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t ' V "J- HAWAIIAN GAZETTE, FRIDAY,- MARCH l,w 18.SfeMI-Wmi-Y. FOOD COMMISSION- ' t r ? C A TTLE BUSINESS HONOLULU STOCK EXCHANGE LEAVE PRODUCING LANDS ALONE FOR war;sa YS HORNER Honolulu. Felimsrr la, lUla. ITOOB .' ; I KfflCl AI :JAPOIIESE TnOOPS tt hold siDEiiMriitii Ww f st, of Industry Under Direct .mmmprvhion of Advocatedi Take r.t- s i of -Hawaii will nrobablv be places' ; , Jar otttfttJ of the Territorial feed soar, mission; and' that meat ia already leaglsiBiag to evme dowa were th ut ataading eaiaras yesterday Vi a1" fWi , regulative of meat priced sad H(at ianrersmeut la the general OMt, aUstrtoa. , - 1 F. Tf.ksUepoilUn Meat Market Is ensd. an announcement, which ii being nvrted this morning, thai, begin s4Af -today, retail prises of beef will be two nts a ppuai lower. It ia eouf ic -eat)jr. oxpeetad thai, other meat retall A. wJll fellow tae excellent example eat- by tae Metropolitan. ' ThA raduetlon, however, ia not eon Bidawed bf tka investigators at by aay mean, solving tae problem of prises, aeweer vAtion and iaoreaae ia supply, aaaj) Orajr will go akead with the work ..aoUaetisv all available facta -that sag kave beariag oa theae mattera. Child Approves Plan '. :Vh planing of the Territorial food ftimmiatioa ia eostrol of th cattle baaloeaa of Hawaii waa advocated yes trwa'a? isTnany quarter! where the lim ttatiea af the federal administration la food are appreciated, among thoee argtogr nuah aata being Food Admin latrator J. F. Child hi mar ft. The fact that the tpm4weTa are not placed tin der federal license removes tola branch of tha industry from federal control and makes it awAesea-jr, It ia said, to fall baak. apon' the powers given the Territorial food commlaaion by act Of - rsirfntwre. y jtt. Child af the federaf food admin . titration acknowledged yesterday that kit powara do not extend to the pto .tipa. of beef, aad that any reaaltfe tha can be ae cured by him in thia apWt eaajiot ' be by the one of federal pofer Wit aaefely to the extent of en Uoqinw tha cattleman to abandon pfo- ilt which are conaiilered out of keep ing with the prearnt food aituatlon. Plenary Powera - Section 5 of the act of legialature fcfeatiog tbe Territorial food eommia lion. Jfivea full powera "to cultivate or rfawie otlHse any land, whether pnl ' Jtf or pvivata. plaoed under ita control .Sijaaade available for ita uae (I la the oplnioa of the eommiaaioa (brtr actios ia aeoenBary to produce and jauUatala a aufleieat aupply of auch Ka for pufclic needa; to further and aiae the fredoetioa of food by all . apaeoptdete aiaajia to aoatrot .' tfcditribntion Of food fVonghont tha Yeritovy ' to prevent the alahftteriinT of liveateek when In the wadnieO) of the eommiaiiion tlie publie iataraat ao require, to provide mainte ttaatea for Uveatoek when an owner ia enable to make sufficient provision ''With theee powers it ia believed (hut tM TaTiatory may auppleneat the pow e V iaw fedaral body and that the pra4uetia of beef aaay be reached by abc foad coatrol even tooagh the praflaeara are aot lieeaaad. T raport -of the special ommitU of tha eommiaaioa, whw-h haa juat been aaaajit bad after peacefully alaepltig in a bigeoabele for aine montha, hoe eon tHaaed anoat to the prevent agitation about beef. Oraatag ImoA Keeded One- of the greatest need ef the aattle "iodaatry at the preaent time, aieeordlag te the report ef the npeciul in OfiaiPPERYSlEl Vara automobiles collided about half past six o'elook last evening at 'the corner of Keeaomoku anil Bo ret an i a Streets resulting in liitkk car No. 1072 boiag bw)ly damaged, the left fur ward aide, axla being bent, tiro tora off and springs broken loose. Tha latter car was going up Keeau moku, Street aad had reached the in- terseetlOB near the trolly tracks when n'eai. owned by Judge 1'oiiuUvxtei, akd (ktviag toward Punahou attempted to earcrve in front. The fatter nai-hlne fald to dear hud the rear portiba Struck the front of the Ruick. . Tha. collision, occurred during a heavy y laJnfctirrm and while the streets were alippaty, Judge Poiudexter's car skid ding somewhat. A short time previous a Buirk road iter was struck at the same intersec tion, its right rear aide beiug baUy auashed in. HIY0 MARU SALVORS MEETING SUCCESS Work of salving the Japanese steaav r U; Maru in the East has begun, acebriiing to information received horo from the mainland recently. The salv ors have succeeded in tnkinj out much valuable material which, it is said, can ba ased on other vessels, and will be eald t aoorwoua sums. ?be Ohiyo waa a veaiwl of 13,431 toaa g'oaa, 725.1 tons net, and waa fit ted arith seven boilers and three stautn twrbiaea. 8lie waa wrecked iu March, .910. it fat reported that the seven boiler-; have already t,Mn ttkeu out aad Sold to Japanese . shipbuilders at 4J85,tlUU each, or $875,OOU for th seveu. Territorial Body Meat Prices ?Drop committee, the acquisition of Poreat " Beaerve Innda for wee fa paatnring rat tle and thia ia Doaaibie throwsh prorla- watloo of the Governor upea recoai mennauon or the board or agriculture and forestry. Thia board, however, ia not obliged to need the aaggeatiooe of tae ixmmi eommiaaioa a matter, now ur gently required they may be. Thia ia aaid to be an eaaily remedied over alght. "Producere of beef are aot enhjeet to liceaae," Admitfurtratar Child aaid yeaterday "ami the only way ia which we ran regulate their prices ia throagh aa agreement with then There ia bo iienying the fact that the producer Is tne man who ia getting the eoeney, aa-i he ia the man to ba atrnck at, if any Hriking is to be dona. But tha graaiera cannot ami mast aot ' be axpected to enter into this agreetneat antU their henia are reinforced aad bailt op to an tent where imnortatioa of beef, to Hawaii may be Uacoetiued." Mr. Child sbh! he believed the pro duction of cattle might be regulated by the Territory under tha name ter ritorial law which permitted tha ap iKjlutiaeut of the territorial food eoai miaaioa. Albert Horner, chairman of the special committee which iaveatigated the oed 'sit nation, aaid yeaterday that ia his opinion the cattlemen would fled it t much to their interests If seme of the anuaed Laads of the Territory coidd be thrown opes tor cattle raagea. Parkar ftanck Blamed In one of the meetings of the Terri torial Food Comruissioa, Harold Bice, of the Kaonoulu Banch, Maui, placed the blame of the domination of . the beaf market on the aboaldera of the Parker Bunch of Hawaii; Ia thia atateraent, also, be asserted that meat waa then being retailed oa Maul for the price that was being eeeured by wholesalers in Honolulu where the Parker Ranch beef controls the market. Aa a beginning of it supervision of Ute local retail meat market the Fede ral Administration notified meat re tailors yesterday that hereafter prices of meat per pound will have to be displayed where the public can see them as fiith prices are displayed. Thia order was given to the meat retailers about the city a well as to stall men at the market. An Untaxing Wedge "I haven't any doubt that there baa been aa much underhand trading aroonr meat aelMia 'aa -ever there was ia tha, Ban business,' aaid Kben Low of the food administration, yesterday. "I had a case reported to me yesterday where a customer at the meat market I had been charged a dollar for two and i three-quarters pounds of beef. It is t more difficult to establish a general I i - . . . m i . . i. : . nio v& fi ,7v VT mnav iubii 11. r gin for fish, but the entering wedge in that work will be the display of prices por pound.' The food -administration hits found the attempt to Tbriag pickled ami dried thth wlthia the pound price rule in eludea niaay things connemiu.tl ihe wholesaler a metbada. One of those difllcuKiea ss the fact that the 200 pound barrels of plekled salmon which are sold to the retailers weirh only on an average af 183 pound. Wholesale prices . per ponnd for this fish vary from fourteen to sixteen cents, ami the prises ia the asarket vary from cih teen ecota to twenty cents per pound. TINFOIL WILL BE IN GREAT DEMAND SOON Tin fail ia wanted at 'WnshiiiKton. llonolnlana are asked to save the tin foil which comes wrapped around package. Lend, auch aa that wrnpcd around tea package is also wanted. Hold bate the tin foil and the lead. When yon any a package of chewing gum, fold the foil and put it in your peAket aad put ft where it can be gotten eaaily when some one comes around lor it. rJoraobodvy ' and maay somebodies, WHI call for thia tin foil very soon. iHDSf HERILING " " ARfflTTLE HEEDED IX)riDO, February '28 (A ssof intcd Tress) Jto basis for serious peace dis cussiona is fautnl in tim recent reich stag speech of Chancellor von Hcrtlinjr. declares Poretgft Minister Balfour in the rat pfftcla), reply in the house of commons .to the German chancellor's address. He rejected as preposterous the suggejjtlbns concerning Belgium. -He also said that the chancellor's profess cd acceptance of President Wilson's fbur (eace principles is merely "lip service. ' LIHUEJENNIS MATCH The first match of the Kauai, I i line Tennia Club mixed, doublea was played Friday afternoon on the club's courts, Miss Outes and A. H, Case plaviui; against Mrs. C. H. Wilcox end K. V. Wood. The former team won 0 4, (i .1. GAME ENDS IN SCRAP A came f baaketball between the liilo High tick owl and the Hvlo Hoard ing Hphool an February 14, ended be fore it waa finished in a roughousc started by 8. Lucas. (Conclude from Page 1) ' attarka the Ternnchi ministry for ita Inactivity, while the Ynrodrti, another influential Tokio paper, takea the ground that the Cnite.l States haa de cided to force Japan into a more ac tive port in the wsr and has placed first its steel embargo and then ita gea eral embargo on all export Hid im ports to that end. "Kxcepting the despatch of Ishii miss ion there has not been a single act in the foreign policy of the Terauchi ministry that showed nny spirit of ini tiative and efficiency. The government has done not him? in connection with the Russian revolution. It haa re- msine.l indifferent to the disturbance iliiiKataa at Harbin and other disastrous ds veropftieiit of the situation in Stberi. As to the Chinese question it has done worse than nothing." Thia la the way the A snli i opens its comments on tha foreiKn policy of the Terauchi ministry- "While onr tfovr rmnrnt thus r' main, .n.ctM e and ...d.ffereat, the RuRHinn Hituation ha ilevplopeil from . ' '(s ,,ow v,rt?.an.y !.WJh". 'Jlif1 of- ,,7ln",,,y- ?';' .... T.,,..K ... me n,j it m some any id the iionr future Uerman l.... iu. ..... n aubiiiariius will be threatening the commerce of the Far ICast and Oer- man aeroplanes lying over this count try nn.l bombardiii the city of To kio. Homo people are seriouslv think ing of such an emergency. T'hey are anxious to know what our government can do nnd menus to do when this fear turns out .well founded. "'-"'"" "' ""against the business now, it will become no longer a mere .",,. . dreamy apprehension to ?hi,,k that ' f" " Aside from the nossibilitv of each'" Ir"" eonsi.ierauon.Bna ia per- immediate threat to the safety of the I "P or "an that. Hhe la now an people, there is no qeti.,n f,ut that "taRe th fJ tba German influence is fast spread-, ' now transferring all her troops frees ing toward the Far Kast. Whe,. the e " elds to tbe weatara front war broke out Knglnnd, in order to ln f VrtUon f or a great general at protect her interest in India, mobilined , fek B"t Alhed foreea aa that her troops to Persia at once anil took a decisive ntion agninst (lermany in that region. The situation f thia country in regnrd to Siberia seems to be exactly similar to that of England in Persia. Our government ought to have taken a similar step to protect our intorest. "It might be said that the Terauchi ministry thought of that but was pre vented from taking the step out of ita consideration for possiblo protest and suspicion ef America and Eng land as to our real motive. Buch con sideration is not only wholly gratui tous but against the wishes of England herself. England would have liked ua to take the same step she took in Per sia, for if the interest of the Far East be seriously threatened, Kngland, by her obligation to the Anglo Japanese treaty, will be bound to assist us to ward off the Uermani menace. We have the aame obligation ns to the Knglish interest, in- ludia, and Knglandy'a de' eislVfl action ' in fersia relieved us from our anxiety in this respect. .lust In the same way, our decisive action in Siberia will relieve Kngland from her anxiety about the protection of the Far East against the common en emy of the world." Japan Miet Enter War "When the American steel embargo waa first reported, we predicted," says the Yorodau, "that it was a challenge to ua to take a more active interest in the war. The Terauchi ministry, fail ing to see this, undertook n futile nego tiation as to the lifting of the embargo. Oar business men, too, made a consid erable fuss about it without knowing why America' enacted that embargo. They Wcte all acting from their own semen interests. "Co America the war is a question of life and death. 8he has joined it TWO PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY FILED A petition in involuntary bankrupt cy was filed iu federal court yesterday by creditors of the 1'aiadUe Ukulele and Guitur Works, Ltd., who claim that the concern is insolvent and uu able to pay bills amounting to l,(M)'i. The petition is filed by twelve llouolii lu firms who have accounts of more thau tSOO. A petition in voluntary bankruptcy was Hied by W. II. Seligson, who runs a dressmaking establishment on I'liion Ht.riwt. His liabilities, according to the schedule, arc $1:1,94..21), all uu secured, agaiust assets of $:(0. The list ef bills payable include many New York and Hau Fraueiaco firms, who have supplied drew gdoUs since 1912. . WOULD INCREASE MARKET FOR KONA COFFEE HERE An embargo on the importation of coffee is one of the measures being cousidered by the food administration to meet tlio coffee problem iu the Isl nn.ls which exists because apparently there is an iusulllcleut market for Ko uu coffoe. It has been proposed that Nlie importation of other coffees be prohibited until such a tune us the Koua product can be put on the mar ket. The food administration has address nil u letter to the trade and to restau rants, hotels und cafes asking what they will bo able to Ao to increase llwi consumption of Koua coffee, "no that Koua. coffoe growers will not be obliged to go out of business." The public also is being urged to use Koua coffee iuateud of the imported product. JOHNSON TO REMAIN ADJUTANT GENERAL; i Maj. Samuel I. Johnson, Nutionulj Army, who recently resigned as briga 1 dicr general, commanding the Ilawii iaii i National Guard brigade, will probably ' retain his title us u.l.iutant general of I the guard, eveu though hn leaves the Territory ami en I era active service lit ' t'ump I'roinout, t'uliforuiu. I because ef thV vihl iuterest' she baa in the fate of Kurope. Hbe knows that It is only by making thia war a serious immediate qnestlon to ue that this country can be induced to aaeri flce herself more deeldodly for tha cause of the Allies. That ia tha real Motive the American government bad in mind when. It-'euactcd the, steel embargo. Tha reported restriction of America on her Import trade eorties from taa aame mo tived "fVe may expert that long aa We ramaia ifr tha sunt -insrUvw aad in different attitude toward the war both AmeYiCa aad Ehgland Will eoiftlnae threatening our business by ell kinds .W,.l..flv fm ... t u, I r , .tvii j. vi taa w w u aa . . . .... ... tnt emiAr(roti nnd restmuoni, witb out satisfying the real Interest Amer ica and England have behind them. "The effect of the war has spread out wider every year and It aeema now that it will not stop until the whole world has been dragged Into It. AU circumstance now eonspire te drag yteU u j it) ntil Bell,ed to atay ; e--4. r m ; -i4-t-l this country irresistibly Into tha eon- America and Kngl.ad every time they a new VohibitorV meaanre .-.in-f ,h. ...; i. ,- . thl. no other alternative uui iu i.ki'ui. nuuiusi, ur Allies inu t A V .111.. 1 1 t. ' i i n.vmBPT. Of course we can't do this. What else can we do, then, but to wake up and do something to lighten the pressure of the Allies! ' 'Germany Tbreatetu Japan "In all practical questions that have to do with the development of the war situation Roawia may well be elimina- front, "The Cherman menace resulting from the traitorous action of Bnaeia looms np even aainat thia country. In the discussion ia the Hanse of Peers, the question of Sussia's national Indebt edness, amounting to 200,000,000 .yen that waa paid for her by thia country, waa bropgbt up against the government. Tbe government paid thia money, ac cording to the explanation of the aa thoritien, following the example aet by England. It is just like our govern ment, the diplomacy ef which is al ways nothing twit n imitation of Kng land. It is said that the money was mostly the price for the arms and munitions supplied Russia by ' this country in tbe early period of the war. Now theae arms and munitions have been turned over by the Bolshevik! government ' to Sermanv. The result comes to thia' that we have supplied a ' large quantity of arms and muaitioni "'Two hundred nilllion yen Is adamatl amount to tbe financial reaenrces of thia country, tt is a serious question, but the question doea not atop here. The Uerman menace ia new actually threat erring ua through Siberia. The Allies may be able to defeat Germany ia the end aad the German military class may collapse, but ,itoe Oermaa people will remain acting with the name dogged tenacity and tha aame yearning for the conquest of the world. If they -remain uaorimlted, the peace of tbe world will be broken again in future. It ia re ported that Gerataa . war prisoners in Russia are all. aet fsee and working vigorously for tha future interest of Germany in Russia and Siberia. Many of them are studying the dialects of the Russian u socle and nlanain? for the industrial expansion ox Germany to tfie Far East.' The suit of. the flcluunan Carriage Company ugaiuat 8. H. Paxsou, its for mer vice president aad manager, has been followed by another that was filed yesterday by Pax son against Oustnv ck'human and the Bchuman Car riage Company. The suit of the company against I'axson was filed the day it was an nounced that ' Paxnon had been re moved from the list of ofllcars and had gone to tha itoaal Hawaiian Gar age. This action era's for approximate ly $2rt(Ml which tha eonapany says was advuueed to Paisoa srbUu be wa with the iirm and which it ia alleged was never paid. Paxsou 's suit is a replevin action by which he is seekrag to recover posses sron of a Hudson automobile. No. 3055, which he allegea waa Wrongfully seized and held by the Bchnman company. It is vulued at 2600. The complaint is uccompunied by m bond for $4000, the sureties being F. T. Riehardeou aud R. II, Trent. No announcement. has yet been made1 in connection with a reorganisation of the Royal Hawaiian Garage company of which it waa aaid Paxson was to Irecome manager. italiaSitF scene of activity ROVIK, Februnry 28 Associated I'ress)- Active work by hostile recon noiteriug parties between the Adige and the Kreuta river have been ry purged. Lively artillery fghtiug has taken place westerly of VaJupeugela. The Italian aviators hit aud dam nci'd a u enemy ammunition station at Cismon aud bombarded Bulzang aud I'crrinc. Niimeroiis enemy machines today (lew nvcr the plains and a number drupprd bombs furiously over Yeuice. PAXS WQW SUES SCHIJIIIfflPANY MERCANTILE AUi. Baldwin. Ltd. ..1270 U. Brewer 4 Jo K TJQAR Kws Plsntntlon Cn. . .. V Haiku Hiik. '.. lm Hw. Aaictl. o 40U llsw. tt H. ('.. 44 Hl Dinar Co :4V 1.-4I 40 ' ' 43 Xi V4 44 Ilnunkaa Hiik. i:.i V Hnnmnn Hug. o I w IrluU-hlnsuu Hsii. Itaot. .1 Kt Kahnkn Plant. "o I lH Kekaiia Hu. ' Knliia Mnir I '.i ... 17 170 M-lro sins. Co . Ltd. . V. (lalm Hn " "'1' oins Suit ... I.t.l H Onoim-a Hun. i'u . ...... :vi i6" M AM. t'aaulian Hue. Ilant. Co . T PaeUtc Siik Mill 10 l'ata llantatlon Cn. . ..1'W Heeekeo Hs. 'o 1... Itoneer Jllll Co 31 Han Carlos Mllllna Co. .. 1H :t04 Wuinlua Aifr. ll Co . . . W Wallukll Hiik. Co M MliCBLLANBOUa J Enrisn Dsvatoomant Vi i... M 1st Isaos Assess TO Fd.. 2mt Isaac I'axl "n ' M llalkn K. I'. Co. I'M. Haiku V Y. Co., Cuiu. Haw. Con. Ht. A .. Haw. Con. Ky. . Hsw, cn. Kr Coin. .. HamaJlan Klectii. Ca. .. Hsw. ItneaPTile Co. ... Hon. H. M. Co. Ltd. Hon. lias Co , t.l.l I ao 4)V III VJO m jo 141) 4H HI '4 ii" 1014 Hon K. T. Inter Island 8. Slut 'lei. Co. Oahii l(. w L I. c N. Co. 175 Co I'ahnns Knblier in. Helama IMuillngs, I'd. Ham .m l-ll . . . Tsnjong Olak Rubber u awwl BOND! Reaajh Walk 1. D. St4. ffaioakua Hitch Co., 6a. Hsw. 'o. Hf. .vy .... Haw. lrr. Co.. tu. Haw. Tcr. Hef. IWB Raw Ter. 4 JbI. laps. Uaw. Ter. Put), Imp. & tavrlaa lHli'BlXl 70 101 100 laou Haw. Tcrr'l AW . IIUo Oas Co.. I.fd.. S"A 100 "7c. 7 iV Honokaa Kna. Cu. Hn. flaa Co.. Ltd. Kauai It) Co.. Us Manoa I. I). Meliryde 81m. i'o.. fts ... Mnt. Tel. : Onhn R. L. Co.. V .. Oahii Suit. Co.. tlr, in ton iwoMi IUO tm ion loo 104 iian nuanr . wo .... I'actOc Una no a P. Co., Os i. e.,iiM umiBtf aae. ttr BKTWKKN BOARD) Olaa, 2.1. :k. (ISO: Onliu. 40. Xi. 20, KISO: Wuiiilua. 40. 10, l.l; Ouoinea, .'", ."io.."s); lloneer. 10. I0MI. 81.01). wiAkLi svaLaia Kwa. '. l'lnes. 'JO, 40.7S. HATKH Of COMMIHHIOX A.loitel liy tbe IIONOI.L I.C 8TK"K AM) BOM) KXCHANOK Kehrusry 11). 1018 Htorks kcUIiik at leas than 10 cests per share, y, cent M?r slmre. HttM'ka hi-IIIos; at 10 cents awl below 11.00 per share. 1 cent per share. Works srlllua st fl0 and ImIow K'iO per aLarc. -i'A cents er share. maeks aelirnc at S2.SO aod Mow tS.W per snare. 8 cents per abarav -' Htcs ks aclllna at X.V00 anif Itelaw IZlOO per share, I cents per anar. HtiM-ka aellliiK at li'lsj and below t.'sTOO per allure. cents per share. Ht.M'ks aetlHUK at tMlOU and adore per share. S of 1 evirt per share. atouds- Dm quarter of uu isercent on ar. i'Ue 1'eualty for Vtoiatlon of the Als.re Bates is Kxtiulslof) fnmi the KxehaHKe. UTectlve Uarrli 1. HUH. LVjAK UUUTATlONIt Jaauatry .uib 88 analysis oeeia (no advices). Pant M Cent. (Tot Haw ) Butars a 000 MIJMMICIi QUOTATIONS Kebruary Ml, 11)18 Btmrapore .tti X York 5S.S0 DIVIDENDS February 1. 11118. Halsi Kekahs Koloa PsJai I'kuueer February 3. 10 1H It. ('. & 8. C Honoma Hutchinson 1'aanfaau February U. HUN. Wailaku ...tioo . .. J OO . I III . . . 1 on . . . zo I JO Feliraury 1.., HswslUn Husar , .!W Oahu JO L'epeekeo 40 Umi Carlos 10 Wa la lua -JO 0. M. ft L. Co B Fel.nuiiy M. HUM. A. tl 1 ao aiaaea 4U II. A. !o 40 Haw'n HKirtrte 1 im Pahan Uubber 10 Tanjoag Ulak M February JK mis. Kwa x :jo Kaiiuka 111 llawu flues HO 1. 1. 8. M. Co 7:. V. Brewer A Co imt HanohaVa Uas ;) H. 11. Jk U. Co 10 UNUSTED SECURITIES UuoliUu, February 2H. HUM I & TOOK 2 OIL Hon. ("on. Oil . . . ainilNO Kntrla 4'onier . . Mineral l'roducts . Mountain Hai- . . Montana Hitiu-liiiin kludera Mntlnx . . , 8.80 1 :sx 3.IK) I I I I r, 7v,; .IK! .14 :il ..Ml oj II ::il MA 01 .10 ..'III .21 Uadexa Ool.l. XM. Xl-; Mlm-rsl 1'nsliicts. 1700, ac; Kugela ( oiMir, am, 5. SI. SAN FRANCISCO QUOTATIONS KAN FUANCIKCO. March 1 dated fratm) Following are the openta awnii auotaiioaa or ausar and lbr ntx-Kt in tbe Han Francisco nutrke irket 41 ea- tairehry: i;iu ln llaw'n r'om'l Hawaltnu Hiiynr Co. . Honokaa Hiiittir Hutchinson Hiikhi' c... Oahu Huuar Cn olaa Huiiur C.i Ouoinea Himur I o . . Kuirels Ooppir I'u nulla il Huuar Co. . Honolulu oil Honolulu I'lnntatloii . Mid. t Kx -dividend. 4.11, :i 4'H.j :m 1... Hi. 40l4 jo 1 so t I .vi t I'll. III. .It'll Bailing the auiuu ufteruouu for the Orient, the Teuyo Maru is due to r rive from OUin Francisco early Hon day morning. Thinks Homcsteadirig Clause of Or ganic Act Should B Susperid&d So AsNotTo Interfere With Max imum TrndiLctitirihyii That nothing whatever should be al lowed to interfere with the maximum effort of Hawaii to help win the wsr by producing the greatest possible, amount of food products, and that for 'tli? period of the war the ,hamnateading clause of (he Orgttnle'Act sHiOold be suspended, in whole or past, is the, Opinion of Albert Horner. No lands suitable for the production of sugar should be alienated from the sugar growers for the time being, and no land capable of producing pineapples should be withheld from those able and willing to put it to uae, ha believes. Mr. Horner has been for years one of the leading advocates in the Terri tory of the bomesteadtng principle and his views on the present necessity of ceasing homesteading for the period of the war are of decided Interest. "Realizing the necessity for a max imum food production, I was much im pressed with the resojaftton Introduced by Mr. Q. R. Carter at the Inst meet ing of the Defense 8ociety looking to the uninterruption of the cultivation of sugar csne on the laade af Waiakea and recommendation that action be tak en to maintain present eotput of sugar from these lands during tan peViad ef the war," said Mr. Horner yesterday. "The only objection to this resolu tion Is that It is not broad enough in that it confines the proposed activities to the lands of Waiakea while there are many ether plantations in the Ter ritory upon which practically the same conditions exist, and I would like to see the Defease Society ao extend their resolution that theae other places miwht be included in the propaaed activities. Idle Kauai Tract On tbe Ialan of Kauai there are also lange tracts of land upon which is now growing, or has been grown, su gar cane and on which tha leases have expired or will expire soon, and nnleaa dVenrrite action is taken at once, these lands Will be nonproductive for the next tWo or three yearn. I refer only to lands formerlv or now under lease to I.ihue, Hawaiian Sugar and Keks ha Plantations. "In normal times theae lands could and shonld be homestead ad under one of the bomesteadine lawa, bnt, consid ering the danger of a food shortage, which ia confronting ua, would It not more nearly meet- the situation If these lands were left nnder present eontrol rather than ettt Vp. tnaa assail piaeaa tar settlera, 'Whiah' would tnaa Uaa of considerable time ia bringing them bark to the present producing basis' "War ia upon ns, thorn is no time ta waste. When conditions are agais nor mal, these laads could be opened for settlement, but at present nothing should be dene wkU-.li would in any way tend to leases sugar production, even temporarily. On tbe Big Island "On the Island of Hawaii there is a large tract of geveramrnt land at Ka rapa, formerly c sit i voted by the Paaa hau plantation, but upon which tha lease expired abont two years ajro, ainee whan most, if aot all of thia tract, has been assigned to settlers, but from information I have, little or noth ing has been done by theee people an th ese lands and that it will be some years, under oondjtioni existing there, before they can possibly be brought back to former produeiag basis. "I might also aaeatlon that the laada at WaimanAlo 00 the Island of Otthu. VITH'RESISTAHGE Advance In Russia Is Less Rapid fts More Rusttans Retpond To CaR Te Arms LONDON, Marti J (.lasod&ted Press) Overcoming a strung Russian resistance the German forces yesterday reoceupied. Pefco . nrbich haa changed hands several titans, In tbs past few Jays. , Stiffening of tbe resistance of the' Suasions wan aeaorted ysslardsy in aevt eral parU 4f Bussia. There were re ports also that orders had ben issued to the Oermaa foreea to appreaeh on further toward Petrcutad. Saports af Thursday aaid the: advance had pro ceeded to a point only eight hours from the Proviuss of Petrograd. This may be in lines with gratting a request for an nrmiatlcs.. I. ate reports yesterday said that an exchange Telegraph despatch aaid tka enrollment of a new Stuaaian army waa going forward successfully. Large numbers are sola to be organized and Cossack forces have bees sent in the direetian of Pskov. - The proclamation calling the Rus sians to arms asserts that the Hlav troops are pulling themselves together ami beginning to resist the invaders effectively. It concludes: "May the blood spilled by this un equal warfare fall oa the head of the (Jcrinun socialists who are allowing the (lerman workmen to be ranked among the Cains and the Judases." The Russians are bitter at the fail ure of tbe German "proletariat" to prevent German autocracy from carry ing out its Brest-Litovsk demaiids. A Reuter despatch says that the Council of People's Commissaries which is a Bolshevist organization, has issued another call to arms, declaring that the Germans are arresting dele gates of the Workmen's and Soldiers' Councils, and shooting captured "red guards" iu a frightful munuer. GERMANS MEETING the lease on which expire! la 10fl, but owing to thr oacertaisi' f. tha future, planting" for fntnrw ctfpa Vft been dm noatiataadsl Whkrh ''Means' ' gradual dt". rresae in the output of angar in this locality until tk'e. ejtfirajtioa ', of ti; lease,' when' production 'will eeasa n tirelr. . ; , "Besides the lands mentioned abno on the Island of Kauai, there ara ev eral large tracts of government litud suitable for both ean and pineapple, which are not now used for any pur pose. , ., Essential To War "The administration at Washing! 0,1 has ruled that canning pineapple ia tin. essential war industry and haa eoi" mandeared a large portion of tka win ter pack for war use, aa well aa in structing all packers to sell none of their summer park until tha govern ment requirement have been eared for. Then, why confine the proposed ativ. itie-s) to sugar onlyT Why should ..tut the government make available for usn land suitable for the prodnetntn of piaeapplea, that thia commodity might be increased to more nearly meit tho demanda of the government and the general public. Civilians Oo Short "After filling government orders) this year there will not be ij;i.u;.'!i' goods left to fill more than one half the requirements of the civilian popu lation of the fnHed States aad, aniens the production ia increased, thia condi tion will prevail for maar year to come. "The qnestlon of Increasing tbe prv ductioa of pineapples mar aDwur in I the uninformed aa a selfish one imd """' lo" nasxiiy eoneiuae tn.1t I . fs- al- t -) - . o.f.K a Ereaf nemi -or monev wonbl be made by the packer. . To correct this erroneous . mpressloi, should .i prevail, I wlll stata that tl.a ' government official have examined the books of soma of the packers fur I lie purpose of obtaining tbe actual cost ef producing canned pineapple,- and after thia examination accepted tbe price established by the packers, and in ad dition the books of the packers a -e subject at any time to tha scnitinr ef the coat experts of tbe fedora I Trade. Commission, with, Ute idea of 'deter mining whether or not prices nro ex cessive. , ;. :', SlaJts) T&aad Availabla J'Aa previously manioned -.there o-o Iara tracts of government land ou t lui Isisnd of Kaaai which are not no, r acres of which, are in the vicinity of the canneries. Why would it , not b the part of wisdom for the government to make available a portion, of the so idle lands for the growing of pineap ples. , : ;" -.'., . ' If these ia daager of a meat i ami no e the majority of the people com to think, why should not the Food Tom -mission or other government atithor Hiss make available for faaiag pur noaea Uaa lands Whleh wr vaantion.il by the Special JJva Stock Committee. Hi Its report to "the Territorial Food Commission tin tk aarly part of 1917 "Thara ia mm- oa U tha Territnrv who favors komcsteadlng more than T, but never was faera greater need for concerted action than at -paescLt time and I fsai that aUl ahanld put sentiment aaide in aa earnest endeavor to neeura the largest posaibre food Vr'' luetioa- im the akrtt passable tints wr hat'a in the ring. T. ' v- . Iw the IJkrwna the &etaaas ara a rat las tka Geraiaa aaid Auatriaa p iiwia ers, although peaea has been declared and tha enemy is supposed ta with draw fnem she. tarrstas-w. . .. . T,hs Barlia war affiea aanounoes that the Germans have captured 60,()0U tides' and fJOnO nrtelinS 'guns t' Minsk, that tka) miUtary opasations in- north ern Russia are taking the normal Course, and that a regiment pf Eathoniana Uua Jbined tha Getswaa-f , ,; mm house Tor the express purpose of .obtain ing necessary funds of the projoM'l eaaatrueUoa of a new bailding and other improvemanta, the Hilo Wlit Club has decided to issue bonds, suva the Hilo Tel bone of February 82. i Till plan waa Wlwed by the Oahu Couutrv Club aome years ago. , - " The members of the Hilo Yacht Club i uuw nim to pure dam noun eet- '"K My .uuiiars eacn. a deposit or. one-tenth of tha value of the bonds purchased Is to be made at the ti ate of issnaaee And tka balance is to Im paw monthly in inatallmente of on, tenth of the .full, value. The present plana are to erect a cbibkouse tbst will be a credit t.. V-n and all Hawaii. Although doli..."U steps have not been taken to nil for bids for the construction of the build-' ing.' It is known that certain ). '.iu have been submitted and that u 1 i- sion will be announced in the mar. future. NAVY MAN 1$ HEIR TO 1 ,800,000 Estate CHICAGO, February S0Jo! n Uor deu, explorer and traveler, I' rjiieuthed the entire estate, vsiu..' at 1,800,000, ieft by bis grandfather, the late Joha Borden, by tha tern. of Mm" Utter 'a will, which was file.t iu cou. t; today. Borden now is in la.i mutil service of tbe Uaited States. . 1 1 1 JV S iflYjiiafip