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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21
WHOLFSALEPORK
PRICES ADVANCE

In line With the heavy advances in
the last two weeks in the cost of hog
feeds. the wholesale price OF pork has
risen in the last II days just two cents
and half pound, according TO Supt.-
&. T. Longley Of the territorial mar.
keting division. r..
+ Friday the price stood at Is 1-2 cents
a pound wholesale. Two weeks preyi.
OTIS II was Is cents. The wholesale
increase Is likely 10 make the retail
price from four to five cents pound
higher. it is believed.
The price OF mutton and beef re-
mains unchanged, the superintendent
says Oahu hog ranchers declare they
will be compelled TO kill their swine
If the price OF feed goes any higher,
as they cannot make living. under
present conditions. Loca. feed firms,
on the other hand. say they are not
responsible for the raises, as the San
Francisco wholesalers have boosted
the price ON them from SO to 40 per
cent in the last two weeks and they
lave TO pay il CT go witi0ut. as stock
foods are not grown in the islands.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21

There has been practically no
change the condition Of the egg
market during the week. bnC the price
of feed has advanced about 10 per
cent Pou'tryrpen complain that II
feed does not drop very soon they
vii! have to &c cut Of business, The
feed question: is also bothering the
nos raisers and even az the advanced
price CT pork they claim that II is a
losing BUSINESS. In order TO protect
themselves, as well as the consumers,
farmers must raise more OF their own
feed. The q. S. experiment station
recommends sugar drip sorghum as
one OF the best crops to plant for
quick returns in beth grain ana for
age Four crops can he cut a year
and each crop will yield from Is to 90
bushels of grain and about IL tons Of
forage. The division Is ordering a
large supply OF this and other seed to
take care Of the greatly increased de-
mand. zs.s Z;
While the price Of green vegetables
is very high at the present time farm
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21
Washout Makes
Rice Man Rich

Because the bridge, a.roSs the
stream at Kailua washed out in the
last kona storm and put the highway
out of business FOR week. q certain
Chinese rice grower on the windward
side OF Oahu is about $4,000 RI her
than he would have, been had the
bridge held, 81
This chiriEHe hal several thousand
bags of paddy" (rice in the hullf In
his barn, the crop having Iust been
harvested, and. was eager to haul 1t
over the road to Honolulu to market,
having been offered by coast dealer
about 81 agbag for it. He hal be-
tween 1000 and 5000 bags.
When he twas ready to begin LaGk
ing the heavens opened, the floods d6s-
cended and cut went the bridge, maxi
ing ii irmpossfble for him to get his
crop to the Ii1atk nisrket: He bewa'l.
ed his fate Eand declared himself out
of luck =. 1-al
Between the time that the bridge
went out and was replaced by the
road department the price Of rice here
held an aviation meet. When the Chi
nese brought his first load to Honolu-
lu over the repaired bridge he nearly
had heart failure when he was offered
approximately $3.50 q bag for the same
rice he had hoped to obtain 81 fer. He
sold 1t right off the reel to the coast
buyer and is now almost in the class
of q financier, ali because it rained.
On 1000 bags sold at an increase of
$3.50 bag-well, figure it out for your
self. The washout put him ahead OF
the game $4,000 And yet people
say there is no such thing as luck.
Supt. A. T. Longley of the terrific
rial marketing division is authority
for the story The rancher's name is
withheld at his request. ~ s.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21
LYMAN PROPOSES
garden COURSES
N ALL SCHOOLS

In line with the encouragement or
gardening in the schools, ReLresenta.
tive Norman Lyman of Hawan today
introduced the. following concurrent
resolution in the house:
Whereas, a system OF truck garden
ing AMI farming has been inaugurated
OIL a small scale in the public schools
of the Territory of Hawaii; and
Whereas, the utilization and con,
seryaticn OF al! sources OF food sup
ply are questions of imperative mt
ment, especially at this time. when a
state Of war exists between the Unit
ed States and the German empire
therefore.
Resolved, b. the house OF repre-
sentatives. and the senate concurring,
that the Commissioner Of public in
struetion be and he is hereby author
lied and directed 10 establish courses
OF training in said farming in ell the
public schools OF the territory; and
further
Resolved, that all teachers. having
charge and supervision Of such
courses, be requested to devote their
undivid al attention, not only in the
school gardens Of farms, bat also at
the home gardens Of the school chill
dren; and further @*
Resolved. TAFT all teachers in
charge of snchs work be allowed 10
dollars t$l0I rer month each as trav'
cling expenses in addition to their
regular" morfhly salaries."~- :.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21
Problem Of Feeding Hawaii Develops Rapidly
WEEKLY PRODUCE REPORT
ByA. T. L0NGlEY, Marketing Superintendent.
ISSUED ~ The TERRITORIAL MARKETING DIVISION
WEEK ENDING April 20 1917 $3.50

ers on the other islands should not
plant them to any large extent The
movement TO have consumers plant
vegetable gardens will greatly reduce
1.-THE amount of green vegetables bought
in the market SO that farmers produc-
ing for the market should devote thei-
efforts to such crops as sweet potl-
toes. Irish potatoes. dired beans and
peas. pumpkins, corn and hogs. Hogs
should not be raised unless the farm
er can produce the most Of his feed
on the farm. One Glance at the feed
quotations this week will convince the
hog raiser that he is not making much
money II he is buying all his feed.
Rice has taken big drop during the
week. Hawaiian rice Is quoted at 81
q bag and California rice at $685..
Australian onions are selling for from
s3.25 to $3.50 a hundred. People are
buying the simplest foods these days
so do not plant crops for which there
is not a ready sale.
The division needs more hogs. sweet
and Irish potatoes. -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21
WOMEN OF NAVY LEAGUE
LEARN ABOUT CHICKENS

fcne~ial Star Bulletin Cor-esPondcnrs)
COLLEGE OF HAWAII. Arrn I'll
Prof. Clark's third animal husbandry
lecture to the Navy League women
was entitled THE Care of the Chick.
He said, in most cases the care of
the chick is more difficult than hatch
ing. If proper food and shelter and2
protection from enemies are provided,
hen.hatched chicks require no further
attention on your part The hen does
the rest. However, incubator ',hicks
must be fed, exercised and warmed
The first two requirements are more
readily provided than the last. In most
parts of the territory no artificial heat
is required. Small chicks should never
I've allowed ont when the grass is wet.
II disease is to be prevented, they
should never be allowed to run over
foul ground; all things: breeders,
movers, feed, must be kept clean.
Concerning their food. chickens arc
ornnivorous, and do best II Fed grain,
green food tpegetables), ard animal
food. VIII live without animal food.
hut do best with il. In regard to
heating their food, We should not aim
W iAlpAOfCF DuI tdIhCl diu iist.
tuIe in every way possible. II may be
best to cook meat or animal foods for
the sake of sterilization. but Il is
doubtful. When eggs are given as
food. they need not be cooked. for
cooking lessons food value of most
feeds. An ideal mash to be given
about three times week is composed
of one part bran, one part ground oats,
cne-quarter part ground corn (not corn
meaD, one-quarter part meat scraps,
and one-quarter part dried milk-if
fresh or sour milk is not available. A
little fresh meat scraps fed daily,
chopped or ground by "A meat grinder,
Is good. unless plentiful supply OF
insects is available to the chicks. If
you have garden or growing crops
Of any sort, give the chicks access to-
them. Crops grow insects, and in.
sects grow chicks. Small chicks can
never damage the crops"
y. The first lecture next week to the
Navy League will be given by DR.. II
lingworth, the college entomologist
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21
NO EMPL 0YMENT OF
SPECIAL COUNSEL
ALLOWED UNDER BILL

Senate bin 80, relating to The EN-.
ployment of special counsel by off.
GERS or employees of the territory
was favorably reported By the sjiitlicf
airy committee Of the house today and
passed second reading. In rart.s the
report reads as follows. ~
eve are of the opinion that sub
ordinate officers and employees OF the
government should not have authority
to employ private counsel: the attor-
ney general and HIS two deputies are
eugaged and commissioned to attend
TO such legal matters as the business
of the territory may require.
y. This bill. If enacted into law, will
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21
WAR GIVES dutch
LANGUAGE l BOOST
IRY Associated Pressl J..

i THE. HAGUE, sNetherlands.-Si Signs
j are not wanting, that, partly as con,
sequence OF the war. the Dutch Ian
guage is to take a more, prominent
Eplace in the world than it has done
in the last century. Plans OH foot to
| establish a chair in the Dutch Ian
| guage, literature and history at London
1 University, movement that has at
tracted the more interest in the Brit
Fish metropolis because of the numer.
Gus and growing Dutch-speakinS popI.
lation that now forms part of the Bri-
| fish Empire, as citizens of United
South Africa.
In Germany professor ships in Dutch
| already existed at Bonn and Munster
| universities, and me events Of the war
have led the authorities at Leipsig
to afford similar facilities. The tempo.
rary rule in the Flemish parts of Bel
giu,n has naturally evoked increased
/ interest I'm Dutsh in Germany Indeed,
| many of the Germans more directly
concerned have already acquired
knowledge CT the language. 4 u Ill i
Il In addition to e:iStins1 Dutch institu-I
tons in America, there is a movement
on foot in the United States for the
establishment II chair in Neither
| lands history and literature at the
,, University of Michigan It is in Michi-
gan and Iowa that the Dutch element
is still stroLg today.
A recent writer on this subject es-
timated the nuH.hers of the Dutch
speaking race n the world at 1854,
! 600 souls. 81.
If the Dutch manasc to hold IIol
land. and II that there seems little
doubt, and if, as IS likely, Flanders is
afforded more Opportunity for develop
ment after the war than il has enjoy
ed hithetto, the Dutch believe bright
future awaits item in northwest Eu-
TO. e, where the sturdy race already |
ferns a compact population CT 1l.200.-
COS sous. 80. ..-
In the Dutch East Indies the max !
ing and moulding Of l new nation is !
committed to tae-r hands. Altogether +.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21
PROFESSOR ouSTED AFTER
PRESIDING AT PEACE MEETING

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-Dr. Simon
n. Patten. professor of political econ
omy at the University of Pennsylvania
and noted contributor to the litera-
ture Of economics, announced receipt
of notification that his relations
with the university are to cease at the
end of the fiscal year. Z.
Dr. Patten declares he was served
with notice after he had presided at a
paeifist meeting last Friday and had
permitted his name TO be printed as
one of number of speakers at SINH
lar meeting scheduled for last Sunday
and which was forbidden by the police
the Dutch are convinced that the signs
Point to an increasingly important
share for them in the mission and
future Of the white race. 80
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21

put an end to some employments OF
private counsel that have excited con-
siderable comment from the citizens
of this territory" :.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21

The New Hampshire house of rep
passed bill which would
establish statewide prohibition May
Il 1918. Is ~ ! -.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-09
BUSINESS MEN URGED
TO EXPEDITE MAILS
Are Told Time Can Be Saved by
Using Tubes Instead of
Letter Boxes

The Pneumatic Transit Company has
sent out appeals to many Philadelphia busi-
ness men urging them to speed up their
mail and use the pneumatic tube stations
In preference to the city letter boxes.
The circulars say that letters within a
1o0-mlle radius will re received the same
day and letters within the 60o-mile radius
on the following Cay. II the suggested
plan is adhered to. .
The tube stations are situated at the Cen
tral Postofflce. Penn Square station, Read.
ing Terminal, North Philadelphia. tbo
BOurse. Sixth and Paramount avenue. Tenth
and Columbia avenue, Nineteenth and ox.
ford, Nineteenth below Fairmount avenue
Eighteenth and Christian, Tenth and Wash.
ington avenue and Lehigh avenue ana
Hutchinson street.
The directions for speeding I'D the ma,,s
are given as follows:
How to gain twenty-four 10 for,v-a,a,,.
hours In your mail correspondence. e"'
,, post your mail at Pneumatic Tube sta-
a. m. to 1880 a. m,--MaI for NJ.
York. baltimore and radius Of loo rni,sw Mew
a.inh,o a; n; 70 l:so p. m.-Mail for Phila-
2So p m. to $3.50 p. m.-Mail for Chi
cage. @ ss: Louis and radius OF 500 miles
3;30 p. no. to s p. m.-Mau for ao....
3IHspur9n ana radius Of 100 to 500 miiss.
SSp'.@e " mall received dorins IL
4 ! I'l;iI 4:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-09
LIEUT.. ECHTERMEYER
AND OTHERS ON TRIAL
Eleven Members of Force Ar
raigned Before Police
Tribunal

Lieutenant John +. iIchtermeyer, Of the
Second and Christian streets police station
three street sergeants, three patrolmen and
the four district detectives of that district
were arragned before the Police Trial
Board today to answer a general charge
or neglect OF duty for permitting an al
legged gambling house to be operated at sos
South Ninth street until 1t was raided by
Mayor Smiths special vice squad. A bomb
shell was exploded into the testimony of the
-FOUR district detectives after they testified
that they knew Of nothing wrong with the
Italian League of Young Republicans, De.
tectives Walsh and McCarty, of Detective
Alfred !. Souder's squad, then produced
records to show that at least six of the men
found In the place when it was radcd on
the morning of August had criminal rec
ords. The case will be submitted to Direc.
tor Wilson together with the findings of the
Police Trial Board for his approval He
Will make the final ruling
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-09
THREE PHILADELPHIANS
ON TORPEDOED SHIP
Argalia, With Forty Americans
Aboard, Destroyed by
U-Boat

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. Aug. 9-De.
struction OF the British steamship Argala
with forty American muleteers aboard by
German submarine was reported by cable
today to the ships agents here. Captain
Morris and ten of the crew were lost
Survivors were landed at Glasgow. Whether
any of the lost were Americans was not
reported. The Argalia left here July 1s
Tor British port with a cargo of horses.
Americans on board included T. C.
Flaherty. Russelville. n. y. j. q, Nc
Cauley Chambersburg, Pa. r. J. Shannon,
Bangor. Me-: Fred Baker. Cincinnati: vii.
liam Hunter and John f. Kelly, Baltimore
John j. Duncan and Gus Felman, Philadel-
phia; Charles Nagle, Hamilton. o.. G. G.
Howell, Thomas McAullffe. Howard King.
William Tucker T. Dolan, Baltimore Will
liam Dunn, Springfield, H.; James @.
Wright, Thomas Slater, Malin Remfedt.
Baltimore; Evan II. Mitchell. Camden "
j.; G. +. Lehse, Milwaukee,; william Wal
lace. Scranton, Pa, Victor ]. Messner
Charles Tyron, Baltimore ID. Thomas Dug
ham, waltham Mass. William Seymour,
Lake Geneva, Wis; william Thompson,
New York; Jose T.. Ghaliger Robert II.
Eberhart, Baltimore, and f. Benson. Peoria.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-09
BONWIT TELLER PLAN
IMPROVING COLONNADE
Hotel Purchased by Firm to Con-
tinue on Similar Lines for a
Time at Least

I,,,,,odIo,o - ohonno ,,,iII ~ ,,,,do a.. 49,
i''''''e"'e @"a"eoS VIII 'e N''e W '''e
Colonnade Hotel by its new owners, Bonwit,
Teller & Co, who conduct a fashionable
shop for women at the corner OF Thirteenth
and Chestnut streets, with the view OF max.
ing II more comfortable and more at
tractive hotel.
AT least for the present II will continue
IN he n hotel. and from the tone of n state
ment of n member of the firm NAV con-
time 10 be a hotel for some time tntil the
trend of building In the vicinity becomes
apparent 1t would be practically impos-
sible for the firm to start any kind of new
building until the war closed, owing to
Government inhibitions on building.
I'VE have no definite plans which we care
,o onno,nco " said ,pamher or tba RonwIt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-09
u. G. |. GETS PLANTS
in CONNECTICUT.
Takes Control of Vast Elec-
trio Lighting and Power
Privileges
DENY PAPER CHARTER"

Control Of vast electric light and power
privileges In the State or connecticut mas
been obtained by the United Gas Improve
ment Company through the purchase OF
valuable charter rights and going COM
panies for SG.G00,000. Samuel w. Bodtne
president Of the company, said today.
W. II Marshall Of the U. q. I. interests,
was the Intermediary in the purchase.
Mr.. Bodine denied that the purchase in
cluded "A Statewide paper charter" owned
by J. Henry Roraback and Edgar l.. Hop
kins, Of Hartford Conn, as stated in dis
patches from Hartford Ilc declared that
the purchase involved valuable property
and going companies
AS matter Of fact, the deal not only
involves the franchise rights, but many
valuable properties TO be developed and
several going concerns" Mr.. Bodine said.
ut was made through a syndicate in which
this company holds the controlling interest"
INCLUDED IN PURCHASE
The purchase includes the Housatonic
Power Company, the United Electric Light
and Power Company and the Seymour Flee
trio Light Company, which have been
granted permission TO merge into the Con-
necticut Light and Power Company by the
Public Utilities Commission.
The Housaton.c Power Company, operat-
ing in the valley Of the Housa tonic was one
OF the subsidiaries which the New Haven
road was ordered to sell by the United
States Court in New York. When II APP
peared at a recent session of the Legisla.
ture that Roraback was handling an "act
to amend the charter" of the company pub
lie sentiment was reused and charges and
counter-charges were made, according to
the Hartford dispatch.
The bill eventually passed and the Rocky
River Power Company. with Statewide
rights and chartered years ago,
though never operated by Roraback and
Hopkins, was authorized to absorb the
iiousatonc. the only other corporation
given Statewide privileges in Connecticut
RECORD OF MERGER
Through the finding of the Public Utilities
Commission, on the petition for the merger
OF the other companies with the Housatonic
1t develops that the Atlantic Light and
Power Company. Of Virginia. now defunct
had obtained control Of the three merged
operating companies and that Marshall, of
the u. g. l., bought them up.
Because Marshall now sells all three of
them to the Rocky River the commission ad-
mits its inability to give the valuation of
each. but believes S6,600,OO fair price for
all.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-09
CUSTOM HOUSE POSTS
ARRIVAL OF VESSELS
List Records Those Docking in One
Day at Atlantic and Gulf
Ports

The following list OF the arrivals OF ves-
sells from foreign countries at ports on the
Atlantic coast and Gulf OF Mexico during
the twenty-four hours ended August 4,
1917, was posted in the Philadelphia Gus.
tom House today:
British steamship Alatrum. Norwegian steam
ship Arcturus. British steamship Bayya rdun
Norwegian steamship Belita. British schooner
Campiana. British schooner Douglas Adams
American schooner Dantzler British steamship
Delaware. American schooner Earle V. g.
British schooner Friendship. British steamship
r. A. Tamplin, British schooner Gigantic. Nor
ship Henry NJ FIaxler. British stesmship Indian
American scsooner Jubilee. Danish steamship
Ceiling. American steamship Joseph r, Parrott
Lewis X. Thuriow, American steamshlp Ma
steamship Mount. Vernon. French steamship
Mont Cents. British steamship Noya British
steamship ornhia. American steamship oiivette
British schooner Otis Miller, British schooner
Norwegian schooner Rssf British stealnship
Rybe. Norwegian bark skarv. American schooner
eusls b. Norwegian steamship Santa Marta.
Treveylor. French steamship Texas, NorweEian
steamship Times. Norwesian steamship Thorvas b.
American ~ steamship py,tsinian: american
stsamship Westwego.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-09
WAR BRINGS BOOM
in BUSINESS HERE
Philadelphia Concerns to
Furnish Large Percentage
of War Supplies
HUGE MUNITIONS JOBS

The boom Of war business has struck
Philadelphia and vicinity and Is progress
ing with massive strides, according to local
captains Of industry
The Baldwin Locomotive Works is bend
ing all the energies of it's plant toward
turning out S6,5O0.0O0 worth OF locomo-
tives-l50-for the United States Govern
mcnt by October /. Announcement was
made that the record-breaking number Of
four locomotives a day will be turned out
by the plant.
Besides the locomotives. which the Gov
ernment intends to send TO France for the
transportation of the "Sammees," Philade
pha and nearby towns will furnish, il Is
estimated, at least Is per cent Of the sup
plies needed for the fighting men of the
nation.
Huge war contracts for arms. ammuni
ton, battleships, clothing and flying ma
cnines already have been placed here, it
was said. More are to Come.
Following the announcement yesterday
that the Government is building n large
airplane factory at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard the Ordnance Department in WASH
ington announced that the first big con-
tract for shells and rifles will be placed at
the Remington Arms and Eddystone firms.
The Remington Company will receive n
contract for 1000 900 rifles within the next
few days, according to the announcement:
the Eddystone plant will receive orders for
dpPIoSirlately l,Ooo,OOO shrapnel shells.
The city will be called upon to furnish n
large number of the uniforms for the navy
Besides, 1t was said, the Philadelphia Navy
Yard viii be awarded battleship or battle
cruiser to build while the shipyards along
the Delaware are working hammer and
tongs to turn out merchant ships
The locomotive order placed at Baldwin's
was said to be the first ever placed with the
firm by the United States Government It
was announced that the first locomotive
will be ready by next Saturday.