney,
John H. Lindale; chief Of police,
Henry Discter; night marshal, Frank
Hachmeier, and water commissioner,
Kimball B. Dill. \
The funeral of John McLoughlin, a
pioneer settler, took place yesterday
at St. Marys church, Rev. Mr.. Petiz,
officiating.
he marriage of John R. Hall to
Miss Phyllis R. Neigh was solemn
lied at the home of her parents, by
Rev. w. H. Atcheson, pastor of the
Congregational church
Cutting out of the salons at West
Point has resulted in vacancies in only
two buildings formerly used for that
purpose. Four former saloonkeepers
remain in their former locations. The
brewery is closed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-07
Join the Fly-Swatting Brigade
And Make Omaha a Flyless City

Health Commissioner Council
wants to mobilize an army OF 100000
Omahans, whom he will lead in a
great spring drive against the hovse-
fly, which he denounces as the most
dangerous menace to human life and
health.
The doctor issues the following in
dictment against the fly: "The COM
ing of warm weather already has
brought out the big flies that have
hidden in warm corners during the
winter. The fly is without doubt the
greatest menace to human health and
life at this time. other agency can
compete with it as cerrier of
diseases. If the fly we're exterminated
from any Community, the death rate,
especially among infants, would i'm
mediately fall at least 50 per cent.
VITO say that Omaha is a fyless
town would be a valuable advertis-
ing. 1t would reflect hustling, pro-
gressive American spirit and every
body would be impressed
Picks Up Germs.
"The househy is probably the most
common species and is easily disting-
uished. Upon its hairy, stick legs
are found the majority of the germs
of the fy's collection, although there
are many to be found all over its
body, even to the eye. As the hy's
food consists almost entirely of the
most putrid. disease-reeking filth, its
disgusting method of eating effectu-
ally ruins foodstuffs it may attack.
Any food upon which flies are seen
to be walking should be rejected.
Stores where flies are permitted to
swarnm about foodstuffs should be
boycotted until their methods are
changed, and screens and fy-catclling
devices are installed for the protec-
ton Of their goods. ~
"The enumeration and classification
of the different germs to be found
on single fly would afford material
for a good-sized book. The capacity
of the fly for getting into filthy and
diseased environments is almost limit
less. II is difficult to imagine where
so many loathesmoe aid virulent
diseases can be found for a fly to visit,
but it is true beyond every possible
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-07
German Woman Starts War
In QUILTING Society

Galloway, Neb., May 6.-((Special.)
War is He'll" said General Sher-
man. So think the members of the
Galloway Quilting society who have
customarily and habitually congre-
gated once each week for so long a
period that the memory Of man rum
meth not to the contrary. Until the
present week these meetings were
always of the most harmonious ma
turc.
But there is peace no longer in the
Galloway Quilting society. There
hasn't been for a week and there
probably won't be for many weeks to
come, maybe never again.
The society held its last meeting
at the home of German family, that
was apparently more German than
American. In days past questions Of
religion and nationality were never
discussed in these meetings.
At the close of an afternoon OF
quilting, one of the women suggested
that the society turn its attention to
the making of bandages for the sol
diers. Another women periodically
inspired, thought the society should
undertake to place the American flag
in every home in the town. Right
here was where the trouble began.
II guess you won't hang any Ameri-
can flag in. my home" spoke up the
hostess. IF there is any flag in my
home it will be the German flag"
81 would like to see you put up
German flag" Indignantly spoke one
OF the members.
yes, we would like to see you,"
cried out three other members to-
gether. And the debate that followed
waxed so hot that the members of
the society were either invited to
leave or else acted upon their own
volition. No bricks were thrown; no
hair was pulled; no black eyes sus-
tanned. But it will be a long, long
time before the Galloway Quilting So
city meets again--at least with its full
membership present.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-07
Would Extend Right Of
Suffrage to Young Soldiers

Correspondence OF The Associated Pressj
Budapest. March 6.-There has
leen great deal of discussion in
Parliament about suggested reforms
in the qualifications OF a voter,
e UNITS Andrasay, Apponyi and Ka-
rolyi, leaders OF The opposition par
ties, urge that the suffrage should be
extended to all soldiers over 20 years
of age, now or formerly in the flrisg
lines, as a token OF the country's
gratitude.
Count Tisza, the premier, in long
speech in the Diet declared hat he
considered the granting OF the vote
to men under 80 years Of age as a
national danger, and that as long as
he had strength to oppose the sug-
gestion. he would oppose il tooth
and nail" The speech created great
sensation in the Diet and was continu-
ally interrupted by opposition mem-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-07
"Katinka" Gives
Omaha Taste Of
Friml's New Music

"Katinka" came capering into town
yesterday afternoon and will slip
away again tonight, after short stay
at the Boyd, where the tinkling notes
of. Rudolf Frimls latest scores
soothcd the ears of a considerable
portion Of the multitude at matinee
and evening performances. "Katinka"
has several high spots, notably In
Vienna" "Racketty Coo" "Allah's
Holiday" and the dance song in the
last act. This latter terminates in a
waltz movement that is alluring, as
most waltzes are, with the addition
of certain strains of sweetness that
recall Lehar or Strauss. "Allah's
Holiday" has a melody that fingers,
and will be listened to many times
with pleasure. All through the
music has a quality of indefinable
charm, characteristic of FrimPs
work
Mr. Hauerbach's book is we'll fitted
to the music; it tells a connected
story, produces its ends without
especial strain and never lets the
main point get crowded off the map
by an interpolated jest. And at that,
it affords quite a bit of humor as
modern as the composition.
Miss Margaret Owen, in the role
of Katinka, hasa fresh sweet voice
of pure tone, but only now and then
did she show sufficient volume to
meet the requirements. She won sew
eral recalls with her "Racketty Coo"
song and did her best work in the
second act, when she repeated the
chorus Of this number. Miss Jane
Castle easily won the vocal honors
of the evening with her singing of
"Allah's Holiday" Mr.. S. Paul
Veron's good bass tones sound we'll
in the music set down for the part of
Boris, and Mr.. John Roberts, who
sings Ivan, got his highest mark in
a duo with Mr.. Veron in the first act.
Miss Mae Phelps gets quite little
out Of her soubrette role, and caused
quite a stir with her song about we'd
ding male quartet.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-07
SUBSCRIBE HALF
MILLION A MINUTE
Treasury Officials Buried Un-
der Ever. Growing Ava
lanche of Buying.
ALL U. s. PARTS RESPOND

Washington, May 6.-Thc treasury
was buried beneath an avalanche Of
subscriptions to the liberty loan to-
day. Yesterdays pace of $20,000,00O
an hour was quickencd to almost
$500000 second, and it became ap-
parent that the $2,000,O00000 offering
would be ovcr-subscribcd beyond all
previous estimates.
Subscriptions listed yesterday and
today represent the offerings of less
than per cent OF the total number Of
financial institutions before which the
offering was placed. At the rate &c.
500,0O0,000 would be subscribed, an
over-subscription OF more than 200 per
cent.
Nebraska banks subscribed $l,274,-
900,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-07

doubt that flies carry representatives
from almost every germ classification.
There are no innocent fies~ Every
fly is as bad as every other fly and
is capable of producing a million
other flies, every one OF which will
be as bad as all of the rest 1t is
true that fly is very small, and that
a germ is infnitesimally smaller
Preventive Measures. =
"The importance of eliminating
flies as sanitary precaution>is fully
brought out by the provisions made
for hy-prevention by the War depart
ment. Every regulation governing
the conduct of military camps, bar
racks, hospitals, hospital camps or
ambulance companies includes a spe-
cial reference to flies and the diseases
for which they are responsible. In
the manuals soldiers are cautioned
against printing flies or frequenting
places where flies are permitted.
DR.. Cornell has statistics from
recognized authorities, showing that
one fly killed now is equivalent to
killing millions a month or two
months, hence. Swat the early fly"
is the slogan Of the health commits
sioner. An authority OF the United
States government states that single
fly, at the end of the ninth genera
ton, will have produced billions of
flies and that happens in a compare
lively short time at this season of
the year. r.
A yearbook of the Department of
Agriculture reads: -
when people realize clearly that
babies can be killed with fy-infected
food as we'll as with an axe, they
ought to be. willing to work as hard
to exterminate the fifty as they would
to exterminate a gang OF murderers
woh went about killing babies with
axes"
"Just consider yourself conscripted
into my fy-swatting brigade and
your reward will be hyless city,
said the health commissioner in con-
clusioh.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-07
Will Reappraise School w..
Lands in Al Counties
tFrom a Staff Correspondent

Lincoln, Neb., May 6.-(Special,) :
Reappraisement of school lands in
forty-seven Nebraska counties will be
made this summer, according to no.
tees sent out by Land Commissioner
Shumway. Most of it has not been
appraised since 1904 and it is expected
that a reappraisement will add con-
siderably to the school funds.
Cherry county has the greatest
acreage, 236,39l acres, while Sheridan
county comes next with 92,l34 acres.
The smallest acreage is in Hamilton
county, more than seven and one-half
acres of Burlington railroad right OF
way. There is still 1871 acres left in
Douglas county subject to reappraise-
ment
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-07
Allies Holding Ground.

London, May 5.-After repulsing
German counter attacks from Fras-
ney southwark to- the southern cor
ner of the Hindenburg line at Laon
and farther eastward, to ward the
Champagne district, the British and
French troops in France are holding
the majority of the positions gained
last week and are making some small
progress against desperate resistance.
Some of the German attacks were
broken up by artillery and others
were driven of after hand to hand
infantry fighting. One of the most
violent German attempts was All as
sault on Craonne and the positions
near it, taken by the French on the
previous day, but the assault broke
down with great losses. Progress was
made by the French east of Mont
Carnillet and by the British north Of
Havrincourt wood.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-07
SMALL TOWN BANKS
CHARTED BY STATE
Board Authorizes Them in
Places of Few Inhabitants
inSeveral Instances.
ONE OF TWO DOZEN

Lincoln, Neb., May 6.-(Special. y
Since the Nebraska supreme court
opinion that the State Banking board
has no authority to deny applications
for charters for state banks, Feb. Fl,
forty-three banks have been chartered
and more applications are on the way.
According to board records, banks
have been authorized in towns of few
persons and in one town Of only TWEEN
ty-four inhabitants two charters have
been granted. In several towns OF
less than 400 where one bank had for
merly done the community business
two additional banks have been char
tered
Under the ruling the board must
grant Il charter if the rules are fol-
lowed in making the application and
it cannot take into consideration the
needs OF the community. u.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-07
Sutton School Children
Honor FIaq in Rair

Sutton. Neb., May 6.-(Special.)-
Flag-raising exercises in Sutton took
place in a drilling rain while over
500 school 'ildren, led by Superin-
tendent Opp nd the band, under Mr..
Won Prosky's leadership, carrying
flags, marched to the city library and
were grouped on the walks with 500
men and women. while short pro-
gram was given by members OF But
ler-Johnson chapter Daughters of the
American Revolution. The large flag
and staff on the Scity library building
yere the gil, Of the chapter. Mayor
Wieland welcomed the assembletand
introduced the chapter regent, Mrs.
c, M. Brown, who took charge of the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-07
Obituary Notes

FRANK MCREARY, a resident of
Omaha air his life. died Saturday at
the Lord Lister hospital after an ILL
ness of three months. He was So
years old He is survived by his wife,
three sons. John, Gerald and James,
and four daughters, Mrs. Thomas
Lynch. Blanche, Lucille and Agnes
McCreary The funeral will be held
from the family residence, 2416 Man
derson street. Tuesday morning.
THOMAS j. WARREN. aged So
died Sunday morning at 11:40. Funeral
services will be held at the residence,
4727 South Thirty-ninth street. Mon
day evening at 1880. Interment will
be made at Atlantic, Ia, leaving Oma.
ha Tuesday morning at 6 o'clock.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-07
Thirty-Four Boys Of
CaIIaWav Enlist

Galloway, Neb., May 6.-(Special.)
>Thirty-four boys of this town have
lain asl1c III. pursuits Of civil life in
answer to the cal 70 arms. OF this
number twenty-nine boys, have joined
the National Guard and five have
joined the United States navy.
A number of other young men, in
GLIDING Willis Haycock, son of Frank
L. Haycock, president of the Galloway
Milling and Manufacturing company,
will attend the officers training school
which begins in a few weeks
The women of Galway are also
doing their bit" The Red Cross So
ciety and the local branch Of the Ma.
ton Surgical Dressing society, under
the direction OF Mrs. Frank L. Hay
cock, are preparing bandages and
surgical dressings.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-07
Edgar Minus Mayor.

Edgar, Neb., May 5.-(Special.D--
Mayor Shively finding conditions in
Edgar, which are not to his liking,
has rendered his resignation. The
board at first refused to accept it, bur
as Mr.. Shively insisted that he be-
lieved it to the interest OF all con-
cerned, they finally did so, and Edgar
is for the second time without a
,,,apnr
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-07
Big Hammer Ends Life
OF Mad Doq Down Town

Pedestrians on Farnam, street got
mad dog scare Saturday morning A
black, fnongrel cur was swapping at
men, women and children. His wild
career ended near Twenty-second and
Farnam streets, where garage EN-
ploye hit him over the head with a
hammer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-07

entity well braced, gave way and al
lowed the dirt pied along the ditch to
fall with little warning.
Sherman was a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Sherman of Red Coud, was %
years old and unmarried The sewer
is being put in by the Elkhorn Con-
struction company of Fremont.