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h m V" It Says Philippines Can't Produce Enough To Worry ;ei Unit liidustt) must inticasc fioni tO. OOO to about 2 100,000 tons, nnd I tlilnK U vott will take the statlntltH which show the annual Incioase In cct-BUgai pioiluctlon, It will be ob- ous tha that tan nut happen for the next lift) je.its. I believe, gentlemen, that Is nil 1 linvo to Hiv, except I should bo very glad If ou could postpone these hcai lugs HIS RtMARKS ON SUGAR liEFORL TARIH" COMMISSION Thinks People Arc Willing To Ee Cliai liable When It Docs Not Cost Them Anything-. Postponement Sterotnrj Wright s statement bo Kilo the UiiilT commission Is given In iitcuugrnphle detail In ceqilcs of the hcntlng received In the Inst mall Ihu Hint init of Mr Wright a time define tho commission was given to .i statu melit of vvhv hi thinks the cnuiitr) need not fear the sugar from tho 111 1 Ippluos I lib lomarks mu given a follow H. I onl) Just lie nil that tho lonnnll lui wns healing arguments with rcf olelieo to tlu'M' till Iff schedules on Migni nml tohaito, as appllcil to tho Philippine Islands 1 heaid It only about to oclorlv this morning. I want to s.i j to the cotninltlie that we me baldly piepaied at this time to go into that (iiiestlon We are now hav ing Investigations mule In the Phil ippines by experts, among them Mi. llurd, tho Internal leveuue eolhitot foi the Islands lie Is takliiK up this question with a Krent ileal of inie with a view of liolnc before tho torn mitten tho tost of production In the Philippine Islands, theli i opacity for Increased proline Hon, mid .irhnn other umtteis whUh will enter Into mi) Intelligent lonsldiintluu of thlj question ns applied to the Philippine Islands It si ems to me that the whole ob jection, If It has nil) fouu at all, Ilea In tlie el.iugiM nppiehcmled' by the producers of the I'nlted States, that their market might be destro)ed by the Inundation from the Philippine Iblands. and If thut apprehension lotild he relieved, If that Is really their fear, It seems to me that their nila"ltlon would cease The custom house lepoit fiom tho Plilllpplne Islands shows that the to tal u port of sugar for the ve'ar 100" wrcie US, 000 tons, and It Is dlflluilt to see. If all of that came to the Hulled States, Just how that could In nnj w.i) affeit the maiket here, when it Is (imsldeied that between 1700 mid 1S00 thousand tuns me annually Imported. Of couisc, If thcio were an Indefi nite liure.ihe. I tan leadllj under stand how. In the courso of human dm tils, It might uffec t the market liuie; but until the Philippine lal mids tool, Ui the whole Import of foreign sugars the ninikct here, it Minis to me ehleutl could not be jilfected The Impoitanco of that, I tlilnK. inn be made peifectly obvious to oci member of tho committee. The last gentlcnuin was good enough to s.i) I supp03o they all fiel tho Bame wn) that he had tho Miukst, most affectionate feeling for the Plilllpplne people, but he did nut think It ought to ho can led to the ex tint of dcstio)ing hla mnrket. It Is nstoulshlng, rcnll), gentlemen, how man) charitable peoplo there nre In tho world when It does not cost them nnj thing Hut aside f lom that we tan demon strate, I till uk, to tho batisfattlon of the lommlttco that theie la not tho Bllghtist posslblllt) of nil) large In- lease of pioiluctlon In the Philip pine Islands In the near future, Ig man) )eais Economic conditions, labor conditions, mid all that aie such that It Is utter) out of the quej Hon that there can he nn) large In ii ease In the near futuie Our puipobe had been at the ptop rr time to make suggestions of some fair eoinpiomlso about this matter, limiting tho amount of Riig.u which might bo Impoited without ilut. as an evidence of inn good fnlth and of our actual belief that tho market lieiii Is not In the least danger, mid Mima giadiial Increase per annum, with a maximum limit, I think, wo could agree upon It Is not possible that the Philip pine Islands could supply tho actual Increase In demand foi sugar jenr by jear, iih It Is going on In the United States, and If I nm couect In that, It would stem utterly absurd lo tulk fibout Philippine sugar endan gering tho American maiket until tho beet sugai peoplo and tho cane BUgnr people. In spite of this tariff wall which has been cioctcd, raise nbout 1,800,000 tons men o than they me ilolng now When that time fome'S It will thon bo time cnoush to lullc about putting up tho bars bais against tho Philippine Island' I was Informed n moment ago thut tho totnl production of boot sugar In tho United States nmo'iinted to 140, 1100 tons last vcar. Ilofoio the but sugar llidustiy Is In tho slightest ihin lo C ., WHARF SHEDS SERVE AS PARADE GROUNDS I! the nuinbefs Older nuns' Port arms' Itlght shouhler anus' i'hese and like commands, tinging out on the wharf alongside the Hit ford this morning showed that en terprising non-commissioned iiUkers oie tuinlng the sheds Into an ar mory Tor several hours there wero detachments of t loops, cxirutlng the unions evolutions of the "school of the soldier or going through tho manual of aims, bus) on the wharf v Miiiin of the casuals on the Unfold me lool.les" of the rawest ort and evornl of the detachment at work plalnle belonged to that clumsy, though honorable, oigatfzntlon com monlv culled Company Q. The crowds watching the evolutions were not distill bed li the fact that few ot tho uutt-plutes struck the giound In unl wm it the older or that most of the mi m do kul In coming lo the right she uMei The) were all deildedly well witlsllel with the dlspla) of mar ital atui The Journalist Who Interviewed Emperor William CHANNEL WHARF MAY GO TO GOVERNMENT There is n rumot nflont that the I'edei il (iovemnient nine take over the Channel wharf lis a doik for Ar mi trnnspoits. The wharf was built b) the 1'errltoilal authoiltles on Government piopcit), for use as a quarantine whaif The location mid equipment me said to be Ideal for a trauspoit wharf It Is believed that, when Captain Ilumphiev. former depot qtiaiterinas- Iter heie i caches Washington, ho ma) take up tho matter with the authoiltles tlieie, with the view to set in lug adequate whaif facilities for Arm) transports at this port. BURGLAR GIVES BATTLE iM i ! a (Continued from Taee 1) and the burgl ir evidently thought there was no one In. IIo went light Into one of the rooms and turned on the light This attracted Cook's at tention and he went to Investigate The moment he entered the room where the burgl ir was that gentle man turned on him and struck htm In tho head The nttnek was so sud den that Cook, although ho Is a largo and powerful man, wns knocked to the floor lie picked himself up qukkl), however, and went for his ussillant He managed to get his, head under his arm, and while ho held him In this position ho bent him over the head with a hmv) shoo which he had pkkd up In tho melee. He did such excellent cxn-utlon that tho burglai, though he llnnll) mau uged to get aw.iv, loft consMorablo xoro on the flow and u crimson trail behind htm Tho burglar also left behind his hat and his shoes, which ho had re moved before ho entcied tho house. Cook repoitcd tho mnttei to the police, and Chief qf Detective! Ka lakiela Is now handling the ense. As Cook was able to give a good descrip tion of the man, a Hawaiian, and sis tho hat and shoes are good clues, the police ought soon to have tho dan gerous criminal behind tho bars. They are at piesent looking up some men whom they mo suspoctlng. ! ' Ux&VJLLlfUl 0J.S1ALE: WlllPim Ilayard Hale, whose Intel view with Kmpuror William was siipprctsed by an American mag azlne nnd who has been kept bus) since branding as "fakes" alleged copies or tho Interview published ae lioni" and abioad, Is a nitlve or In dhni and a tlirg)nian ns well ns Joiiru diet mid nuthor He has edit ed levcial miigizlues. Is the author of hair n dozen hooks and In l'J'l.! lire ime minaglng editor of th'l Phil ulelphl.i Public Udger J The New York World summarized the interview as follows, bat after w.irds in nn editorial ' Correction" said tlieie was no round itlon fro It Th it King Kdvvurd of HreAt llrltalu Ins hcn humiliating him foi mote than two )crs mid tint ho was cxas I crated; that (lei man) was the para mount power In all Kuropo, and that Kngl mil was tr)Ing to neutinllzo that I on ot "That ho In hi Ptance In tho hollow of his hand, nml that Kussla was of no account slncu tho dlsastious war the hud waged with Japan. "That It tho Pan European war, which had been so much talked about, was Inovltab'e, tho soner It canto the better It would be ror hint, because he was ready and was tlieil-of tho sus pense. "Thht Oreat Ur'taJn had been n do cadent nation over Blncc hot victory over the Tinttsvnul and tho Orangu l'reo Ktnto, In cause Ueto wns an iin ilghteous, ungodly cause, mid divine Judgment vvas bound eventual!) to ovettake tho powerful nation that waged such a win. "Tint tho Anglo-Japineso alliance was an inlqultloiis alliance ngiltit all the white races, England proving abso lutely hor faithlessness ns n Christian t at Ion. Hint Japan vvas hone) combing India with sedition mid Hooding It with spies while professing opcnl) to bo England's friend and ally 'That tha only wn) to counteract this alliance was for Germany mid America, to act together nt nn earl) date, or America would have to fight the Japancre in ten months "That In tho ovont of a great war England would lose many of her large cohmlet, especially those In the l'n clfle, -nd that all l.e would Pvlte from del ninny would he Kgypt, although he woihl liberate tho Holy I.nud from the )oko of tho Infidel, presumably moaning the Sultan. "That the perfecting or the Zeppelin balloon would givo (lerntany n power ful advantage, in war and she was read) to make iiio of It to Dili fullest extent ' ;.i..cc T ..1- J Bi me oof jurmie, we receivea another lare' shipment of Fancy Groceries and Table Delicacies, including Assorted Nuts, Bon-Bons for Table Decorations and Lehnhardt's Famous Candies, Orders taken for Green Christmas Trees 1 Henry May & Co. W iLIMITED Leading Grocers Phone 22 ' . J; DR. GOODHUE TO GO TO NORWAY Will Bq Representative Of U.S. At Leprosy Congress I)r K. S. Cloodhue who hns been sta tinned on tho Island of Molok.il for tome time, has beJn Invited to be one of tho, representaUves of tho United Plates dm eminent at tho great l.ep :osy Congress to be hold III Norway shortly. Tho Invitation cume In the shape of n cablegram fi out 'Inventor Trear to Acting (lovernnr Jfott Smllli, asking lho latter to ascertain whether Dr. fioodhiie would be willing to ncceut tho Invlt itlon to go to tho I.eptosy Congress ut his own cxkiibi. Act' lug Oovernor Mott-Smlth has com munlc.Hi d with Dr Ooodhiic, nnd the inltci has slgnlflud his willingness, provided the llonrd or Health, under whose supci vision he ut present Is, wilt bo willing to grant him a vacation for the tpico of time neceksar) The 1 1 pros) Congress to by held in Norna) will ho a conclave) of ipon who have devoted their lives to study and lesearch for n euro for the' dread ills e ase. FREIGHTER BRINGS TWO BIGJUOTOR CARS Inil Isonlierg Is'tVc? owner of n fine new-model Peerless motor car which rrrlved yesterday on the Columbian. Tho machine Is one of tho most pow erful, and the finest. In Honolulu, it Is equipped with n high power engine and is capable ot fully sixty miles pel hour. The Columbian also brought a big Packard for tho xon Hamm-Young Ciimpan), The car Is ono of the lat est models turned out by the famous Pnckard factory. It was shipped In a tongue and groove box, careluliy I onlcd to protect It from the action of I otn water nnd air. J.ato Saturday evening the American-Hawaiian freighter Columbian ar rived oh the harbor and anchored In tint stream. Early Sunday morning the big ship entered tho Inner harbor and made fast at the wnnrr. The Co iumblan brought In addition to a large quantity of lumber and supplies for tho Army, a largo miscellaneous cargi of merchandise and food stuffs, both from the Pacific Coast, nnd from Now York, by way of Tchuantopec. o I BULLETIN ADS PAY -VM WIRELESS STATION MAKES BIG RECORD Mainland Operator Lauds Work Of Kahuku Operator Prom San Francisco comes a com pliment on the wireless equipment here. A. A. Isbell, expert of the Wireless Telegraph Company, has re ceived a letter from the wireless op erator at San Kranclsco, lauding the Kahuku equipment highly. In his letter the operator says that, on one occasion when the sig nal was being fired ut him from the Kahuku station, it came so strong that ho took tile receiver from Ills head, placed It against the transmit ter of a telephone, and was able to transmit the message to a man clejr across the clt). Considering ihe phenomenally long distance which the message had already traveled, and the vurlous currents which tt(must have encoun tered on the way, the performance of the Kuhuku station Is considered remarkable. CAMPBELL HAS BILLBOARD LAW Attempt To Eliminate The Landscape Obscurer Mnrston Campbell, Superintendent of Public Works, thinks he has found a law that will worn out In tho matter ot the bill boaid nuisance. Mr. Camp hell also has a decided hunch that his law will stand tho test, or "hold water," as tho lawyers say. Deputy Attorney Oencrai Whitney has had 'tho matter put up to Mm, and he will look Into Campbell's scheme, and. If feasible-, will draft a bill to be presented to tho consideration of lho Legislature. Whitney has not )et had cu opportunltv to discuss the matter thoroughly with Campbell, and conse quently Is not familiar with tho text of the law. Whitney will ako draft a law under which the Courts ma) take cognhftmca of a cash ball. As the law Is ut pres ent, Judicial notice Is given only to a bond. '"For Rent" cards on sal at 3 ARRIVED Manila) December 1 1 Am hk Nuuanit, Joshon, from New York, 11 n m THi: AMnitlCAN bark Niiuanii. Captain loselyu in command, tied up .lioitly before noon today lit Hibiiops wharf lho Ntiuanu brings n cargo ot penernl merchandise from Now York, ralrl) good weather was encountered iluilng most of tho trip, though several reavy blows wero run Into off tho Pa cltle Coast A meeting of tho Japanese "Asn elatlon for Higher Wages" will tnko place a week from next Saturday In the Asahl Theater on Mnitnnkei ftiett. Tho speakers are being se lected b) the committee. It 1s pio Btimeil that Tied. K Makltio will of ficiate as chairman. Jack McKadilcn, thn pugilist, n l cured In tho Police Court this morn ing on n ehnrgo of assault mid battery en John Duncan. Joe llettencoiirt, an other fighter, who attempted Jo pro vent the nritst, had a chargu or Inter fering with nn olllccr against him Doth cases wore continued until Wednes day Mis Kearns(Iias on exhibition at 1)1) l Co 'a a unlqtio Xnins gift n diilut), mlnlatuiu cac ot anniented with boll) and ilhbou containing four Jnis Poha and Jell) Tho cutes of Hen GallaUier elnrgod with assault and bitter)', vas stricken Imm the Polho Coin t calendar this morning at the teqiicst of Darnei, tho lumnlululng witness, CONSUL INSPECTS EWA AND WAIPAHU Another Inspection of tho Japan ese plantation camps was made )cs toida) by Japanese Consul denem! U)eno nnd Klevo Consul Abe. They left In the morning tiiiln mid retui li ed late In the evening. At Wnlpahit, whole they llrst visited, they wero leeched nnd shown around the dif ferent camps by Manager Hull, whose couttesy Is greatly appi eclat ed by tho Consuls. Wtci tho camps had been visited, the) were shown the pumping btatiuu. Ileio the chief engineer of the plantation wns ut hand and explained to tho vlsltuis the wot king of tho engine. i The Consuls -weio eonvo)cd to lJvvn ' plantation In nn automobile, place I at their illsiob-il by Mnnagei Hull , Tho muiiagoment of Una plantation J also extended duo eouites) to tho vis- Itors and thty were shown all over1 tho fields, the camps, the mill, and pumping stations. Mia wabtir's voice Elegant Christmas Gilts fit v Tow of the many thousand people who followed Hllhtt Hoot In his pub Ik acts and bpeethes knew hofoto ho "dropped In to see" Piofestor Mill dnon that the btutesinan was a clgai ttte smokci Hut Miildoou Knew It, nnd he made Ml Itoot give up the rtg nretlo while he was a guest at Mtll iloou's Itcslorutlrn Puim, NOTHING gives more lasting pleasure than music; nothing is more appropriate for Christ mas Gifts. Pianos. Pianolas. Pianola Pianos. Pianola Records, Musical Instruments of all kinds, Sheet Music, Victor Talking Machines, from $10 to $500. Victor Records,' Piano Stools and Benches. We would be pleased to have you call and try our Music and Musical Instruments. ' u I Bergstrom Music Co., Fort Street, just' above King Ltd. "f-rE-. 'li i 1L & ibtJiJiS it,..(k&fi&fe ---'H-iMkiWt i .i