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u BOJfOCCEU BT3K-BUCCETI!?, TUESDXT, SEPT. 17,' 1012. nipple Inter-Island Sailings This Day. liiU-riblaiMi bUnmerti to sat! -fur T-Kunr jMrt Huh day iru.-ludt the Mf-ainer IwalanL which was dispatch ed for Mahokona, Kawaihae and l!o- liolpu at noon taking general cargo and a quantity of explosives. Tbe Noau f to depart for windward .Kauai ports this evening with general cargo and a late mail. The Kinau with a number of dis tinRuifihed passengers including Sec retary Fisher and his party Is sche duled to depart for the Garden Island at five o'clock. The Kinau will take out a general cargo lor Kauai ports. The Mikahala is also on the boards for departure for Mani, Molokai and Lanai ports at five o'clock this even ing, taking a number of passengers, a general shipment of merchandise, including lumber and fertilizer and a late mail. Host of Passengers In the Ktlauea. nearly two nunarea passengers re- a rigntf.purchase lease. The home turned to Honolulu fronrKona and were mIxed Part-Ha-Kau ports in the steamer Kiiauea this , waIian8 Portuguese nd white. He morning. The vessel also brought a J h, lf 4 part.Hawaiian. Trery large and varied cargo including . , , , acre8f and he began tf'JSS? UJStK'2Z wing of coffee, which he con- . calves, 25 head cattle, 50 cases lioney, 47 bunches bananas, 204 sacks coffee. 725 cases of preserved pines, 10,000 sacks sugar and '289 packages sundries. . ; ; Fine weather was noted all along the Hamakua coast A report states . .that rough weather prevailed at Yu . jaalulu during the stay of the steamer at that port. The Wailele was load- tag sugar at Kukuihaele, the Jlelene' .was passed at Kukaiau and the isnnau taking on sugar at Honoipu. ' fJi - ....... Manns Uma Matron OlllrW Round Trio. Making fast time on a round trip to Hilo. the Inter-Island flagship Ma nna Kea returned on schedule this morning bringing a fair list of cabin and deck passengers..'; The vessel had genera! cargo including a quantity of empties, crates of celery, vegetables, one horse and 80 packages sundries. Purser Phillips reports fine trip . to the Hawaii port and returning. The vessel will be remembered as having lost a blade to her propellevnecessi fflMnir a tAT on the local marine rail way for twenty-four hours. The . Mauna Kea ' Is to depart for lliu r,tA wmv nnrta fit ton fVlrtflr ttv- jiiiu euu ,f " " " morrow morning. ' : . ' Vk Trsft I IMIV KflflinL .- ' ! Fedeoal health and quarantine offl- CCIB ill WIS pui I. BWUU6 vuw v- d tive and lively rodent in the bowelry and quarters in the. British freighter Strathallan today. This vessel, an ar. rival Xrom Newcastle,,; N. S. .W.jr last . evening with 4952 tons . Australian - A I ' 1 M M coal isat quaranune wuan ed Tjy the members of tse Federal '". ed by the members of the Federal , meaicai sian. , i - I 7 ' , . mis aiiernoon auu wnii wiuc ' side the coal wharf, wherp the con signment of fuel will be discharged V lhto vthe Inter-Island Steam , Naviga tion plant Captain T. D. Scorer, master of tlwt British freighter reports . a pieasant trip irom me voiome, uu BajCKroi later umu hid iwncu uj o postal authorities from this vessel - v. : ta . ' "': : ' ; inair Mmtanii Will Lnarl Hardwood- Hardwood ties Uken on at mw v Will be forwarded to Southern. Call-1 . fornla in the American barlTNuuanu, which vessel has been fixed for a trip ' to San Diego. The .Nuuanu was tow ed to sea late yesterday fterntwnand la now on the way to the Crescent ; The Nuuanu is in command or uap- tain Kitchen who came down irom ine . . . t Tl lag we cuauso ui unucioMiji. -.. -,- Band Will " Play .Honolulan -Away, i : x The Royal Hawaiian band will play at the departure of the Matson Navi- , cation steamer Honolulan vnicn is scheduled to get away for San Fran ' ftnm At ten o'clock tomorrow morn- rrv tn Wnv a raro made nn of 2100 VOilB vUfe(t, w,vvw. vra . wwv. --w ttlnasnnla. DKOrt tninphna hanflTin find quantity of. sundries.- A full list of . Ttasseneers nas oeen oooKea iur u; : coast in the popular liner. , v 'Havii Suaar Report. Prireor ThlMino r thp tit earner Man- ila Kea on arrival from Hawaii and Maui ports orougnt we louowing n- - port of sugar awaiting shipment: 'keo, 4060, Hakalau, 5500. Laupahoehoe, 2000. Hamakua Mill. 709. Paauhau. 8000, Honuapo. 3462, Panuiuu, i&n, Honokaa, I2z0 sacks. f" IKS One Windjammer at Hilo. The American schooner E. K. Wood -Is reported at Hilo and this vessel Is ment of lumber. The Wood is the J only .overseas craft at the Hawaii port tA Xtanna Kea. - Th- steamer, Kaiu-' -lanJ-and Katial-were; at Hilo when the Mauna Kea sailed for Honolulu. Kiiauea Sugar Report. According to report received at this city with the arrival of the Inter-Island Bteamer Kiiauea, the following sugar Js awaiting shipment: H. A. Co. 1511, A. H. Co., 3462. H&.Co, 1200. P. H. p., .3000.- jz y Oil for the Islands is reported to liave left Monterey, Cal.. in the Amer ican tanker W. F. Uerrin. Tb5 steam er departed n, Sunday.. . City Transfer FISHER HEARING (Contlnaed from Pare 1) none of them white families. His social life is found among the white employes of tbe plantations. His place is twenty-one miles from Honolulu, and most of his crops, which are principally pineapples, are sold right on the place, to the can nery. He did not think taxes were too high. Asked by Attorney AsTon? con cerning cane cultivation, he said he had a little experience, but not enough to discuss it intelligently. Charles K. Notley was then called. He said be is a homesteader, having homesteader since 1898 at Hamakua. jJle and others took up a number of 'pieces at that time, be taking his on tinues to the 'present day. he naa heard the statements of others at the Fi6her hearings concerning their fail les to grow this crop. lie said the trouble is that It takes about four years to get the crop started profitably, and thought that In general the homesteaders should get governmental help if they are to raise coffee. ; ' r He said he thought Hawaii should be governored by a "utllily" man -or board appointed' from 'Washington, . l believe, as a . . .Hawaiian, we ought to have a Governor appointed from the mainland- . That is the only way this trouble can be settled." ' He spoke in fegling erms .of the "poor, oppressed Hawaiians' and fi nally created ' a ripple of 'laughter pwhen he declared that all the whites, no matter when they came here, are really r carpet-baggers." V ' He thought the Hawallans should be . given back a large portion ' of their lands, and that a committee should see that all natives' got homes. Fisher .said that ' system Is ' used with the Indians on the mainland, but the trouble was Jn getting ; them to spend their money properly; He said the Indians have some of the richest lands in the country. ' Asked what should be done If the natives squandered away the lands given them, he caused another laugh by declaring: "Give them more land, T lie Said be works on' his .own land, and personally superintends the labor he employed' to help cultivate It f V ; He first declared 4 the right-qf-por-chase lease is "no good " but appar ently misunderstood the question; and altered his answer by .saying the law was a fair one before it was changed some time ago. : : ; i ' Asked about cane lands, he said it would be all rigftt for Hawailans, and that they .will work It i "The trouble is that Hawaiians know something of the value of 'inoneyV Some of our na tives are compelled ft6 work for 25 cents a day on the plantations. . 1 Jn fact, some of them used to work just for their kaukau, or food." Asked if it is true that natives won't work six days a week, he said it Is not, when they are paid .enough. He declared the Hawaiians will work, but the plantations want Japanese, Chinese. and other labor that Js cheaper.' ' He aid that wages of $18 to 322 a month la the usual payment on plan it WANTED. Intelligent, capable .woman to work .: at Leahi Home. One with nursing experience preferred. . Apply Dr. A. -N. Sinclair, v .;- v . 5343-lw SITUATION WANTED. Energetio - Hawaiian - bern - Chinese wishes to: secure position in office. Understands bookkeeping and type writing. Address "K. S.", Box No. 124. - 5343-6tJ Young man,, age 24, an ex-sbldier and recently employed by the H. R. T. & L. Co., desires position. Address -Mac, this office. V ' S343-3t ' --7- LOST. Fox terrier; white, with black mark ings on head and tail. When lost wore unmarked collar. Answers to name of WikL Reward. Arthur Smith, Phone 1958. 5343-lw FOR RENT. In private family, two airy, mesquito proof rooms, furnished for light housekeeping. Tel. 3837. ' 5343-lw , DRESSMAKING. Evening gowns, a specialty. - 1353 Ber etania, nr. Keeaumoku. Tel. 2806. . : 5343-2W EXPERT WATCH REPAIRING. Wm. Irucha,.the expert watchmaker, now with J. Carlo, 1117 Fort G343-lm W A TVT TG TIDES SUN AND MOON es B c m p & f 5 Dt -3 ii s . ' .m. nan. m p.m j ROT 1 6-45l-22 4 'T 6IC 10 f-OT 0.51 6 Si 8 1086 1.6 11-05 0 r u' P m a.m.l 9 11J2 1.8 - SO p. in. 1.bi. I 3 11S.SH W 0.1J WW 4AV t ' I 2 1 10 1.7 i 1JX) 5.5.V 82 1.7 ! 1.35 MT .i3 o B 10.16 6 Si 5-49 5.57! 11. 05 0.52 4 54i3j 1.4C 50! 2-41 First quarter of the moon Sept. 17. tations, however, with a .boons' offer ed for those who work steadily. In answer to questions by Attorney Ashford. he said the small sugar cane planters on the windward side of Ha waii did not find then: crops profit able, and told of several instances, giving names, in which the planters were driven from the Industry by the Inequitable rates made them by the sugar mills. V His father saved himself by getting a stockholder's Interest in the "Mama kua Mill Co. Returning to the home steading question, he -said that the auction aystem of disposing of ahome-. stead 'lands is absolutely unfair, the plantation managers and rich men bidding the lots out' of reach"; of .the poor man. He . recited several in stances, and said the cash -freenold system Js poor. He preferred the; 99 year lease, but thought the Tight-of-purch&se lease Is better than the cash freehold system. j "Under questioning by Attorney Ol son, ,he admitted that If the cash freehold system , were eliminated it would remove one obstacle to proper homesteading. He declared that if the land is to be kept from the cor Doratlona. the 89-year lease r is the only . method to be adopted. He told of the cane-plantlng experience of Notley & Son; or his father and him self, and said ahat 'because -of a lorn? contract with the mill, he and his father. -could use only 250 acres, thought they had several hundred acres of land lying idle.- ; The mill would take no more cane from them than' what they raised on 250 acrea. The Secretary then asked him about the rate he thought the mlCs should be entitled to. He said that while he had never sat down aad figured it out definitely, he estimated that It should have only one-fourth of the crop as its fee for grinding, manufacturing the sugar and market-, ing it -4 : . MJU, Freight Rates Upv " ; ; : :. ; Asked regarding steamer - freight rates in the early days, he said that when he got lumber on Hawaii it had cost about 465 a thousand rfeet . The cost of the lumber ; in Honolulu was about $45, and the "difference went tip the steamship line:' He said the, landing charges there are about 40 66S Showing Scenes The Best i - r Mile. Vera Mesereaux The Sisters Howard The Kelso Brothers Prices: 10c, 20c, 30c per cent of the freight -rate as a gen eral rule... He said, in answer to the Secretary's question, that the land ings should be under the control of a public utilities commission. The Hawaiians have about two thirds of the vote here," said Fisher. "Why don't they put men into office that will give you these commissions and the proper sort of government?" "Because they are afraid of losing the little jobs they now depend on for their living." was Not ley's reply. "I think they understand, but are held back by tear of those in power. "We are forced to accept conditions as they are," he said. "Now, you dont mean that, do you?" asked Fisher. "You mean you simply Just don't get out and rouse yourselvfcs aud put the men in office who will give you the government you want, don't you?" "Well. no. I think we are pre vented from doing that.". Returning to the discussion of cane lands, cultivation and mill charges, he said he knew of one case wlire the Portuguese planters w ere getting only $1.75 a ton for cane. .Earl K. Ellsworth, a pineapple plan tation worker, was next called. He came originally from Wisconsin, as a voluntter in the army. He went to work on the Honolulu plantation, where he received 20 to 25 per cent, more than tbe wages paid for the same 'kind of labor on the mainland. Later he took a homestead on a homestead tract. There were about twenty ' other homesteaders on the same tract, virtually all white men, and SpS lots were 85 to 201 acres in size. The' tract had been surveyed as agricultural and grazing land, and little was "known definitely as to the pineapple cultivation. " .Thes'e lots are now all patented and some of them sold and the homestead ers gone. ' In every ,case the home steaders', "he said, "worked out their own salvation," and the small grow erV system Is :tillrin vogue there, thoughna few- leases ' have been given. .Askdtcontrnihg the social life lie said? that "unfortunately iabout 17 of .'the 'homesteaders ,4vere bachelors, hlmselL'.lnciuded' so rhe didnt know much, about the home : Kfe in the dis trict, and that there didn't appear to be uch.": . 'He -ssddUutt,-.;tn'are';.,four' can neries .competing lor the pineapples grown there. Pineapple culture has been generally successful, where the area . is r sufficient and the land suit able." Bevflidn Imriw how it ri would work With; the Hawatians.; rt V V As an engineer, and 'machinist, he thought ithe , average ( American would make a huge success as a cane grow etf.lt ;he iihadi the' mIHnig: facilities and f sufficient land. He thought one man should have not 'less than -40, or 50 acres, employing labor, of course, to! assist in handling. :! :rr-V. ";4fV: 1 He thought ?jxn. 'Impartial Committee could 'detemtnether sile of charges that -should ; be ihad e for milling, and that this Question Is the' principal one . . . - ...... . T. .. , . . , . . . . ' - . - . .. . . ... : t Fifty, years ago today more, than 100,000 men, with 50 pieces of artil tery, fought for eighteen hours at Antletam Lee and the Greys to beat a way orth; McCleiian and. the Blues to keep them back. This Famous Battle : Fought Ap;ain in Motion Pictures In and Around This Historic Battleground Another Wonderful Picture Picture of Its Kind Ever : 1 ? - ' : that presents successful homestead ing by white men. He said the white mechanics on the plantations are gradually being replaced by other nationalities. Byron O. Clark was the next wit ness. Wnen he came here in 1197 his first move was to get a piece of land, which he acquired eventually by lease from the railroad company, lie. worked that until 1J2 or 11MM. when he and some others organized a xr. joration which continued the cultiva tion of the land. He told of the set tiers' colony which he joined. He said the colony idea is a very invalu able one almost indispensible for Americans coning to the Islands, be cause of the benefits in a social way, schools, co-operative business, etc. The colony bad rough weather" at the beginning and several families re quired assistance, while they could not raise more than enough to feed their livestock the first two years. He said he is the first man to try raising pineapples on homestead land. With the present marketing conditions, where the canneries are accessible, he thought homesteaders can raise pineapples successfully. Under the present system, he thought the canneries are very fair and that the small growers are able to make money. Each grower, with a little extra money, might can his own fruit, but it Is a question whether he could get his sugar as cheaply and could market It: in competition with the larger cannery, whose brand is better known. Dr. E. V. Wilcox, of the. Federal Experimental Station was called. He explained his duties , -here, as ; inter preted by the Secretary of the De partment of Agriculture, are confined to study; of. soils, fruits, such as pine apples and papal as, .and to rubber, and kindred subjects, but that' no at tention is paid to sugar, cane, as there are hot no sufficient funds available for an exhaustive study of that crop. , r He ,said he( thought jthat two smaii ariihiti is use4 hem j ln. giving out homesteads. J He ai dtj cquree, ' the men must be Jblgmen. Holnesteaders make more in Arizona and nearly any part of the United States than they can do on the same amount of land here. A man should have 4S0 to 160 acres here. .They talk: much of in tensive agriculture , down here," : he said. - "As a matter of fact, there Is really no ; intensive farming here." ' v He then took up the figures given in the hearings as the -Incomes from cane lands to the growers, -and de clared that these are out of .all' pro portion, to the incomes of farmers on the mainland not sufficient ? ' (or a living in fact .;. ' f .'; "We ought to get rid of -the .phrase ology 'the: small farmer," he ; said. "Off course some smalcalibre men will slip In," and,- he related 1 a story of the cat , and the hole in the door. "If. we want the big-calibre farmer it is certainly true ;we must have a hole '(ContHiuetl on Page 3) M . . Seen Here In which is combined the 'HAWAIIAN STAR, established JWJ. "i and the EVENING BULLETIN, esUbllshed 1882. 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J r;'--' EXPRESS COJTPAJiT BiUNcnES orr. ; Lorrin K; Smith has assumed the management of the Hawaiian Express Co and will conduct It along. " t.e latest methods. !lle "has a J Jed a t' auto truclt which will meet all ster.. ers and will mate a specialty of look ing after the baggage of tourists, fThe new, firm will branch out irto the storage business with large s t . r age accommodations at the corner cf Nuuana. : and V Queen streets. Piano and furniture-moving carefully r.e cuted. ' 1 : --. ' The Good Templars will meet on the roof garden. Odd Fellows Hall, t!.U evening as seren-thirty o'clock. Fol lowing the regular order of business there will be an. Initiation of elsht new members. A program of recitation and scng has been arranged for the social entertainment," 'followed by 'refresii raents. . . 'i- . ' '.. ': ' At least one hundred cabin passen gers will depart tor San Francisco on Saturday - afternoon in the OccaniJ liner Sierra. 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