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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-13
YUCCA FIBER IS NOW
USED BAG MAKING

A new industry has grown mp in the
southern part of California and in Ne,
yada and Utah since the outbreak Of
the war, according to J. II. FavOrite,
chief of the field division of the Gen
eral Land Office,
1t is that of the manufacture of
binder Irvine, rope and bagging from
the fiber Of the yucca plant.
According to the report of Favorite
made yesterday, the material for these
purposes before the war was the jute
that came from Calcutta, Shortage Of
tonnage and excessive Steamship rates
has made it impossible to import more
than, one half the usual amount of jute.
Favorite said:
"The principal obstacle to the build
ing UP Of the industry hitherto has
been that most of the land where the
yucca grows is public land of the Unit
Cd States. Through the effort Of Alex
andcr T. Vogeisaug, first assistant see.
rotary Of the interior, formerly OF San
Francisco, and Clay Tallman, commits
sioner, and formerly of Nevada, a policy
has been adopted to permit the use of
the yucca on government land. Com
panies now are permitted to use the
plant, but are not given exclusive right
to the land. Tho privilege is given to
all citizens, the same rs is tho grazing
privilege, The products are made from
the leaves and it is the intention to
allow theSe 70 be QAed and at the same
time preserve the liant for future use.
There already is a big plant at River.
side, where the fiber Is used. Others
likely will be eroeted in other places
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-13
LABOR PROBLEMFAR
!. FROM SOLUTION
fakils bd Il ffssabStis 6stS
10 o5dll S y III &g.ElSsRla

II there has bsen any hobc. that Eli.
Pine labofsrs might be. brought kcre
on Transports that hope may now Be
dismissed although II was probably
never well Founded. with the trans
ports that have beef making Honoia
u between the Philippines and the
mainland taken ,of that plan eau be
dismissed, II Filipinos Gre to be
brought here other means must be
found ~ 6%#.' EE' 4 -,
why not bring the Fnpinos. on the
steamers coming from 1.-THE Orient is
the frequently asked question. They
are being. brought il on, those .stcah.
crs as far as accommodations can be
found is the reply, This week on one
is. not moro than n third BOf one per.
from the Orient are running full, is
the answer from the Planters labor
bureau, 4 -. -. ,,,,,, y. - -.
/ Willie tie, registered applications Tor
laborefs humber less than 1000 that
does not mean that only that many
laborers. could be used On the con,
trary the planters could use three times
that many hien If they had them dnd
then, with the new price of sugar there
would be efforts made as pever before
for n bumper -oHttufn a." -. y -.
4, Meantime efforts are being made by
others than the planters to- secure
Oriental labor for the Islands Even
IL success does finally come to their
efforts il will take, time and may come
too late to do much for the next crop.
The only relief that has been secured
was the keeping of school labor from
the rural schools. in the plantations
until the end Of the month. ..a
Especially in war time it was not
to be expected that the transports
could be secured to bring large mum,
bers Of Filipino laborers. There would
have been too much chance Of intro
dueing some disease aboard q transport
that might be needed to take troops
away from here. Then there would
have been delays for ,guarantining and
fumtgatioR Of the ship. 1t Is easy to
nee the army would take no chances
of introducing any epidemic into the
Hawaii is far from finding a solu,
ton of its labor problems. and is now
seeking to prevent; the ranks, of M;
skilled plantation and field labor being
further depleted by new drafts upon It.
High wages on the mainland continue
to draw away the Portuguese and re
Gently a considerable number Of Fill
pinos have returned home.
W., o. Smith and +. III. Wodehouse,
the secretary and chairman, of the com
mittee Of immigration Of the Planters
Association left for the MAINLAND this
week, going to Washington and il il
/ not, improbable: that their visit y close
" connected with the labor situation,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-13
SUGAR PRICE RAISED, +, i.
FOR NEW ZEALAND CROP

(By Consul General Alfred A. Winslow,
Auckland, July S.
A new agreement has been entered in
to between the New Zealand govern
ment and the Colonial Sugar Refining
Co, of Auckland, by which the whole,
sale price Of sugar for the, next year
is, fxed at $1,000 per toa (2,240
pounds, as compared with $1,000 Tor
the past year. 90.
At the outbreak of the war. the Colo
NAL Sugar Refining Col was selling
sugar. at wholesale at $78 per tons
which rose to 1918 per ton at the close
of 1914; to 5000 on July l, 1915; and
. on July 2, 1917, to $lO7.O6. This is for
the best cane sugar; and the arrange
ments made by the New Zealand GOV,
ernment have been estimated to have
saved the New Zealand, consumers, dur
ing the past year, about 81 ,946, 500,
and seems to have given entire salts
faction. The best granuIated sugar at
present is retailing in this city at q
cents per pound.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-13
SUGAR IS MOVING .
FORWARD STEADILY
With Month Less Than Half Gone
More Than Twenty Thou,
sand Tons Have Departed

+ For the Rrst third Of the month sugar
movements were keeping well up with
last months record departures and
movements were three quarters as largo
10 proportion, but IL Is not expected
that this record will be kept up. To
and including the tenth there had de-
parted during September, $4,000 stous,
which If kept up for the mouth would
have meant 81 900 tons as against 102,
600 in August.
4 There is no likelihood of sugar NOV,
ing SO rapidly for the rest of the mouth
for many of the vessels will load
canned pines In quantity. II Is nov
estimated that there will be moved be
fore Septembsr passes out about $4,000
tons, earlier estimates having been So.
O0Q., a. D. n n
There has now been moved 100000
tons Of an estimated total movement
of $50, 900. The present estimate for
the month s shipment would lcavc only
about $1,000 tons and of this betwecn
1900 and 5000 tons will be ground In
late November and early December or
viii at least, be not ready for shipment
until that time. Thus to move anpth.
err $4,000 tons in October would have
the sugar dDOuJ CltdTtu OuI.
Where sugar is bound the shipper
does not always know now. He Is
most concerned in seeing the sugar get
aboard the waiting ships and the
ships pass around Diamond and Koko
Heads. Sometimes 1t starts for one
point and is diverted to the East under
later orders. But sugar is moving AMI
that is the main, concern of the ship
pers and Of the shipping board.
The greatest confidence is felt that
next season S crop will not be subject
to such delays as was this year 3. Tho
shipping board has now shown what
it can do in an emergency. That
emergency was largely created because
sugar had unavoidably accumulated. II
the board could meet, as it has done
SO splendidly, an EMERGENCY, with the
increased shipping of the next few
months there is little doubt that su
CARS will move away, quietly, rapidly
and regularly. Early in the crop. 40,
900 to $4,000 tons a month will dc
while later it can increase to, the apex
Of the harvest and then decrease agar
At any rate, planters are not now
worrying on the score of ships.
y
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-13
Retail tf0lsfs Are
Seeking 10 :.
Increase Prices


Retail groeers are complaining that
the profit margins provided by the
Food Administration, while. seemingly
adequate when made, are plainly in,
sufficient to cover the rapidly increas,
ing costs Of doing business, which
are estimated to have advanced from
a normal average of l714 percent Con
saIes) before the war to probably
twenty three percent or more now. In
various parts of the country, demands
are growing for q readjustment of the
margin.
For instance, a typical grocer in st,
Louis made an analysis Of his expenses
and found surprising increases. He
employs two meat cutters, who for
merly were paid $50 and $lS a week
respectively, or a total Of $50 a week
He is now paying the same employees
$50 4 week, or an increase of thirty
six percent. He employs four clerks
three Of whom received &l3 a week
and the one 50 a week, or a total OF
$50, whereas he is now paying that
same help &72 week. an increase Of
90 A percent.
His ice, which formerly cost 22M
cents, has been advanced to thirty
conts a pound to eight cents, mea nj ny
an increase of ia percent. Butcher
paper has risen from three cents 8
pound to 81 cents. or 10S percent
He formerly paid eight cents for Irvine
and Is now paying seventy cents, OF
an advance of 9SS percent Heat was
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-13
UNIFORM YEAR FOR
SUGAR IS ADVOCATED
Shipments. From Here Overlap
other New Crops

Need of the establishment of a uni.
form sugar year aud its, adoption by
all sugar producing sections aud
country without regard to the period Of
the year when, their. shipments begin
aud end, is seen by men prominent in
the Hawaiian sugar industry.
The new sugar price is to 90 into
effect with the new cropsit Is repOrte !,
The beet sugar crop win be going in
before the last of the Hawaiian sugar
will be shipped. Porto Rico and Cuba
will benefit befere Hawaii does, From
here some of the new. crop will be
moying with the Qldreropl raws in Nov
ember and December. It mahifcstly
would simplify things if a uniform
sugar year we're to be, established. J.,
Planters here would have been glad
to. see, the new prices 60 into effect
immediately for there is still eonsi.
derable amount of sugar that is un'
shipped or is in transit: The point
they stick at, howevef, is that the
Cuban, the Porto Rican and the Louis
lana crops are in while Hawaii's crop
is still not entirely harvested.
There Is always late sugar sent from
tue Hawaiian Islands which overlabs
the. crops Of the others and II the uni
form year were established that hate
sugar, at least, would be netting the
new price.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-13
SMALL CHANCE HERE -.
FORRATlONNG SUGAR
Food Administration At Washing
ton Has Best Of Reasons

Hawaii this year escaped sugar
rationing, was exempted from the rules
with Porto Rico and Alaska while
Louisiana was iationcd with the rest
of the United States. Why the exemp-
ton was made for Alaska was not
quite clear nor was it quite clear why
Louisiana was included. Porto Rico
and Hawaii may have been excluded
because sugar is their main industry
but IL has been surmised that the main
reason for Hawaii was because of the
large amount Of unshipped sugar. II
such was the case the came conditions
ere mot likely to prevail and Hawaii
might be included. 1t does no harm,
therefore, for Hawaii to prepare.
It is probable that another reason
entered into the rationing plans of the
food administration. Sugar is food
and when used II supplanbs other foods.
Hawaii and Porto Rico produce it in
large quantities. Other foods have to
be largely brought to Hawaii. Where
sugar is used in place Of other food
that would have to be imported there is
d double saving in freight and at the
same time 1t releases for use on tn"
mainland other foods that would have
to be brought here for use.
Reeogni zing this 1t is doubtful u the
food administration at Washington viii
take any steps at any time to curtail
sugar use 10 this Territory as has to be
done on the m"ipland.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-13
SUGAR FROM LARCH
TREES IS PROPOSED

The possibility of obtaining sugar
from the bark and waste of the larch
tree is being Investigated by +. D.
Becker, secretary of the Montana Lum
her Manufacturers Association, who
has written the following letter 70 the
l., $. Forest Products Laboratory at
Madison, Wis:
~ have been doing quite q little
tracing of the qualifications of west
ern lareh. ] have even traced it back
to a century or so ago into Russia. |
found that the peasants extracted su
gar from the growth on the inside
Of the bark of the European larch and
that if they had the facilities that they
could have gotten sugar out of the
body of the tree.
OWN you kindly advise what you
know about this and will you be good
enough, to make tests Of Montana lareh
to ascertain whether OF. not IL could be
obtained in POmlne reial quantities. How
ever, this does not seem possible, but
anyway if there is any sugar that
can be obtained from the bark it would
be getting something out of waste.
montana larch is now recognized
as very superior to the fine old Europe
an larch, our wood being of finer and
softer texture, and the government is
recognizing it as one of the finishing
woods, even to the extent of using it
for interior finish of great many Of
the new ships. and II waste and bark
can be used for sugar in addition 10
the wood being used for government
purposes, Montana will do great deal
towards helping in this great struggle. "
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-13
HONOR HOME OPENS FOR
GIRLS WHO ARE WORKING

SEATTLE, September t-tkssccsiat
ed Press ~ An honor home for working
girls has just been opened ~ Seattle
as the. result Of q movement by a
committee OF citizens. The home has
oInmoda tons for thirty rAfe. girls
based on what the girls carp. Medical
attention is TO be supplied in the same
manner. Any deficit in operating OK,
pehses will be borne by the committee
of citizens. -. a.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-13
WASHINGTON. August 27-FoI

WASHINGTON, August 27-FolIOm
ing the example set by the war depart
ment. for ,nnifyipg the military estab
lishm Gnt, Secretary Daniels today issued
general order wiplng out the various
differences existing in the uniform used
by the regular Navy and naval reserv
lists.
The order says hereafter the uniform
Of any given rank in the navy shall he
identical in every respect throughout
except for the various distinguishing
corps, devices, and that every ogieer in
the navy shall be designated and al
dressed by the title Of bis .rank. =.
The latter change does a&ay will
the time hoDOred custom of calling the
stan heads by the position they fil
rather than by the title Of their rank.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-13
USE Of SUGAR bets
RESTRICTED N tTAY
tBy General Dssia f.: WILDER. Genoa
July 1911

The Gazzetta UfRSials of July 9, 1913,
contains a decree prohibiting ,thEe, use
Of sugar ,beets for industrial purposes
other than for the production Of sugar.
1t is also prohibited to use pulp and
oS &s I pnese ft San 'IS Se
sugar. ~ a. e..
The p0lassesu derived from the work
ing of .beets may, be used for, distilla,
ton only Il Of less than BS quota Of
purity, with exception Of the amoant to
assigned for the preparation of sweeten,
cd forage or other alimentary needs.
The maximum quantity Of molasset
that may be destined for distillation
added to that, assigned for .alipentary
needs, can, not exceed for each Mgal
factory percent Of the weight of the
beets worked. p
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-13
LlFE of FERTILIZER
BAGS CAN BE HEIGHTENED

Fertilizer bags will not rot If they
are treated with a dilute solution Of
copper sulphate, according to the Unit.
cd States dcpartnlent of agriculture.
The Ife Of the thousands Of second.
hand BAGS used on Tho plantations can
be materially prolonged, and money
saved, by frequent dipping, and in
these times such small economies are
dtiitc as Important pS the larger ones.
Bluestone, or copper sulphate, Is q
fungicide in the presence of which
mOulds and rOts eau not develope. .
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-13

cised by the consumer in granting 70
large price increase.
Here In Hawaii, on a basis of only
the same crop as this year, it will mean
receipts for the crop increased by ST.
100000. 1t means that Hawaii will
be able to keep up its past good work
in the purchase Of Liberty Bonds, in
supporting the Red Cross and other war
work. Wages will be somewhat higher
and this will warrant increased purchas
es Of Thrift and War Saving Stamps.
1t is an assurance to the Territory Of
higher degree of prosperity than has
been enjoyed during the past year.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-13
FIND BiG NUGGETS

COkDOYA, Alaska, SepteinbeT 7
ASSOCIATED Press --Jcnnic creek dis,
trict, in the Koyukuk region one of
the most northerly mining camps 10
the world, Is drawing many men this
year. In the gold strike made on this
creek last year three nuggets were
taken out whiFh were together valued
at $l,l00.75,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-13

MANCHESTER, September l3-(As
ISOLATED Press)-Following his speech
of yesterday David Lloyd George was
III last night. The Premier IL reported
to have suffered ehilland his temper
allure was high. Physicians are with
him. IL
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-13

The majority Of the answers reach
ing the chamber Of commerce from
merchants and members of the cham
Der favor the holding of a territorial
fair in Honolulu in 1919.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-13
Total percent ......,......44.3O

IN most Of the far price lists
established by the food administrR,
ton for such staples as sugar. butter,
eggs, lard, Aour; etc. stems are PRICED
on d basis Of from cost to less than
ten percent gross. However, the Food
Administration on canned goods, dried
fruits, cereals. ranged the margins
from sixteen to thirty percent. On
petitive way at from no profit to ten
percent, tn" Torrance now 9E
cepts retail price o. 1913 percent
New Yc~t Iomn Of Commerce, Au
gust 5, 1915
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-03
old Rates Of interest.

Wive per cent interest ON loan
weuld have been scoffed nj by the men
whe had money to lend In medieval
times. In the thirteenth aud fourteenth
centuries the usual rate seems TO have
been 20 per cent and In the preceding
centuries Il was probably higher, says
the London Chronicle. The rate olin-
terest decreased with the increase Of
specie, with an occasional limitation
by the state. Elizabeth, reduced the
rate by law to 10 per cent James ! TO
8 and Charles IL 10 @, In ancient
Rome, according to Nlebuhr the rate
was s is for ten-month yeGr-the
equivalent OF 10 per ceAt per amman.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-03
Famous Military co,amsndrrA

Napoleon regarded Wellington as
able. but lucky. lie eoasi,ei ed Tilly
and Wnllsnstsin far batter generals
thnn Gustaf Adolf. Tursnns he placed
fur In advance OF Frsdsrick tho Great
III ! had n man Hike Turenns a. my
second In command during my earn
palgns.r he said. IL should now he Inns
ter OF the world" Hannibal, accord
ing TO Pluiareh, sometimes ranked Al
exandel. sometimes pyrrhus MS the
foremost general Of all time. Scipio
he placed second. Himself he ranked
but third or fourth. Posterity has
modified his verdict to the advantage
of his fame.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-03
Philosopher Asserts That thu ,mpor-
tAnt Auto Fixture 10 Not Unlike
Some OF Human Race.

"rhe more I have 10 do with auto
"the better I understand men. There
Is no limit to the comparisons that
inight be made. but let me ask your Nj
teDtion for just one OF them. II turns
upon the way they come 10 an end.
men and tires alike.
"On my little roadster | may have at
one and the same time two tires OF
such different character ms thls
"One has served long and well. II
seems sound AS ever, and still looks
good for lot OF work. But It's healthy
appearance ls deceptive: II has n
cells.
They began TO go separately, not In
masses. No one part Of that tire wore
out all by itself. The whole thing has
been slowly, subtly honeycombed with
wear.
"rhs limit IL reached suddenly. The
end, prepared for slowly and In the
dark, comes swiftly; and II Is very
complete end. The tire Is u goner, the
doctor can do nothing for It.
Some men end like that seemingly
vigorous one day; and the next day.
on the scrap heap.
"And then there are tires and men
that go the other way. They seem
worn and weakened, but they are
sound inside. The shell goes first, the
inner tube retains Its usefulness. You
know they are going, but they always
seem good for another days work. an.
other hundred miles. They will stand
lot Of patching.
"Tires nre mighty human, and thats
why really enjoy fpssing with thesa,'
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-03
Not a Century, Blu. Enough.

Lady hurrying across the broad con-
course at great railroad station.
making for the train gate and evident
iy afraid OF missing the train, with Il
long wait II she didn't get 1t. But at
the gate she meets colored porter, a
man of tranquil mind and pleasant
voice. who says to her, quite evenly !:
"You needn't hurry; you've got two
minutes yet"
Now. two minutes Is not a century;
In fact the margin was stlll narrow
hut The lady knew that the porter
knew the time exactly and what he
said ana the way he said itirelleved
the tension. She surrendered her bag
to hkn and gave the tip TO him very
willingly.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-03
wh.n Sick. GO to q ave.."

"some OF the hest medicines for pee
pie are dog medicines" said q ply
sician.
"You see. all sorts Of remedies are
prescribed for human complaints, and
sometimes they are beneficial. Many
people have faith In patent medicines.
which may be more or less Justified.
"I,ut q dog medicine Ii very sure to
be q good thing. II wouldn't sell lf II
wasa't. And what In good for dog
is likely 10 be good for human being
--supposlng that he reall; knows what
Ii the matter with him.
"A doctor who started In business
with no other equipment than dozen
prescriptions representing first-class
dog medicines (supposlne him To be a
fair diagnostielan ought TO make q
fair professional success
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-03
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'dlsH sues s.sH

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--'IIIIUl pun uLaqo pus ulsidsias luul
sLeloBLsHo i0J op uoIov ~ siSlldM
suI lsHA ssAIssuisul IoJ Op al 's5pnuS
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SuISuol v lRsddu aAn8ulsuuI ululLso
u VI eIsVl sLsu usAs l9E puv llsoop
pun asual3Ld Ol ldOsaL 1Sul usIA M
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~ lnopIM sSumILsnd SIUlIus sIul
SuINum 0LnpuS lou pInoo Saul l1ql
lIsJ SoW ~ su ~ II 1uulLodtul uIass
Ol luaA5 10 luUlIodmI oq % allsap
LIoW 6q polLIuo oq uuo ouos sqlSu9l
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The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-03
Husband and Wife

Mrs. Frank p. Wood, Box ~ 4
ID. 2, Morrill,. Me-, writes: y
Kidney Pills helped me so mssh
husband also has received much !
eft from them. He was so lame
could not stoop over and now be
no pain" Lame back. sore mu''
stiff joints. rheumatic aches
pains quickly conquered by ~
Kidney Pills.-Sold by Reed y