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The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-15
LABOR Shortage
BY NO MEANS ACUTE

: At the bureau Of labor and statistics
1t is said there is no acute shortage of
labor in the Islands at this time. The
opinion prevails on the mainland that
Hawaii is suffering from "labOr fam
inc
There is almost never any real sur
plus of labor in the Territory and at al
most any time more labor could be
used. This applies to some industries
other than the sugar, although it is
true that q larger than usual number
of Spanish and Portuguese workers
have left Hawaii this year, attracted
by promised higher wages on the main
land in munition factories and other
industries. Some Filipinos have also
gone away intending to work in the
Alaskan fish packeTies. At that the
situation is not serious.
1t is improbable the exodus of labor
from the Islands will 90 much further.
Lack of steerage accommodations ex'
plains this. 1t Is said that only one
line is now taking any Storage passen
gers from here and that line takes only
single men, Under such conditions it
would appear the exodus must be speed
lily checked 1t is said that the mum.
Der the Que hne can take is very linn
tied.
The fact that there is no steerRge nc
commodation for those who would <" to
the mainland puts a quietus GU street
rumor that has been frequently heard
since it became most probable that pro
hibition under federal enactment will
be in operation In the Islands by the
first of July. This rpmOr said more
than 10000 japanese laborers intended
to leave the Islands for Mexico If they
could not get their sake. The rumoI
sounded improbable. 1t sounded I'm
| likely they would leav" their homr'
here since on all Of the Fluctuations, OF
| nearly all, the laboreI has rutttg
with some grounds on many. SCHOOL,
and many other arrangements for pair
comfort. The pay is better here thar
they could command in Mexico, and al
together the yarn" seemed improb
able. hut most of all is it 30 in the light
! of ther" being no steerage acc0mmoda
tons for them.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-15
TENTH Of BliAGASSE
TO co INFO. PAPER

Relative to the bagasse paper making
plant which Olaa is to install, Manager
C. F. Eckhart in his report to the
stockholders Of the company said:
Following careful investigation
into the practicabilty of making
suitable mulching paper from bagasse
as the raw material it was decided in
December last that Il small auxiliary
paper plant be erected alongside of the
sugar factory to turn out approximate
lY sixteen tons of asphalt saturated
paper per day.
"It has been demonstrated that
about fifty percent of the labor or.
dinarily required in the care-taking of
our cane fields can be saved by the
employment of suitable paper mulches
in accordance with the practise which
has been developed under Olaa condi-
tions and that materially increased
yield can be obtained at the same time
1.-THE product of the auxiliary mill
will therefore be used primarily to meet
the agricultural needs of the planta-
ton and only a comparatively small
surplus output Vail be placed on the
general market where it should find u
ready sale in the forms in which It's
manufacture will be adapted for the
trade. In addition to the manufacture
of mulching paper for which the plant
is primarily intended, it will be equip
ped and devised 80 as to permit the
production Of roofing and sheathing
felts, tissue and wrapping paper, and
card and box boards. About one.tenth
only Of the present supply Of bagusse
Wi a n IA
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-15
MANY PURE BRIEDS
ON MATSON'. VESSEL
Tourists and Kamaainas Out,
numbered BY ia Head of
Cattle Aboard Lurline

There were four times as many cat
tie as passengers on the steamer Lur-
line when she reached port yesterday
afternoon from San Francisco, but
there was scattering of tourists
nevertheless among the forty some odd
on the passenger list
The cattle consisted Of l2l cows and
three bulls, all pure breds, shipped here
from SonOma County, California, by
Supervisor Charles Bellina, who return
ed on the same steamer. There were
stalls on both the forward and after
main decks of the vessel.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kuhns, wife of Daniel
Kuhns, and two children, returned from
an extended visit to her parents home
in Indiana. Mrs. Kunns was one Of
the local residents who was told in the
East that she would have to secure a
passport to return to her home. She
made her application for the passport,
but after she reached the Coast was in
formed that it would not be required
in order to purchase steamer ticket.
Among the tourists aboard were Miss
Leone Berlin Of Chicago, Mr.. and Mrs
X. HampsOn, Mr. and Mrs C. s. Hinch-
man, and Miss Anna Winslow, of Pasa-
dena, California
Fred Kane IL ON his way to Waikiki
to take position with the Waikiki
Sugar Company and c. X. Wilmington
, arrived here I" enter the employment
of the Bishop Trust Company
HpII,Tt II,ls.,r
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-15
CALL FOR HELPsENI
BY COFFEE GROWERS
President ID, Asked 70 Aid kona
MeR BY Placing Farift On
Imported Coffee III u. S.

What NAV come from n cry for HELM
sent firth. NV nm ,nfon4 2, ;nd,.trv 90
IT. rs.s;.ss.,, =, u $500,
s"o = ~ " Ivy ~, tUslsreu, py the COZ
rec growers OF kona,. is7a matter of
doubt, but the call in the shape of q
petition to President Wifson ma aon!.
SrssJ ~ ~ AKA y =. .,Si,,1 i,nrn.,a
-, -.-E-Ts 49, :. - - A''P"00N
on .the importation into the United
States OF coffee 10 going forward to
Washington, 2a., - i =, , ,is--.
80 ..,,;. -, A.u. -.
n, .. =. - :, ,, $3.50 ~ VI
mona eoHee ~ practcaily unknown on
the mainland, due to the fact that
il has not been .pusbed or advertised
and slaruelv f6r 4tbs an,e 70. sddnn q :.
." s4 ,lS% ~ I % ~ ID
not not, used as widely here 4as II might
be. with the result that 'the@ Konafcofs
,.n.tks ~ \ ass, H. Ill, - a. .ofais
nosa ~ SthSi, S,,tb,,f r. " : y
Some talE 5gyasS sfaYtad rscentlv on
Tho Xxx iect e. I'M r;n y s ths i,snart On
~ caffss crow, a,,ts X AZ ~ IA .sssrvi
toyy ~ 4sa IrianSl,. sna Ib;s ,nassnrs
wo,. saas n, a r. ~ !, o,,s ~ = 80
I i,sslsrs X 5;;sI,t 49,
that 3sny' ambitious Man IKE n csnerai
tariff ibat ,wonld affect-tbe Sreat trada
tebannels Il, coffee' al ire maitland will
resaiye !sny caasiaaTafjon !, 49, "" 80
The petitiou signsd nv 'abont seven.
" names, mast of@wbic6 are Iananess
carries 4 natbet;e notA y II IL oto.n Z,
mart as foiIon,s, -. -, e. - :
uThat We eame To Hawaii as ord;
nary Iaborers mud Nth tbs infant ~
,rok;rI a. ~. -, as,a,,tk 49, "
TTbat onr children Are American
born and though rsGred amid hard
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-15
M'BRYDE COMPANY
:. has BANNER Year

Especially satisfactory is the annual
report Of MrBryde Sugar Company pre-
scented to the stockholders OF the com
pany at its annual meeting.
: Relatiye 10 the crops Manager +. A.
Alexander said in his report. a ~
g Crop 1917: The cane was heavy
and though the suerose contents was
low we ran over our estimate, making
q total Of II, 5O3.6775 tons Of sugar.
'Our best yield was from a field of
and 9;S5 tons of sugar per acre.
The outside planters have in
creased their areas planted to cane,
which during 1917 taxed our transpOr
tation facilities to finish the Home
stead cane while we were grinding
plantation fields. 70,
u" Crop 1918: We startedErinding on
December 18th and up to the middle Of
February have manufactured $500 tons
Of sugar.
THE fields thus far harvested have
fallen below our estimate in cane and
sugar, and we may run slightly under
Ii6, o06 tons.
We The Fl 1903 harvested early gave
us good returns, one field averaging
'T9.9 tans Of cane per acre, but the
juice was low, due to the wet weather.
"Cr0p 1919: We have about 500
acres Of II lO9 in the 1919 crop, all Of
which is free of insect pests and grow
ing rapidly
The wet, warm winter has helped
the growing cane and therefore all of
our young cane is in good condition.
tCFOD 1920; We plan to Dlant about
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-15
CHEAPER
. THAN ELECTRICITY
IN SOME LOCALITIES

Now that the electriAcation Of mills
and plantations Ii becoming hobby
with many engineers, II 10 refreshing to
note that contributor in the Journal
of Electricity maintpins that the gaso-
line engine, 10 cheaper and better than
electric power, in some locations.
Data were compiled by one Of the
hydrOelectrie companies in California
to determine the cost of electric pump
ing In irrigated districts. 1t was re-
ported that where little, or only Occa-
sional pumping was required, electric
service vas uRPFQfitable to both the
power company and the consumer.
Electric service Is profitable to the
IL given volume of current can be
used continuously, night aud day, week
in and week out. Where the "lOad "
is, uniform, electricity is an extremely
economical form of, power. But for
detached stations and interrupted ser
vice the gas engine 10 far cheaper
because i can bs thrown into and out
OF service 50, easily, When. the gas en-
CINE is idle the only. charge against it
Is the capital charge,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-15
WORLDS SUGAR CROP FOR YEAR WILL
FALL SHORT OF LAST YEARS OIJTTtJ2lN

tries show slight decline. Due to
small crop increases In all South
American countries the total increase
in production for that division
amounts TO over 100000 tons.
In the Far East, Formosa, Java, the
Philippines, and Australasia all show
some gains over last seasons produe.
tioh amounting for the entire Far East
to over 50O, boo tons. Coupled with
heavy carry over stock mentioned
above It is apparent that the supply
Of sugar at the end Of this crop season
for this division will be Of abnormal
proportions and in such volume rs TO
tax storage facilities, severely. The
lack Of tonnage to move this sugar
and the high freight rates prevailing
make II practically impossible TO
market this sugar, and, although sta.
bstieally this year 3 Far Eastern pro-
dnction plus stocks on hand serves to
bring up the world 8 supply to q figure
over 20,000,000 tona, a very large
proportion of this sugar must there
fore be classed as unavailable for
Western consumption. .4.. .:
Tonnage Situation ..,
While the statistics for the year re-.
0 FsfAA SoHPahA1No9 luTHoI gNOTlu sup
plies, taking into consideration war
time conditions, II Is evident that be.
cause Of chipping difficulties there Win
not be an adequate ocean tonnage TO
move sugar to points where II would
he readily absorbed into consdmption
channels This condition can hardly
be relieved this year unless the war
should suddenly end, and even in that
event it would be extremely difficult to
overcome the obstacles that prevept
the free marketing Of sugar. Facing
these conditions, It is apparent that
he large sugar consuming countries Of
Europe now practically wholly depend.
emit on supplies from the Western Hem
isphere viii have to continue this year
enforced reductions in consumption,
and that such supplies as they are able
to obtain will be measured wholly by
shipping facilities assigned to move
sugar.
WITH 1857
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-15
SHIPMENTSFALL
/ STEADILY BEHIND
FACTORY OUTPUTS
Years Crop Is Now PiIing Up In
Warehouses With No I'm
d mediate Relief Seen
GRIND IS GOING AHEAD
- u WITH0Uf TAKING HEED
Efforts Of Shipping Board Recog-
J nized and Ultimate Settlement
b Of Problem Expected

Shipments of sugar to date, accord
ing to figures secured from the Sugar
Factors Company, have been 93,2O5
tons, Of which 1870 tons have been
Western sugar. That is to say about
a sixth of the crop has been moved.
Last year at this time shipments had
been l42,6l2 tons and at that ship
ments were behind the schedule.
Reports to the shipping board Of su-
gar on hand and awaiting shipment
showed $4,000 tons. The grind Is now
going forward faster than the ship
mehts so that it may be taken there
is considerably more sugar now wait
ing transportation than there was then.
Sugar on Hand
Reports from nter-Island pursers
give some idea Of this though they
are only barometer and by no means
show all the sugar. Thdt in warehouse
here and at other shipping points for
market not being included, showed g..
92l bags on KauA and 277 1897 bags on
Hawaii. s~'
To move this sugar two steamers
are now loading and may leave before
the end of the week, the Tanered and
the Oregon. The Sacramento will soon
be repaired and will then help with
the movement.
Little help in the immediate future
can be promised by the shipping
board. All available shipping is re.
qpircd OH the Atlantic and this leaves
very meager possibilities for the Pa
cific and for the Island route.
Can Only Wait
Under these circumstH nces there is
nothing to be done in Hawaii but to
wait. 1t is known the shipping board
lis seeking any possible means to re-
lieve the situation for the sugar from
the Islands is urgently required at
the refneries, and 1t is believed the
board will find an ultimate outlet from
the difficulties.
Recognizing the danger of further
congestion of sugar freights here Wal
alua Agricultural Company has deter
mined to build additional storehouse
accommodations and building permit
has been issued for the erection Of
such a building which will cost ST.,
I 00O.' This building will be concrete
foored and its dimensions are 200 by
, sixty feet.
Situation Gloomy
| sThe situation is rather of a gloomy
one. Delayed shi pments mean delayed
returns and the effects of this practic
| ally all Of the companies will feel. For
tNnately most of the companies are in
such financial condition that they can,
if it be desired, continue the payment
Of dividends, anticipating returns,
from the surpluses which they have in
hand.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-15
iRapian At 0Ias
Less Than Half
It Should Have Been
Company Pays It's Laborers
More IN Bonuses Than II Dis
tributes TO ITS Stockholders
In Dividends From Earnings


From comparative tables, three of
which are published in the annual re-
port Of the olaa Sugar Company, are
shown the shortages of water with
which the company had 10 contend last
year. In the nine mile section the
rainfall from, May to January amount
ell to sixty -two inches while in the
same months Of 1918 the rainfall was
il35.l inches. =. In the Pahoa section
from April to January the precipita-
ton was Sl.6l inches while in the same
period in 1915. IL was i142.45 inches
Even more striking il the Mountain
view section where s2.37 inches of
rain fell in those months of last year
as compared with 19s.42 for the same
months Of the previous year.
Thus II Is seen that in two Of the
three sections where observations were
taken the precipitation was less than
half of the previous year.
Under those circumstance it can
readily be understood why fifty two
acres of 1917 cane had to stand over
into this year.
Loss charged, to- leaf hopper and
drought in the financial reports of the
company was charged as $50, POI 90,
there was paid in bonuses $3OS, $3.50
and the war excess profit tax is cs-
timated at 100000. II is an interest
ing fact the amount paid to the labor
ers in bonuses under the planters prof
fit sharing plans was eli, 800 more than
was paid out in dividen1..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-15

ing TO the meager information that
has reached the outside world,
amounts 10 over 100000 tons, as
compared with the reduced output Of
l9l6-lT. Sugar production In Rus
sia has also sharply declined and is
fully 100000, tons below the poor yield
of the previous campaign.
The, figures covering the United
States production show decrease Of
100000 tons, as compared with the
returns of the previous season. This
decrease was the result Of unfavor
able weather conditions which brought
about short crops in Hawaii, Louisiana
and the beet growing states IncIud
ing both the continental and insular
portions of the country, but except
ing the Philippine production, the to-
tai output of sugar grown will reach
approximately 2,09S,000 tons, as com.
pared with 2, 2a2, 900 tons the previ.
GUS season. This production closely
approaches so percent of the total
consumption in this country for q
twelve,month period.
Cuba still retains it's position Of the
leading sugar producer of the Worlh,
and is easily its largest exporter. Based
Oh thp RADHOatf fCHblhihIOb thS Nubhn
crop for the present season is of rec
ord proportions, and il the 3,775,OOO
ton market set by the sugar statisti.
clans Of the Island Is reached, 1t will
establish new high level of prOduc.
tion for this most important sugar pro
ducing country, and on whom so large
a portion of the world is now depend,
ing for supplies. Latest adviccs indi-
cate that close TO % percent of the
estimated production has already been
made, and there is every indication
of extremely favorable progress being
made in the harvest, which in turn
points to the very probable final rcah
zation Of an outturn close to expeeta,
tions. - -.
In addition to the increased produe-
ton in Cuba, some slight increase in
the. sugar yield Is noted for the total
output of the British and French West
Indies, while Central American cOun,
OF THE WORLD FOR l0Ii-1s AS
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-15

The worlds sugar production for
1917 IL as shown by the estimates
given on the accompanying table,
which roughly represents the sugar
supply for the current year, leads to
many Interesting deductions, says
Facts About Sugar In It's issue of Feb.
ruary %. Compared with the reported
Product ton for l9l8-lI, the figures IN
'Iicate that the total supply will show
a decrease of approximately 100000
ordinary tons, and, should the present
crop estimates not be realized, the
falling OF in supplies will reach still
higher figure.
As the decline in production for
l9l6-l7 amounted TO about l,5OO, 900
tons IL is now apparent that the de
crease in production for l9l7-lS liz
approximately 100000 tons below
tn" sugar yield in l915-l6. Inasmurh
as the stocks Of sugar carried over
into his crop season from the previ-
Gus harvest in the Far East are large,
amounting to something over 1900,
900 tons, the net visible supply for
1917 is relatively larger than was the
case a year age, and the, decrease in
the world 3 supply for the present crop
AAhouhbS w fOOyOOO bOHb,
compared with the 19l5-l6 period.
The shrinkage in the total Euro
pean beet crop continues to increase,
amounting to 100000 tons for
19l7,ls, while the cane sugar prodnc-
ton Of the world shows an increase
over the previous period of about
900 900 tons, representing an almost
equal Volume of increased crops in the
Western Hemisphere and Far East.
With the continuation of the war a
decline in European sugar production
is inevitable. Under existing condi-
tions it is almost impossible to obtain
exact statistics of crops, but the most
reliable reports ( obtainhble indicate
that practically every country except
Denmark experienced a reduction in
its output of beet sugar for the 1917
IS campaign. The falling of in pro
duction for the Central Powers has
been exceedingly large; and, accord
a URwRTx err, a =, Sfn nm
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-15
EDITORIAL. IN SHINPO
3 MAY CAUSE TROUBLE

AS result Of the publication of an
editorial which attacks President Viii
son for his order making Oahu "dry",
the Hawaii Shnpo, local japanese
paper, stands in danger Of suspension
or future rigid censorship. Assistant
POSTMASTER Petersen, who was foreign
language censor in Honolulu in the alb
sence Of the postmaster, has submitted
the editorial III question to the postal
apthpritics at Washington and awaits
the instructions TO be issued by them
in the matter.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-15
COLDS CA0SE HEADACHES

LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININR re-
moves the cause. Used the world over
to cure a cold in one day. The sigma
ture Of e. W. GRoVEis on each box
Manufactured ~ the PARIS MEpI.
CINE CO.. 81. Louis, U. S, 4.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-15
APPEAL TO HOOVER

SAN JUAN, P. R., February 20
The senate of Porto Rico has passed
a resolutipn addressed to Food Admin.
istIator Hoover endorsing the request
Of the Porto RicaR sugar. producers
that he permit distribution Of cargo
space for Porto RicO's sugar to be
made In the island, instead of at the
headquarters Of the Joint Committee
ON West Indies Transportation in New
York.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-15
ElFlc ysFs IA

In tno ooAtu OF Richard Ivord
!, Vice preaidtht and aecratarY Of
Iireptf and Company, the entire
lngipeeB community Of tho Terri.
\ tory ~ sustsihcd a,efase ioss.
! mis- ~ especially trus a enc "a!
gar industry and n u among the
nan nsths chisf and most import
ant industry o. tlis Isiands That
his lpst viii be most, deeply felt.
on al mdes yesterday were heard
expressions Of deep appreciation
Of Richard Ivsrs, the man and the
business man. The news Of his
death, An the vefy height Of his
business career came ns u shock.
His associstes could hardly believe
n and they had 4 dense Of, per
sonal bereavement. -,
The larger sugar factor houses
VIII be closed this AFTERNOON In
respect 20 the memory Of Richard,
Ivers.s -, q.
x 4 L a
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-07
Oz0ners of Bonnet
Rouge on Trial
tBy Associated Press.1

Paris. May 7.-Lieutenant Mar
chand, an interpreter in the French
army and an expert IN German prop
uganda, was the principal witness at
the trial of directors of the defunct
Socialist and Germanophile neWspa-
per, Bonnet Rouge, today. He show
ed the similarity between the policy
pursued by the Bonnet Rouge and
that of the Gazette of Ardennes, a
paper which the Germans publish in
the occupied districts of northern
France, using the French language.
The purpose of the Gazette, Lieut.,
Marchand stated. was to influence
the French population remaining in
the occupied districts. Some arti-
cles which the censor had prevented
appea ring in the Bonnet Rouge, new
ertheless appeared in the paper is
sued by a German agency, at Zurich.
Many articles that appeared in the
Gazette and were reprinted in the
Bonnet Rouge showed a tendency to
ridicule the idea that German spies
were working in France to discour-
age soldiers and dishearten the civ
ilian population. Lieut., Marchand
pointed out 15 different press cam
paigns in which The Gazette, The
Bonnet Rouge and The Germanophile
newspaper at Zurich all used the
same arguments, cited the same
facts and even showed the same
style in composition, and the same
errors in citations.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-07

are, never has been revealed pub
licly. Whether the senate COM
mtttee will consider them has not
been determined. A majority OPP
poses action and Acting Chairman
Hitchcock has stated an inquiry in
volving possible criminal proceed
ings should be conducted by the de-
partment OF justice. A meeting will
be held in a few days to settle the
question.
BoreIum's Statement.
Upon learning of the publication Of
letters and messages addressed tc
him by President Wilson in connec-
ton with the aircraft program
iGutzon Borglum gave out the. text OF
an open letter to the President in
which he expressed the hope the
"camouflage deliberately planned by
a group Of men entrusted with g
great arm Of our military machine
has come to an end" but added thai
the chart Of reconstruction Of the
aviation organization filled MIN with
definite alarm"
Mr.. Borglun3 said he had noticed
the publicity given his correspon-
dence with something more than 9
shock and that he could hardly in
terpret 1t as friendly In the course
of long letter he declared the ''aerC
department is full of profiteering
and hundreds of millions have gone
and that when he commenced his in
vestigation from an office in the wal
department building assigned to hin
his work was systematically blocked
to the extent even OF threatening wit
nesses. He named in this connection
Stanley King, assigned as an aide te
his work, and asserted that Major
General StIu!er, ctIef Of the signal
corps. acted in Like manner.
Every oifl2.aI I apnroached and
from whom 3ad the right &c receive
aid and courtesy entered irto a gen.
eral clique to deceive, to mislead and
to prevent learning the truth about
the aeronautic situation.
The letter continued, 'I do not pre-.
sumo to give the reason for this"
Remarl1ing that Col. q. A. Deeds
an American army member Of the
aircraft board, has said semi publicly
that 1000 American planes were. fly
ing in France, the sculptor asserts
that in fact today there are less than
twenty planes.