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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11
75,o0Q,0o0 pounds, valued at more
than $2,So6,oOo.
Pioneer as
Drug importer

10 AH~k|OE COF
"In the importation of American
dyes and drugs, 1 believe I have the
honor Of being the pioneer as fal
as know. I think the japanese
market for American products ir
this line is very bright. Trans
portation facilities have a good deal
to do with it, for distance and the
time of getting the goods in Japan
are important elements in the trade
In both of them America has q de-
cided advantage over her European
competitors.
But the American manufacturers
will have to change their methods
OF marketing the stuff in Japan.
Before the war, there were prac-
tically no American goods of this
type coming to us. During the war
all manner of loose and careless Ways
of selling to almost any party and
by almost any sort Of commission
merchants were followed. And as
long as war continued ali went on
merrilyj we had to have the goods
and there was no European COM
petition. Everything will be djf-
ferent as soon as the European man
ufacturers begin to compete again
with American goods. America.
like her European competitors, will
have to choose it's Japanese repre-
sentatives with the greatest care.
for much depends on the character
and ability Of the Japanese repre-
sentative. To get a market is one
thing: to hold it is quite another.
The war played Lady Bountiful to
the American manufacturer. But
the after-war international free
for-all competition is likely to play a
pretty frigid sort of step-mother to
every foreign manufacturer, but
more especially to those of the
United States who are not used to
the long and weary struggle in
wide-open competitive foreign mar
ket."
What about the prospect of
American machinery in Japan
spinning machinery, for example?"
l asked, mindful of the fact that Mr..
lnabata is the head of the Osaka
Muslin Spinning and Weaving Com
pany, Ltd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11
Turned to u. S.
For Dyestufs

Before the war we had been i'm
porting dyes and chemicals from Eu-
rope-largely from Germany. The
war cut us off from that source.
The war did not cut off the Japanese
demand for dyes and chemicals: on
the contrary, it increased it. We
simply had to have them. Natur-
ally, we made desperate efforts to
supply our own demands ourselves.
and to certain extent we succeeded.
But our efforts were more heroic
than successful. Chemical works
sprang up like young bamboo shoots
after a spring rain, over certain
sections of Japan, but they were
more numerous than efficient. The
United States, also, for time, any,
way, was in similar predicament.
have been told, but Of course there
is no comparison between the Ameri-
can capital and what little funds we
could get together for this specific
enterprise. 1t was not long before
we began importing dyestuffs and
chemicals from the United States.
But as l have said, America did not
exactly squander a fortune to get
the Japanese market for this line of
goods.
I'm 1915, japan bought from the
United States aniline and other dye-
stuffs to the humorous extent of
1,O2O yen ($510). Two years later.
in 1917, our importation of similar
American goods amounted to 1,757.-
262 yen, and last year the amount
increased to several times that Of
1917. This is colorless way of tell
ing highly colorful story, but it Is
the shortest. According to the Off
cial report of the United States.
America exported to Japan 4,451,5O5
pounds Of carbolic acid in the fiscal
year 1918. That was more than
she sold to any other country. What
was more, the amount represented
more than so per cent of her total
export Of that acid that year, which
amounted to 8,688,554 pounds.
Japan also was Americas chief
customer in caustic soda in 1918.
Japan bought from her some 35, 0OO,.
900 pounds of 1t, valued at $685.
6sS. In soda as also japan bought
from the United States more than
any other country that year. Our
purchases amounted to more than
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11
out. 1t was an expensive expert
ment all around.
Spinning Machinery

out. 1t was an expensive expert.
ment all around.
Spinning Machinery
81 believe I am the pioneer in the
field as the practical user of the
American spinning machinery in
Japan. I gave the American ma.
chimes an ample and thorough test
and found them entirely satisfac-
tory. l invited a number of my
friends connected with the cotton
spinning enterprises in Osaka
showed them the American machines
in actual operation. I did not have
to do anything more. Given fair
chance the American machinery did
not have any serious difficulty in
convincing my friends that it de-
served the confidence of their Jap
anese friends. To-day there are
quite a number Of American ma.
chimes installed, not only in Osaka,
but at other spinning centres.
electrical machinery and cleo
Jrlcal goods Of American manu-
facture have wide and ever widen
ing held in Japan. Japan is a
mountainous country; she is rich in
mountain streams Of various magni-
tude. 1t Is great field for hydro
electric plants. The creation Of
cheap motive power is essential for
an Industrial nation. All Of which
means that Japan is trying her best
to harness her water power for both
lighting and power purposes; and
In this field as in the spinning ma
chlnery America has an excellent
opportunity of introducing her
wares. In 1915, American dynamos,
electric motors, transformers, con-
verters and SO on imported into Japan
were valued at only 327,170 yen all
told. Two years later the amount
OF the japanese importation of this
type of American goods rose to more
than four times that amount $751;
1923 yen. But, Of course, these fig
ures are utterly meaningless; it is
the future Of this kind Of American
machinery which is big with promise.
Miserable
phone Service
'Telephone-rather the future
extension of telephone-service in
Japan is another gold mine for the
American manufacturer. The pres
emit demand for telephone installa-
ton in the city Of Toxic is utterly
beyond the conception of the Amer
lean people. Some Of the subscribers
in Japan have been waiting for more
than ten years for installation. There
is regular market for an installed
telephone and the market price is
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as much as $1,000 for his telephone
il he wishes to get rid Of it, and
there is regular broker who at
tends to the purchase and sale of it.
in Osaka the price still is higher
because Of greater business activity.
In the fall Of 1917 one report said
there were 10000 applicants await
ing for installation. The reason for
this singular state of affairs is that
telephone business in Japan is a gov
eminent monopoly and because the
government has not been successful
in obtaining the needed appropria-
lion for the proper extension of
telephone service all over the en-
oire the supply is ridiculously short
If the demand, which is increasing
at tremendous rate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11
Complete Justice
An Irnpossibility

So much is fairly plain in the logic
of the situation. But what about the
deficits imposed by premature in
stallations? The necessary costs of
organization and of the development
of traffic are clearly to be recognized
and protected. But these costs of
getting into a hurry-of pushing
ahead to obtain a franchise? If the
Investors must bear these losses, how
deny to them the compensating right
to later higher rates? But this
would subject the future patrons or
consumers to higher rates because a
voluntarily overearly or overcheap
service were supplied to an earlier
public. Complete justice is impos-
sible. Probably the better way
would be to divide the losses be-
tween the future consumers and the
investors. If, however, the losses
were imposed through the action Of
rate-fxing authorities, there would
be nothing for it but to allow indem-
nifty to be collected out of the future
consumers.
But suppose that through over
charges the company has been de-
Glazing high dividends, OF has &C.
cumulated generous treasury sur
pluses, or has provided out Of its
current earnings for large and
costly extensions. The gains were
at the cost Of the earlier classes Of
consumers and we're acquiesced in by
the authorities having jurisdiction
over the question. To allow future
consumers to enjoy rates of service
under the costs Of service-undue
cheapness for them because of m
due dearness for their predecessors
can right no wrongs. The best
that could be claimed for # is that it
Furnishes the company by imposing
on it gratuities in the interest Of
third parties.
incidentally, also, this punitive
policy violates justice in other d.
rections. Corporate stockholders are
a changing body, even though the
corporation itself be immutable and
immortal. The higher rates were
permitted either through careless
ness or ignorance. Dividends that
were attractive to investors regis
tered the overcharges. The securi-
ties were changing hands at the
high prices registering the sup
posedly reasonable, and the obvi-
cusly tolerated, traffic charges. AS
between gratuity to the later con-
sumers and penalty to the deluded
investors the equities are clear. 1t
Is enough for the consumer IL he
does not pay too much.
Suppose that company invest
ment totaIling originally one million
collars, but now no longer new in
its entirety, though still in as good
repair and efficiency as any going
concern can reasonably be, pos
sesses an equipment worth now
three-fourths Of the original COST
and that during the period Of it's ex-
ceptional economies Of upkeep and
OF the progressive deterioration of
the equipment down to the standard
OF the normally efficient plant
partly new, partly worn--gener-
GUS dividends have been declared. to
the extent that one-fourth Of the
original million Of capital has been
refunded to the stockholders over
and above . reasonable rate of re-
turn.
Had these particular items of de-
probation been Offset by extensions
OF plant or by additions to the
equipment this policy would have
amounted merely to the maintenance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

could have been no payment of div
idends out Of capital; there would
have been no misleading Of new in
vestors by the seemingly high earn
ings-no inflated security prices, no
new basis for the computation of
rates.
But how when the investment has
actually been reduced? Larger
charges for current upkeep have be-
come necessary, but are still only at
the normal level. Shall the interest
charge assume a present investment
Of the original one million or of
only three-quarters of million? If
it be on the lower basis, the earn
ings will be disappointing to the
new investors, the dividends re-
duced; if on the higher basis the
consumers will be paying for some
thing that they do not get-for
a power of service in the plant that
is not therefor investors sacri-
fees greater than the plant repre-
sents. Whatever errors or nisun-
derstandings there have been in the
case are at the charge of the man.
agement of the company, and not of
the public authorities.
There was no occasion for any
protest at the rates; they were
neither too high nor too low-did
not represent overcharges, but only
the refunding Of part of the orig
inal investment under the disguise of
dividends-larger free funds be-
cause depreciation was taking place,
and not being provided for-not, it
is true, depreciation imposing i'm
mediate upkeep, but reporting in
stead a mere temporary postpone
ment Of upkeep and the nearer ap-
proach Of the time when current
OUTLAWS would be required. That the
property was running down was
proved by the very fact that it was
moving toward the end Of its ability
to run without upkeep. There was
nothing for the public to do, unless
perhaps in the interests Of investors
to persuade or to require that the
management conduct properly it's
business or keep properly it's books
an issue primarily between the
management and the Investors. Fut-
ure investors are not to be asked to
pay for what they are not getting
merely in order to indemnify in
vestors against the b1unders or mis-
management Of their appointed
agents.
Professor Dauenpors's
Conclusions
The upshot Of these discussions
as applied, say, to the present rail-
road problem is:
(1) Valuable private franchises
for the performance of public func-
lions are relics Of barbarism.
(2) The fact, if fact 1t be, that
any present railroad property has
been in the main constructed out of
past gains Of operation is not to the
point in the fixation Of present
rates. The properties are there as
powers both Of service and Of earn
ings.
(3) The railroads are right in
their demand that the rates cover
the present traffic costs, inclusive of
returns on that investment now
actually Incorporated in the present
properties.
(4) The claim of the companies to
compute as among their present
costs of service an interest charge
on either the present market value
or the present replacement costs Of
their rights of way, terminals, street
installations and the like, must be
pronounced untenable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

n N 1917 the port Of Kobe became
the greatest port on the Pacific,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-17
WILLIAM CLARENCE MOORE

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. L. Moore have
received the sad news of the death or
their only son, William Clarence
Moore, who died at his home in New
Orleans Saturday
Clarence Moore was an Ocala boy,
well and kindly remembered by the
older people, who knew him in his
boyhood He was bright and clever
young man, and had many friends In
the Ocala Of twenty odd years ago.
Shortly after he attained his major
ity, he left Ocala for New Orleans,
where he won for himself an enviab1e
place in the business and social cir
cles of the Crescent City. He mar
ried a charming New Orleans girl,
and for time life was bright for
them. The first shadow came in the
death of their son. a boy of six, whom
now his father has followed to the
grave, leaving his young widow dou-
bly, bereaved
. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. L. Moore, two
of Ocala's most estimable people,
have the deep sympathy of their
friends in the loss of their son. He
was deeply attached to them, and
several times since his marriage they
have been his guests in his home in
New Orleans.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-17
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
MR.. w. O. MASSEY

The funeral services of Mr.. w. o.
Massey, at his home, Sunday after
noon, were very largely attended, not
only the town people but many from
out in the county coming to pay the
last respects to their old friend. Rev.
r. r. Rogers assisted by Rev. Smith
Hardin conducted the services and
the music was beautifully rendered
by choir consisting of Mrs. Win
ston, Mrs. Blake Messrs. A. E. Gerig
and Frank Gates. The pallbearers
were Messrs. H B. Clarkson, r. E.
Yonge, r. r. Carroll. Baxter earn,
j. p. Galloway and j. z. Allemand,
beside Messrs. f. e. Harris, T. ID.
Lancaster, B. III. Norris. Alfred Aver,
John Pasteur and John T. Lewis, who
served as honorary pallbearers. The
remains were laid, to, rest in Ever
green cemetery. beside those of a
daughter who passed away many
years ago, and the newly-made grave
was covered from sight with the
fragrant flowers brought by the sor-
rowing friends.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-17
DOMESTIC SCIENCE SCHOOL
FOR OCALA HOUSEKEEPERs

The Florida State College for Wom-
en- with the United States department
of agriculture and the state college
Of agriculture are Offering an extern
sion school for housekeepers in Ocala
.tfr4s week The meetings will be held
at 2.30 each afternoon, and Miss
Griffin and Miss Partridge. state dem
onstration agents. will give the les
sons, assisted by Mrs. Moorhead. Two
certificates will be given for this
course, one for attendance upon 80
per cent of the meetings and success
fully passing the examination that
will be held at the end of the course.
The other will be given to any one
who attends all of the meetings. The
Woman's Club has very generously
offered its hall for the school and the
housewives of Ocala will do well to
avail themselves of this free course of
instruction. A detailed program of
the subjects to be studied viii be pub
lfshed tomorrow
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-17
KANSAS HAULS HIM
into COURT
Gar BurlesOn Will Have to Give
Reason for His Edicts to the
Sunfower State
(Assoclated Pressl

Washington, March 1.-THE au-
thority of the postmaster general to
increase telephone rates throughout
the country will be determined by the
supreme court. which today granted
the state of Kansas permission to in
stitute original proceedings against
the postmaster general, questioning
the validity of his order last Decem-
Der establishing new toll rates. The
court ordered that return be made
In the case at the next term in Octo-
ber.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-17
SPECIAL MEETING OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Ocala, Fla. March IA, 1919.
The board of county commissioners
met with all members present.
Communication was received from
Hooker & Martin with bill authoriz-
ing the boards of county commissionz
ers of the several counties TO operate
county fairs, said bill to be presented
to the legislature at its coming ses-
sion.
Advertisement was ordered @made
for bids on ferry boat to be placed at
Starke's ferry, dimensions of said
boat to be 10 feet 35 feet and 18 in
ches deep. to be constructed from
heart pine.
Agreement was received by the
board from the. town of Dunnellon,
which was ordered executed and du-
plicate mailed to said town. the board
agreeing to pay $500 towards placing
the bridge over Blue run in good, per-
manent condition and the town agree
ing to main tain said bridge in the fu-
ture.
Communication from j. B. Simon
ton in regard to dipping vats in his
locality and payment on same was re-
ceived and referred TO i. MI. Mclean
for recommendation.
A warrant was ordered drawn upon
the geenral fund for $25 in favor of
T. NJ Mclean for freight incurred in
connection with dipping vat construc-
ton work.
The board directed the clerk to
write the Hanbury Lumber Co., Mar
tel, that the attention of the board
has been called to the fact that the
public road from Cotton Plant to
Ocala is on many occasions complete
ly blocked by loaded fat cars. etc. and
that the board requests that this
crossing in future be kept open.
The board directed the clerk to no.
tify the S. A L. railroad that the
crossing 31k miles south of Ocala on
the Dixie highway is in bad condition
and should be repaired Immediately;
and to notify the A. c. L. railroad
that the crossing at the southern line
Of the city limits of the city of Ocala
on the Dixie highway is in bad condi-
ton and needs immediate repair.
Warrant was ordered drawn on the
fine and forfeiture fund in favor of
F. Fl. Nugent for $50 for payments
to discharged convicts.
Notary bonds of w. M. Palmer and
p. w. Collens were approved
The following warrants were order
ed drawn to cover bills duly exam
ined and ordered paid, viz: Road fund,
No. 9519 to $780, $3,417.23; general
fund, No. 7764 to 77s3, $553s2; fine
and forfeiture fund, No. 629O, $50.
There being no further business the
beard adjourned.
o. Fl. Rogers. Chairman.
Attest: p Fl. Nugent, Clerk.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-17
MUCH NEEDED REST
FOR DR.. VAN HOOD
(Times-Union)

DR.. w. FL. Cox, state health officer,
yesterday morning stated that dur
ing the absence on leave of DR.. E. Van
Hood, in charge of the INDECENT and
crippled children at the institution at
Ocala, such unfortunates would re-
ceive treatment and care at st. Luke's
hospital, this city. with DR.. Oliver J.
Miller, of Jacksonville, in charge.
The change was but temporary
one, DR.. Cox added. DIR. Van Hood, ne
said, is in a run down physical con-
dition, due to the strain upon him for
the past six or seven months, espec-
tally during the influenza epidemic,
when medical men within radius OF
sixty to seventy miles of Ocala were
overwhelmed with work or had them
selves fallen i'll with the disease and
DR.. Van Hood had been called upon to
treat them as well as the numerous
other patients.
Knowing of the run down condition
OF DR.. Van Hood, DIR. Cox and other
medical men recommended that he be
given .an indefinite vacation in order
that he may get complete rest and re-
cuperate
Right now there are no children In
the institution in Ocala, DR.. Cox said
which was fortunate but arrange
ments have been made to tend any
children requiring treatment at st
Luke's hospital.
DR.. Van Hood has done wonderful
work among the afflicted children al
the Ocala hospital, DIR. Cox said. His
heart was in the work at all times
Al his disposal at Ocala were autoes
of citizens in which he at times took
the little ones for rides and days out
ings to alleviate the sufferings OF his
charges.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-17
MAY NOT AMOUNT
To VERY MUCH
American Minister to China Seems
Inclined to Make Light of the
Tien Tsin Affair
tAssociated Press)

Washington, March 17.-Minister
Reinsch, at Peking, advised the state
department today that all is quiet at
Tien Tsin. where there was trouble
last week between American soldiers
and Japanese, and he is sending a fuH
report of the incident by mail. The
department has instructed him to re-
port all important facts by cable i'm
mediately. The fact that Mr.. Reinsch
believed it unnecessary to send re-
port by cable is regarded here as in
dicating he didn't attack great impor-
taEce to the matter.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-17
DISTINGUISHED AVIATOR
KILLED AT DAYTONA
ASSOCIATED Press)


Seabreeze, March 17.-Major David
Mex. Peterson. one of Americas Of
fcially recognized "aces." was killed
yesterday in fall of his seaplane at
Daytona beach. and Lieut.. F. A. Paw
|ersick was seriously injured The
plane went into a nose dive at a
height of seventy-f1ve feet when ris-
ing TO the air.
Major Peterson was a member of
the Lafayette escadrille and is said
to have brought down eighteen army
planes before transferring to the
American flying forces, where he is
officially credited with five victories.
His address is Honesdale, Pa.
The aviators were returning to Ar
cadia, after spending the weekend
here when the accident occurred.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-17


In Saturdays Miami Metropolis is
a long account of the damage that the
recent heavy rainfall has caused to
Miami and especially to the large
tomato crop in that vicinity. Among
the places that suffered heavily on
account of the rain was the plantation
of the Peters brothers, and this is
what was said of the damage: "The
great Peters plantation of 1400 acres,
the greatest tomato farm in the
world, is badly damaged, though NOT
total loss. With favorable weather
from now on the damage may not be
more than so per cent. More than 100
pickers went to work at z o'clock this
morning as usual taking the daily
quota of eight to ten carloads Of to-
matoes from the vines, and the pack
ing house was running full blast The
Peters crop alone was estimated to be
worth between 81 100000 and s2,0O0,-
O00." The Peters brothers are well
known I'm Marion county and all over
the state. After reading the above,
Mrs. Bittinger thinks her career as a
teacher was quite a success, as she
taught Will. Tom and Frank Peters
over 80 years ago, at Lady Lake,
where she persistently pounded the
multiplication table into their heads.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-17
SPAIN is SHY

Madrid, Sunday, March 10. (By the
Associated Press.)-The committee
appointed by the government to study
the subject of Spanish participation
n the league of nations has submitted
a report which will be considered at
a special meeting of the cabinet today
or tomorrow. The government en-
drely endorsed. President Wilson's
Proposals but reserves its decision as
TO reduction of armaments and fixing
military forces by members of the
league.