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The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-03
SUGAR IS
= NOT MOVING FAST
c.P. Morse Thinks Amount Ready
For Shipment Is $4,000
Tons Above Normal Z

While sugar continues to accumulate
in plantation warehouses and on terri
toriaf piers, c. P. Morse, the local ship
ping board representative, expresses
confidence the government will find a
means to move it to the refineries on
the mainland.
Seventy five thousand tons is his es.
innate of the amount of sugar ready
for shipment, which he thinks is about
$4,000 tons more than normal, Here
tofore, he says, $4,000 tons or about
three big steamer loads, was all that
usually accumulated in the Islands be-
fore shipment.
The shipping board man believes that
while the sugar congestion may con
tinue for some time, all the Hawaii crop
win be moved within the year. He
explains that the eastern refinery needs
are being supplied to some extent now
by Cuban and Porto Rican sugars, and
that up to October and November the
need for the Hawaii crop may not be
urgent enough as to cause the govern
'ment to divert any more vessels to this
service than are now in use.
L. His estimate of the amount Of sugar
in the Islands is not based on official
reports, as those for April have not
been received. The estimate of the
shipping board man is about fifteen
thousand tons larger than that Of an
other shipping man, given week ago.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-03
.Rupored Manoa To
Bring Draftees Here
From Big Island
But Castle g. Cooke Announce
Sailing Of. Vessel For San
4 francisco. on Sunday, After
]. Return Today From Rescue
Mission 4 ~ '"% - p. ~.

Even though Castle & Cooke, the
Matsoh Navigation Company agents,
announced yesterday that the steamer
Manoa. would sail for San Francisco at
ten. o clock Sunday morning, there are
several reports current in Honolulu
that this vessel Is tprbe Immediately
diverted to government use.
The Manoal ID expected, to reach Ha-
nolulu this moaning with the disabled
steamer, for which she was despatched
a week ago yesterday afternoon. Since
picking up on last Sunday, the big
steamer, which lost her propeller about
900 miles from Honolulu, the Manoa
has had, an uneventfnlf return voyage
towards this port, so far as is known
from her meaere wireless reports.
70 Move Drafted Menu
On account Of the size of the dis
abled steamer which she Is towing, the
ManOa has been making little more
than 200 miles every twenty four
hours, but this is about what was ex-
pected by the local shipping men.
Rumors of the, withdrawal of the
steamer Manoa EfoE government uses
are nearly all, connected with reports
Of the, calling Of the Hawaii draft, or
the ordering of the Hawaii militia into
service or. training. However, one re
port is that the steamer Is to be used
for transporting troops to the main
land, ,,
MAY Go, To Hilo Sunday
The most inSistsnt Fumor is that the
Matson vessel instead of departing for
the. Coast Sunday, will 20 to HiIo to
get the men called into the military
service from the Big, Island. Shipping
men say, though, that the movement
Of the drafted men from Hawaii to
Oahu can be attended to by the larger
Inter Island vessels, like the Mama
Kea aud the Kilanea.
r, II any Of these. reports is true it is
information, which. has not as yet
reached, c., P. Morse, the Honolulu rep
resentative of the United States Ship
ping Board. Nor Is this information
apparently known to Castle & Cooke,
who are making all arrangements for
getting, the steamer loaded, and des
lpatehsd to San Francisco on Sunday,
all DEPENDENT offeourse, on her reach
ing port this morning, as is aptieipat,
,. So far as the Matson steamship
agency knows, the only members of
the, United States military forces who
win depart for the. Coast on Sunday
are some oficefs for whom accommo
dati9ns have been reserved on the Ma
noa.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-03
Steel WHEEL MAY
REPLACE OLD! TYRE
Plantation Heads Said To Like
Invention and To Be Ready
To Place Orders

Steel wheels to replace the iron
wheels on plantation cars is not only
a possibility but an early probability.
Already a number Of plantation heads
have looked into the matter. it is said,
and consider the change practicable and
desirable. This type Of wheel has been
presented to their attention by u. W..
Benham, president, of, the Standard
Steel Wheel Company, now in the Isl.
ands to establish branch here.
In The Advertiser 5 automobile sec
tiOn Of last Sunday there was an arti-
Gle on the use and adaptability Of this
type of wheels for automobiles. 1t is
equally adaptable for other types Of
transportation vehicles including plan
tation ears, it is claimed.
The construction Of this wheel is sim
pie. 1t consists of single corrugated
pressed steel disc, a hub with Tugs to
fit the corrugations. For cars it is
surrounded by a band to fit the rail.
For automobiles instead of the band
there is rim. 1t is of pressed steel
and some idea of it's compression can
be found from the fact that a center
hole of nine inches is reduced to four
inches under the pressure.
For this wheel it is claimed that it
costs only half of what the old type
of iron wheel costs and wears better, is
practically indestructible and makes o
fat wheel impossible. 1t is hence a
saving in original cost, upkeep and re
placement.
MI Benham says that thus far he
has not soRSht to place any orders for
the wheel with plantations but has
merely called its possibilities to atten
ton. At present the factory is on the
Atlantic coast and he has awaited the
establishment of the proposed plant at
Stockton before going after actual bust
ness here.
This wheel has been recommended to
the government as an automobile wheel
by several experts among whom was
Colonel Amweg, recOllected here for
the work which he did at Pearl Harbor.
Thus far the company has had no
trouble in securing all necessary steel.
1t expects the government will adopt
the wheel as standard for war trans
pOrtation vehicles because it can be
fairly riddled by bullets and yet not
be weakened. If it is so adopted the
company will certainly be assured of
the steel which it requires.
Mr.. Benham says orders have been
offered him by plantation companies but
pending the completion of the new
plant he has declined to accept them.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-03
JAPANESE IS KILLED
WHEN BANK CAVES N

A Japanese laborer, whose identity
the police could not learn, was killed
in a landslide yesterday afternoon at
Makiki Heights, when a section of
bank gave way and buried him for a
period of more than three hours.
In company with another Japanese,
the man who was killed, was loading
a dray under an overhanging bank of
black sand. Without any warning, the
bank gave away and buried one of the
workers and the other escaped.
A hurry call was sent to the police
station at two o'clock and the ambu-
lance and the patrol wagon loaded with
TRUSTEES were sent to the scene OF the
accident. After digging until nearly
six O'Clock the japanese was finally
reached but life was found to have been
extinct for several hours. II is
the belief Of Hospital Steward Meyers,
that the man was killed almost in
stantly.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-03
Dahl, AND WAIAHoLE
DlRECT0RATES NAMED

o.. Directors were elected and officers
named at adjourned meetings of the
Oahu Sugar Company and its subsidi-
airy, the WaiahOle Water Company
which were held at the offices of Hack
field & Company yesterday. The persop-
nels are as follows:
Oahu Sugar Company-F. J. Low
rey, president; J. A. McCandless, first
vice president; w. +. Dillingham;, sec
ond vice president; Richard H. Trent,
treasurer; J. F. 9. Hagens, secretary;
y. II. Wodehouse, +. C. Atherton,
George sherpan, A. J. Campbell, di.
rectOrs. "N
Waiahole Water Company - F. j.
Lowrey, president; J. A. McCandless,
first vice president; W. F. Dillingham;,
second vice president; Richard H..
Trent, treasurer; j. J.. G. HaPens. sec
Rotary; Il. II. WOdehouse, F. c. Ather-
ton, George Sherman, A. J, Campbell,
directors.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-03
CLEVER DEVICE FOR
T." GREASE CUP COVER

Certain of the grease cups fitted on
the modern gar are 50 placed that they
inevitably collect dirt on the outside,
some of which may work its way IN
and eventually get into the bearing
with the grease, when the cup is re,
filled BY way q, covers for such cups,
an, Ingenious ear owner takes hollow
rnhher balls, and enlarges the holes
just enough to permit Of the balls
being slipped over the grease cups, re
tanning good tight grip at the bot
tom If the balls are painted the same
color as the adjacent parts of the car,
they are not ut all unsightly.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-03
NEARLY TH|RDQE
CROP HAS MOVED
In Spite Of Proportion Of Ship
ments Large Stores Are.
Now Waiting Space -,

Sugar shipments In April progressed
better than had been expected but
did not move fast enough to prevent
further accumulation of stocks that
are awaiting shipment. In the month
there moved away approximately 49,
900 tons, the shipments to the first Of
the present month amounting l7S,53s
tons of, which l45,546 was shipped by
the Sugar Factors and 32ia92 by out
side shippers. &3sG %s ~ q B. q. ,
To the same period last year ship
ments were 6,l42 tons so that on the
face of returns y the situation does
not look bad with o shorter crop than
last year. Then about a third Of the
crop had been shipped and this year
again about a third Of the crop has
already been moved. Then as now ship
ments had not moved forward as fast
as hoped and there were considerable
stocks in storage. But there the sim
ilarity ends for then there were hopes
held out by the shipping situation
which were later pretty well realized
Now there is little hope Of improve
ment in the near future for the ship
ping situation. 81. -,
Last week, before the Manoa went
out to bring in a disabled steamer Q
conference was held by shipping men
on the subject Of the sending Of the
Manoa and on other subjects connected
with shipping. Among these was the
amount Of sugar on hand awaiting ship
ment. They oonservatively estimated
the. amount then on hand as 10000 tons
It is believed that this now amounts
to about 10000 tons, II sueh Is the
case II means that about 100000 ton,
Of the present crop has been ground
and shipped or is in storage awaiting
shipment. t,s"..r .-.,
Estimates Of stocks, on hand have
been, or are being made by the vari
Gus plantation managers Of the amount
each plantation has or had on tbs
first day Of this month and these viii
be sent to the agents and by the agent,
to the shipping board 10 the next few
days will accurately tell the amount
that waits shipment. T.. = .. ~
Street reports heard Yesterday af
ternoon said It was likely the Manoa
was TO be taken oyer by the govern
ment. There have been reports she
will be used to transport registrant,
from the other Islands to Oahu wheI
the draft is called. II she is, or, il
to be taken by the government for thi,
or any other purpose it will mean &
cutting down Of sugar space between
10000 and $4,000, tons month. Al
ready her being taken as q rescue shit
has lost one trip other valuable cargC
space. .,a,.ss,.r :. ..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-03
April Crop Figures
viii Not Make
Material Increases
Conditions Have Not Been Such
As TO Fulfill Hope That Second
Estimate Would Be More Sat
isfaCtory Than Preliminary

Not ell of the revised crop estimates
Of the various plantations have been
received by the agencies so that Il is
not yet possible to give the present es-
innate of the total sugar outturn of
the Islands, but sufficient figures have
been received to make it clear that
there will probably be no important
mates.
December 3 estimates for the coming
crop indicated that II would be ma
terially smaller than that of last year
but il was made at n time when mum.
bers Of the plantations were just be-
ginning to feel the break Of long
drought. II was conservative esti-
mate and some managers were inclined
to pessimism rather than optimism. The
estimate was $4,000 tons as against
648.000 last year.
When those figures we're given out it
was said that it was possible that i'm
proved conditions later would result in
some increase but the weather has not
been such thus far as to bear out such
hopes. In some sections the winter was
abnormally wet and the temperature
was below the normal 30 there was not
the development of sucrose content that
had been hoped. This will be shown in
the revised estimates that are always
made out in April and from which there
Is usually little variation at the end
Of the year. When these estimates are
made public, if they are given out by
the plantation agencies ad seriatim,
which was not the case with the ear
Tier estimates, some interesting figures
will result. A comparison would be
still more interesting for in instances
where it was expected there would be
decreases there have, in some cases,
been some considerable increases while
where increases were hoped for they
have not: generally appeared.
This crop has been hard one to fore
cast and is so right up to now. With
good growing summer weather the sue
rose content, where it Is now low,
may show an increase and somewhat
inerease tlIstfevised estimate but II n
doubtful il, all the way around, there
will be any large increase over the d {.
ures that are now being complied.
April figures will not be likely to
bring the 1918 estimate much if any
above $4,000 tons If it reaches that
figure. The totalS will likely have been
compiled before the end of another
week.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-03
GOh|PANfHAsSU
!. /: ! BUT CANNOT G 4 | SHIP U
WfthSk Thousand Tons On Hand
=" San Carlos Decides On
Safe and Sane Policy

Owing to shipping conditions, or
conditions, for sugar between the Phil
ippines and the United States, the d.
,rectors of the San Carlos Milling Com
pany have determined to discontinue
the payment of regular monthly divi-
bends of one percent. This action is
taken for no other reason than be-
cause of the uncertainty of shipments
and. the resulting uncertainty as to
dates or returns. 1t is a policy Of safe
and sane management of the affairs
of the company which, reports show,
are in excellent conditions The one
fly in the ointment is inability to move
the outturn of the mill, a condition like
the one which exists here but which is
more aggravated.
San Carlos Milling Company has on
hand, awaiting shipment 5000 tons of
raw sugar but it can get no vessels to
move it. The same condition prevails
throughout the Philippine Islands.
Sugar growers are urging and beseech-
ing the government to secure some ship
ping facilities for them but thus far
have urged and besought in vain. They
have been to the shipping board and 1t
has nothing to offer them. They have
appealed for the cargo space of trans
ports but have not been able to secure
that.
san Carlos is prosperous and has
funds to 60 ahead with its business but
il those funds were utilized to pay
dividends in advance of returns those
funds would not last indefinitely. For
this reason the company will pay no
further, regular dividends until notice
but will pay the amounts in lump diVi-
bends as the returns come in to war
rant the payments
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-03
PRAC nCAtLf ALL HAWAIIAN
SUGAR Will BE REFINED In
PACIFIC c0As Il RE RES
Report Says Only Migitpym That Cannot
BE Handled $50 a. East Because of
Lack of Sims ana Consisted Railways

crop, This. will mean a delay to the
companies in the receiving, of returns,
a eonse9aent UPSET in scaleulations which
will scitep likely have litsr uffect upon
divfdehds. fikutr i,ist as .lire'
t1tiis ltrue that there is no shipping
available to take sugar East and that
the atailable shipping lis not sufficient
te,take the Creeket tnnd Western sugar
to the refnenies All fast as 10 istground
at the mills, SO in that way the aspect
il little altered while conditions remain
az they now are nc anything they are
betSered Cor the sugar that reuctes the
Raeifie,1 Coast ,,is now being handled
there. and under the new plan would so
his handled, attIofiee saving a delay of
days in ,returnspiprohably weeks, ow-
mystic leongestien, over attempts to get
the raw delivered, ON the Atlantic Coast.
And even IL the planters are asked to
hear part of thei expense of distrib,i-
tiOn they are likely to still, be rs well
off, on better on than ifiithey had 10
pay steamer freight to the Pacific
Coast and then rail ffeights to the AT
lantie on the raw product.
1t is probable the loudest protest, if
there shall be any protest, will come
from the. Eastern refineries but the
sugar committee is first and foremost
interested in getting the refined sugar
to the consumer. - FL.
There are indications in the plan,
however, that the. hope of getting more
shipping to move the Hawaiian crop
must be abandoned for the time being
at, least and the Islands must expect to
see sugar continue to pile up as is now
the case. ..s
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-03
KEKAHA ELECTION

Kekaha Sugar Company stockholders
held an adjourned meeting at the Offices
of the agents, Hackfeld Il Company
yesterday. Afterward officers were
chosen. The result of the meeting fol.
lows:
George N. Wilcox, president; II. p,
Faye, first vice president; George Sher'
man, second vice president; Il. II. Trent,
treasurer; J. +. c. IIagcns, secretary;
H M. Won Holt and A. s. Wilcox, di.
Fectors
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-03
FOR A LAME BACK.

When you have pains, or lamepess in
the back battle the parts with, Chamber
lain 5 Pain Balm twice O. day, massag
ing with the palm Of the hand for Ave
minutes at each application. Then
dampen u piece Of flannel slightly with
this Hniment and bind IL on over the
seat of pain. For sale by all dealers
Benson, Smith h Co, Ltd, agents for
Hawaii,-Advt. - ~ !
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-03
COLDS CAUSE HEADACHES

LAXATIVE BROMO 0G1N1NE re-
moves the cause. Used the world over
to cure a cold in one day. The sigma.
ture IF +, W. GROVE is on each box.
Manufactured Ly the T4RIS NEDI-
CINR CO., 81. Louis, U. 8, a.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-03
kOLOA HOLDS MEETING

Stockholders Of Koloa Sugar Com
pany met in adjourned meeting yester-
day at the office Of Ilarkfeld 4 Com
pany, the agent of the plantation. Fol
lowing this meeting the directors named
the officers. The company personnel is
II, A. Cooke, president; George Sher-
man, vice president; j. r. C. Hagens,
secretary; Charles Wilcox. director.
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rine stirred, but he retained his grasp
of her fingers, gaining courage from
the contact to proceed. II have been
trying for q long time to tell you some
thing. VIII you listenr
mot now" she exclaimed, with a
visible leSSening Of color. Don't
bother to tell me now"
I've waited too long; 1 must speak.
You have stayed on here just to nurse
me. Isn't that true?"
She nodded somewhat doubtfully.
"Now, then, you must stop thinking
about me and-make your arrange.
ments to so home"
There was a moment Of silence.
eyes. You see, I know how tired you
are Of this misery. this poverty, this
hopeless struggle. You're not a Cuban
and our cause isn't yours. Expeditions
come from the United States every now
and then and the government will see
that you are put safely aboard the first
| ship that returns I'll manage to get
| we'll somehow"
Norlne's color had returned. She
stood owe the hammock. looking down
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When Baby ls Teething
GROvBS BABY BOWEL MEDICINE will correOs
the stomach and Bowel troubles. Perfectly harm
less. See directions on the bottle.
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Xxx.
NORM. the Fisherman.

When Rosa Varona regained con-
t%ciousness sufficiently to understand
what had happened she proved herself
= person of no little ~self-control. 1t
was she, in fact, who first voiced the
tear that Cobo dead was scarcely less
. menace than Cobo alive.
"What are we going to do with himT'
she inquired.
Jacket. too, appreciated the dangers
of the situation. "We must get rid of
him quickly" said. he. "for his men
are close by; he will be missed and
there will be a search"
II don't intend to make him a pres
-ent Of that treasure" O'Reilly said
.grimly. ut Is our only salvation"
"But how are we going to hide himf'
Jacket inquired. zone might as well
Try to conceal a church; ken couldn't
hoist him ont Of that hole"
"Preciselyl He has made q worh
easy for US. We can't take more thar
= small part Of the money with Us, any
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PIodder Reaches Goal.

With the plodder you can reap ins
tense satisfaction In self-conscious
growth. This comes with achievement.
When you get, to the point that what
once was hard Is now easy you can
know you have gained In power. And
the best Of 1t is that each tiny gain
makes the next step SO much easier.
When you just plod on you are con
stantly adding to your doing power.
Other people will notice It, but you
will be the best Judge. Then when
good sense adds Its judgment to abil.
ity to do, tasks once hard are easy.
When the world gets awake to that
fact it will begin to praise what 1t
once regarded as common stupidity.
It's certainly a pleasure to see public
opinion changing front and know that
it's all merited. It's part Of the ploG
der's neutrality-suspicious. Grit
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of here-we must do so, or We'll lose
him. WIN you help usT'
"T? In heavens name, howl"
"By taking US away in your char
coal schooner"
you're mad" NORM cast another
apprehensive look over his shoulder.
I'm q poor man. All I have is my two
boats, the vivero, which brings fish,
and the volandra, which sails with
charcoal. Do you think I'd forfeit them
and my life for strangers?"
O'Reilly leaned closer. "You say
you're a poor mar. I will pay you
WELL"
Norm eyed the ragged speaker scorn-
fully it was plain that he put no faith
in such a promise, and SO O'Reilly took
O piece Of gold from his pocket, at
sight Of which the fisherman started.
Il. too, am a poor man. but I'm will
Ing to buy freedom for my little broth
ers and myself"
"How many coins like that have
you"
"Um.m-more than one: enough to
pay you for several cargoes Of COAL"
"For the sake Of Miguelito," Jacket
urged. "Caramba! What a hard-heart-
ed father begot that boy!"
Flush" The fisherman was scowl.
ing. To O'Reilly he said, "You do
wrong to tempt a poor man."
my brother Esteban Is sick. He Is
a frall little lad with a crooked back,
God will reward you"
"Perhapsl But how much will you
pay?"
"Ten Spanish sovereigns like this
all that I have"
"No! It Is not enough"
O'Reilly took Jackets hand ant
turned away. "I'm sorry" he said. Z"
wish I might offer you more" He hat
taken several steps before NORM hailed
him.
"Come back tomorrow" the fisher
man cried, GROSSLY. "We will try to tall
like sensible people"
The brothers Villar were back a
Morin's fish stand on the following
afternoon and they returned dali!
thereafter until they at last prevailed
over the Spaniard's fears and won hi
promise Of assistance. That much &C
compllshed. they made several cautiou
purchases, a coat here, a shirt there,
pair Of trousers in another place. unit
: they had assembled q complete boy
outfit Of clothing.
At first Rosa refused absolutely +
desert her two faithful negro friends
: and O'Rellly won her consent to COZ
,, slider his plan Of escape only after h
= had put the matter squarely up t
Asensio and his wife and after bot
had refused to enter into It.
Then, and not until then, did Ros
begin her preparations. First she mad
Evangelina cut her hair, a sacrileg
> that wrung signs and tears and lou
lamentations from the black woman
after which she altered the suit 9
o boys clothing to fit her figure, or ratl
. er to conceal 1t.
0 When at last she put 1t on for O'Rei
I ly's approval she was very shy, yer