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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-30

. Weighted average 80. $40 LIB
"If the foregoing distribution and
prices are approximately representative
of what would be average conditions on
the Island Of Negros, it is evident that
those haciendas producing Nos. and
:, sugars only are in a much more for
tunate position than those producing
sugars of the lower grades, but taking
an, hypothetical hacienda producin !!
sugars of the above grades in the pro
portions first given, and at the above
prices, we. find that the average price
for the output will be $40 pesos per
picul, or l.93 cents per pound, upon the
basis of No, sugar p0larizingTSS de-
grees at ESQ pesos per picul
Capital Requirements
~ Upon this basis an attempt will be
made TO ascertain what are the neces-
sary capital requirements and operat'
ing expenses ito produce museovado
sugar in Negros from an Hypothetical
hacienda of sufficient size TO insure an
annual crop Of 5000 picuIs (55775
tons) from 226 hectares i555.75 acres1
over o period of five years. l am in
formed that the only places in Negros
where ratoons are successfully raised
are San Carlos, Kabankalan, Hog, and
Isabella, so that the major portion OF
the crop is produced from plant cane,
and to assure an. annual production OF
this amount an area Of 225 hectares is
necessary in order TO plant each year
not less than 100 hectares (247 aeres),
leaving 100 hectares to be plowed,
aerated, and prepared for planting the
following season and rs hectares (62
acres) for pasturage for work animals
and other purposes. The cash value
of 225 hectares is about 250 pesos per
hectarc C$50.6l per aere), or 56,25O
pesos 1898, 1881. This value is con
sentative, as in most places the land
has increased In value to 300 pesos per
hectafe, and in San Carlos and other
districts where eentrals are established
the value of land has gone up TO from
800 TO 900 pesos per hectare.
Z .The cost Of the milling facilities TO
turn out 5000 pieuls of sugar in sea-
son at the rate of 80 piclls per day is
estimated at 10000 pesos, or 100000.
The capital investment required for
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-30
Unknown Japanese
Hit By Auto
And Quickly Dies
Well Known Broker Gives Verr.
sion and Says That Accident
Was Unavoidable Though He
Sought To SWerve His Car

An unidentified Japanese man was
struck and almost instantly killed by
car, driven by Walter .Duiscnburg
just in front of the Trinity Mission
on Beretania between Richards and
Alakea Streets at eight o'clock last
night. A call for the emergency am
bulance was turned in by a provost
guard and when Hospital Steward w.
F. Myers arrived on the scene, he said
the man had been untouched and was
still lying on his face in a pool of
blood about four feet from the street
ear track. He was dead when the am
bulanec arrived and was taken to the
morgue Immediately. 1t was said that
he died as the result Of a fractured
skull. An autopsy will be held at nine
O'Clock this morning. sa4,g r@..r ,@'
Duisenburg Tells Of Accident t....>
Mr., Duisenburg told The Advertiser
of the accident shortly after its occur.
renee and gave the following version:
., HWith Mrs. Duisenburg and. Colonel
Ebert in the car / was proceeding Eva
on Beretania Street. In the block be-
tween Richards and Alakea Streets,
saw man step out from the curb
and sought to avoid him by swerving
the course of the car to the right. i
thought the man was going to turn
back to the makai side of the street,
but instead he ran forward directly in
front of the car" .z.f +,
Mr.. Duisenburg further, said that
when the accident occurred he was run
ming slowly, not more than seven or
eight miles an hour, and that he stop
ped the ear within ten feet after hit
ting the japanese. The accident Oe
CURED not at a corner but in the mid
die of the block. >...4 ......
Body Left for Ambulance
1t was stated at the police station
last night that no attempt had been
made to ascertain the extent of the
unfortunate mans injuries before the
ambulance arrived, although quite a
crowd had gathered 1t was said that
he was found facing the mauka curb
and that quantity of blood was
flowing in that direction. H. 49,. g.. -. =
Mr.. DgisenbuTg said that medical
man whose name was unknown felt the
pulse Of the injured man but that no
attempt to move him was made at the
order of some person in the crowd who
informed them that the ambulance was
on the way and would be there within
few minutes. .Ess
The victim of the accident was about
fifty years of age Several Japanese
were called in last night to identity
him, but none of those called was able
TO recOnniZe him. No chaFpea haVp
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-30
MAKES WHITE SUGAR

The advent of the first mill making
white sugar direct in Porto Rico marks
a new era in the industry in the island.
II Was put in at Central Constancia at
Ponce. Sauri &. Subira, the owners,
have been making sugar for direct local
consumption for years and have been
putting out a sugar somewhat whittier
aud Puer than the ordinary raws, but
nov. this white sugar made so by sui
phur, lime and filtration processes
marks a great era of advancement. The
installation cost S250,000 and the sugar
cane capacity of the plant will be 25O
tons daily. gu. .>HI.s,.t .t=1'....
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-30
SUGAR GROWING PRESENTSPROBLEMS
=. FQRPLANTERS OF PHILIPPINES TOMEET
Special Report GeorgeH Faohd Is of More Than Ordinary
Interest When Hawai- Capital May Soon Be Invested In Cen
tfal To Help Meet Neighbors Needs

f.flf.F
u, MANILA. p. l., Sept. l9--At the re.
quest Of Governor, General Harrison,
who Inns been taking a deep interest in
the, aidsplt position in which the Phil,
ippine sugar producer finds himself as
q result Of the existing international
sitnatiopg an exhaustive investigation
into The cost Of producing sugar, in the
Philippines has recently been made by
George II, Fairchild, president and gen.
eralrmapager Of THE wellknown com.
paay Of sugar factors and exporters,
Weleh, Eairchild q Company, Inc.
TO Determine Freight Basis il 4.
The data were desired by the Gov
ernor General for use in connection
with efforts which have been set on
foot BY the Philippine Government to
have freight rates between the United
States and, the Philippines fixed at a
figure which win make possible the sell
ing of Philippine sugar in the United
States market. Mr.. Fairchild's inves
tigatiop, upon which he has recently
Submitted his report, goes fnlly into de-
tails of production. costs and is the
most comprehensive study of the sub
ject which has been undertaken.
w The conclusion arrived at by Mr.
Eairchild is that with the price for
go sugars at the figure fixed by the
United States Food Administration,
philippine sugars can not pay more
than $50 per ton Of 2,240 pounds to
New YORK, equivalept to Sl54 Fer 100
pounds. The report points out that
the rate TO New York before the war
was $o-oy per long ton; It IS now from
zee 70 s0ot and phippine sugars are
barred from the market az the sugar
Prises npW nkeu 80 long as tnese UNI.
eo nv iie Iates optain;
!, ! Us a repott, waieS ls pasea upon 9ata i
.ls aN,a ~ 7! q NegIys, Ine prlncipal
susa y .he isianuS' anu tho
vetil twltisn p,oauetioh y upon 'he
n ss Ts sps's t1llvWsl
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-30

ed in building up Q large plant. for
the distiling Of alcohol from molas,
ses, which heretofore had been al
lowed TO run TO waste in the Hawaiian
Islands and which Is brought 10 Sausa.
Ito in ships OF the Matson line. lti
From small sconcern OF ono still,
under the direction of these men, the
plant has grown to be one Of the
largest in the world and the factory
is now supplying all the large powder
making manufacturers Of high grade
explosives, aud Of course, very inn
portant in this war crisis. q" 5r
Valuable By-Products ..,l I. ,t
The chemists in the employ Of the
company have discovered a process Of
further utilizing the waste product Of
molasses for the, mahufacture of po-
fash, acetone, sniphate Of ammonia,
aeetic acid and several other chemicals,
All of these Chemicals have heretofore
been largely manufactured in Germany
and everyone wen knows how essential
they are to the manufacturers Of ex,
plosives, as we'll AZ useful in various
other arts and crafts.
Plant to Cost 100000 ,.ylaE.t \
"The company has plans drawn for
supplying an equipment which would
cost half a million dollars and WHICH
would employ at least 500 men, and
when completed, would absolutely
take care Of the waste product which
at times runs into the bay Material
had been ordered, and ground had
been broken, old buildings removed
and grading done. 49,.
% A 5Iaraar pun,har t,f ,,orL man Nvara
employed when, without consulting
with the manager of the Mason Com,
pany, and on complaint Of three or
four people living in the Neighbor-
hood, are attempting by every means
in their power to secure the aid of
the county authorities to cause the
distillery to close down. .ae 4, ~, ,.,Fl
"This has discouraged the promoters
and they Immediately ordered all new
work destroyed and are making ar,
rangements for erecting this new es,
tablishment at Antioch, Contra Costa
county, where ninety acres Of land are
offered to them at minimum price and
quantities. Of fresh water will be, avail
able at only the cost of pumping it
from the river to the plant. gA,a,,
"It seems a pity that Marin county
should lose this manufaetory, WHICH
would bring a number Of highly trained
men into the community and mean the
disbursement of large sums of money
monthly for wages, material and other
necessities. III 8s saE. re.a.sl
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-30
LARGE PLANT WILL HANDLE 4
WASTE MOL ASSES OF HAWAII
New Establishment At Antioch Secures Valuable Products From
Commodity Which Few Years Ago Was Considered Value
less and Was Dumped Into the Sea - Now Many War Needs
Are Filled As Result q ssogf COL

For many years the waste molasses
from the manufacture of sugar in Ha-
wall was dumped into the sea. Within
recent years this by-product has been
shipped to the mainland, where il was
used for manufacturing alcohol. Still
more recently, experiments were made
which showed that waste molasses con
tanned elements of still greater value
than its alcohol content. From molasses
is now obtained potash, acetoue, sui
phate of ammonia, aeetic acid and sew
eral other chemicals II has grown into
n business of considerable Importance
since the inception of the war, as all
these various chemicals have been pro.
cured from Germany, and that source of
supply has been eliminated
Mason 4 Co. have for some years
been manufacturing alcohol from waste
molasses ut Sausalito, small town op.
posite San Francisco. Recently the resi-.
dents have objected to the odors ema
mating from the factory, and the com
.pany has been looking for suitable To-
cation where the fumes would not be
offensive to any one.
Some years ago a company was form.
tu at AhtlOCu, III SdilOInlds IuI thC
manufacture of brick and sandstone.
Heavily interested in that company was
John A. Buck, who is connected with
the Matson Steamship Company.
Big Plant at Antioch
According to the San Rafael indie.
pendent, the company has purchased
site in the sandhills formerly owned by
the brick company, east of the city of
Antioch, about fifty miles east of San
Francisco, and will erect there a plant
of greatly increased capacity.
The site is all that could be desired,
as it is near enough to the Santa Fe
Railroad to allow Of the construction
Of sidetraek, while the property is d.
rectly on the banks of the San Joaquin
River, where the river is of sufficient
depth to allow steamers to carry mo-
Iasses directly from Hawaii to the
wharf. Or, if il seems wiser or more
economical, the Island steamers can un-
load at Richmond and ship the molasses
forty miles up the road in tank cars.
As there is an abundance of fresh
water there, the site seems ideal, offer
ing both river and rail communication.
The Independent, of Marin, in speaking
of the removal of the plant from Sau-
salito TO Antioch, says:
Inception Of Plant 90, So.
..aoThe Mason Brothers of Sausalito,
with the cooperation of John Buck
and the Matson people, had succeed
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-30
USE MORE TRAITORS

That cane planters and beet raisers
are solving the problem of labor on
their fields in blowing aud cultivation
by the use of tractors is well. known.
No estimate has been made as far as
we know to show the, extent to which
TINS method of farm work has been
earned, but recent report says that
there are now 34,37l tractors in use
all over the United States. And there
are more since this last report. ~.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-30
HEAD LIGHT .
HOUSE Being REPAIRED

Repairs are being made TO the Dia.
mond Head lighthouse, the first in
many years. The light section is now
suspended in wooden ltrestle which is
to be replaced by a concrete structure
Of large dimensions. re sa =. d..
The light has an odd look these days
for there has always been the white
structure, a dominant feature of the
bluff overlooking the Kahalawai shore.
The new structure may be completed in
about three months. Meanwhile the
light shines at night as usual. i,..
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-30
BEET SEED IMPORTS

Sugar beet seed imports into the
United States ending with the fiscal
year June 80, 1917, show a tonnage OF
Z ,235 valued at 81 ,6S4,S67. This means
an increase Of so percent over the fig
ures OF the preceding year when only
A,52l tons came here valued at $1,000
7ss. b.. ~ -.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-30

There might be serious objection on
the part Of a food commissioner and on
the part Of temperance people in the
expectation Of millions Of gallons of
m0lasaes from Porto Rico to Martinique
TO be used in the manufacture of. rum,
but this rum is being sent to France to
be used AGAINST the Germans. for il. APP
pears in No Mans Land as high explo'
siye. The Martinique manufacturers
have bought molasses from the British
Islands but did not get sufficient guam.
titles and so have turned to Porto Rico
giving them large orders. T.. ..s.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-30

snch an hacienda may be estimated as
follows:
Cost Of land, 225 hectares, at 81.
$50 pesos per hectare M. .$2S, 1926
Muscovado milling equipment 10000
21S hlometers Of portable track
and necessary care for trans
portation of cane ... 6,000
10 carabaos at 200 peos each. $500
Tools, houses, eamarines, etc 5, 900
Hacendero's house .......... $500
iotal ...''...'.s,....,.. sos, l25
d" As confirmation of these figures a
sale has been made quite recently in
Negros of an hacienda of 200 hectares
(494 acres) capable Of producing about
5000 piculs per annum for $4,000
pesos, or $4,000 <:'..
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses may be estimat.
Ell as follows:
Cost of cultiyating 100 hectares
of plant cane at 100 pesos per
4 hectare NORTHUMBERLAND. $500
Harvesting expenses, 5000 piculs
ut 90 cents per picui ...... 1000
Milling 5000 piculs at peso
per picul ........,...... 1000
Expenses from mill TO wharf,
freight and other charges to
land in Iloilo, including re.
bagging, warehousing, etc,
5000 piculs Mt rs cents per
pieul !. ... ......,.s,........ 5000
Interest on the foregoing crop
advances (estimated) ..... 1000
Depreciation of mill and trans
portation equipments percent 800
Depreciation of carabaos 49,. LIPS
H.g r.'.... s.'... 81.
6 b. ...,. $40, 425
tThese figures give an average cost
of 4.S6 pesos per picul (l.T3 cents per
pOund), and assuming that the output
of the hacienda in various grades would
be according to the segregation first
given, the planter would make profit
of S2,160, WHICH is about 3A percent
on capital Investment of $59,l25
Those haciendas having greater per
.centageI of, the higher grade sugars
will naturally do better than those with
a higher percentage Of the lower grades.
Where Crop Is Shared
1.-THE following shows the cost when
the sugar is produced by. central un
der similar conditions, where the prod
net is divided equally between the cen
trail and the hacenderO:
Capital Expenses
Cost of land .............. $2S, l23
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-14
QUOTA FOR OFFICER
TRAINING is RAISED
Requirement of 10000 Raised
in 20 Days.

New York. May l3,Thc full quota
Of 10000 men which the war depart
ment requested for the officers train
ing camps throughout the country was
recruited within 70 days after issuance
of the cali. Captain Arthur +. Cosby OF
the military training camp association
announced here today
After the completion of the first
camps, Captain Cosby said ii is OK
pcctcd another series of camps will b,
held, probably in August.
Men who We're eligible but were
not selected for the first camp viii
have an opportunity to make applica
ton for this new camp" said Captain
Cosby.
I'VE will urge tn" war department I,
ann ounce at as early u date as pos
siblc the date Of the opening of thu
next camp.
I'VE shall urge most strongly tina
with IL three months notice and prep
araton. the merits of each individual
applicant may y" passed on NOR
satisfactorily and the army authorize
themselves will be better able to sclcc
the successful candidates.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-14
A DAGGER
IN THE BACK

That's the woman's dread when she
gets up in the morning to start the
days work. ''Oh! how my back aches"
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules
taken today eases the backachc OF to-
morrow-taken every day ends the
ba ckache for all time. Don't delay.
what's the use of suffering? Begin
taking GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil
Capsules today and be relieved tomor-
row. Take three or four every day
and be permanently free from wrench
ing, distressing back pain. But be sure
to get GOLD MEDAL. Since 1896
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil has been
the National Remedy of Holland. the
Government of the Netherlands having
granted a special charter authorizing
its preparation and sale. The house,
wife of Holland would almost as soon
be without bread as she would without
her Peal Dutch Drops" as she quaint
~ calls GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil
Capsules. This is the one reason why
you will find the women and children
Of Holland so sturdy and robust.
GOLD MEDAL. are the pure. orig
tnal HARLEM Oil Capsules imported
direct from the laboratories in Haar-
lem. Holland. But be sure to get GOLD
MEDAL. Look for the name on every
box. Sold by reliable druggists in sealed
packages at CSC. soc and sl.00. Money
refunded if they do not help you. Ac-
cept only the GOLD MEDAL. All others
ere imitatlonS.-Adv.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-14
STEVENSVILLE BOYS
ATTACKED BY COYOTE

Stevensville, May .-,Spccialo- =
Eugene Campbell, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. L. Campbell. who reside southeast
OF town. was bitten on the arm yester-
day afternoon by a pet coyote which
has been on the ranch for over a year
1t is the second time the young man
was snapped at by the same animal
About q year ago the coyote snapped
at the boy who in turn struck the
animal with Il stick. The animal has
never been friendly with the boy since
then, and yesterday when the lad
stepped into the yard the coyote, which
was chained to Il wagon wheel which
served as a weight and which it was
dragging around, spotted the boy and
made for him, chain, wheel and all
The coyote pounccd upon the boy and
bit him on the left forearm just below
the elbow, sinking its teeth through
the flcshy part of the boys arm. The
animal shut its eyes and held fast unit
the mother came to the scene anC
strangled it into releasing it's grip
About that time Mr.. Campbell. who
had been in the field "a short distance
from the house. arrived. Mr.. Camp
bell administered a blow on the coy
ote's head with a monkey wrench Sn1
killed it..
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-14
LITERARY SOCIETY
PROGRAM ON MAY q

Stevcnsvillc. May Especially 1900
The literary society of the Stevens
Vile high school will give it's annual
program in conjunction with the COM
menccmcnt exercises Of the school on
May II at the American thcatcr. Fol
lowing is the program as has been out
lined:
Song-Girls' Glce club.
heading Lora E.mhoff
Vocal solo-Hazel Mclaughlin.
Sketch. "A Box of Monkeys"-Euby
NanVlict. Lora Evans. Kathryn F'aulds,
Ted Plummer and Douglas Hooper.
Double Quartet-I.Ola Hooper. lie
more sullivan. Nettie Porter, Grace
Campbell. Clara Taylor. Aline Taylor.
Helen Halter and Marjorie Moore
Diary Of school events - Harold
Baird.
Lullaby 49, Lenore sullivan, Grace
Campbell. Jane Taylor. Clara Taylor
Helen Halter. Aline Taylor.
Gazette-Aline Taylor Claude Fork
ner. Mandey Allen. Matte Sharp.
Sons-Girls' Glee club.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-14
McCool, Held on Suspicion,
Unbosoms Himself to
Minneapolis Police.
ANOTHER IMPLICATED
D chi S, However, Any
knowledge Of Death Of
Mrs. Dunn at St. Paul.

Minneapolis, May 13.-Chicf Of Po-
lice Lewis Harthill announced tonight
that Frank J. McCool. alias Frank J..
Curtis. had confessed he killed Patrol
man George Connery. who disappeared
three weeks ago after arresting two
men for auto speeding and whose
body later was found in a woods near
F1idlcy, Mimi.
According to Chiel Harthill. McCool,
who was arrested at Omaha, Neb., and
brought here yesterday, said that he
struck Connery over the head with u
revolver and that he and his COM
panion, whom he declared was Edward
Hamilton, now under arrest in San
Francisco. threw the injured police
man from the car, but that they did
not know he was fatally hurt
McCool further said. according to
Chief Harthill. that when arrested by
Conncry. he and Hamilton were driv-
ing a car which they had stolen at La
Crosse. Wis, and which contained cX-
plosives. He did not explain to what
purposes the explosives were to be put.
Chief Harthill said.
McCool denied that either he or
Hamilton had any part in the murder
Of Mrs. Alice McQuillan Dunn. who was
shot to death in her nome in st. Paul
two days after Connery's disappear
ance. and whose husband is being held
10y the st. Paul police. The st. Paul
police have been working on the theory
that the man known as Hamilton is in
reality Joe Redcnbaugh, the alleged
slayer of Mrs. Dunn.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-14
At a Glance
Brief Bits of News From
Western Montana
Communities.

Oarby.-Mrs. Louisa Strato arrived
Friday from California to care for her
daughter. Mrs. JEFF Whitcscl. who is
Very i'll.
George Miles has begun restoring
the waste places" By constructing a
house around a pile of ice that looked
somewhat homeless after 1.-The fire of
Friday morning.
Edward MORRISON has moved the
goods he saved from the fire into the
l. Q. .. r. building for the present.
Edward may continue business there.
Roy Milburn's loss in the fire. as
nearly as can be estimated. is about
$4,000. Insurance, $1,000.
The dance that was to he given in
Miles hall tonight is tran sfcrred &c
the Odd Fellows hail, across the
street, on account OF the condition OF
the roof on Miles building.
"Gabc" lIarmon's bar and other sa
loon fixtures. valued at about $500
were burned in the Surrcnscn building
There was no insurance.
Phil Tardivcl has begun business
il the James Thompson building.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-14
HAVE BILLIONS FOR
LIBERTY SACRIFICE

Continued From Page One1
wide spread dissemination. The pup
lie announcement of the terms and
other details marks the opening of
the campaign for actual subscriptions,
accompanicd by the percentage of the
sum subscribed for. While many sub
scriptions have been received by wire
heretofore, thu totals running into
hundreds of millions and many csti-
mates also have been received, they
have been regarded by treasury Of
ficials as tentative as few have been
accompanied by actual cash.
Application blanks for Liberty
bonds, printed by the hundreds of