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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-26
REPORTS PRO AND CON
IN REGARD TO THE
NUUANU RESERVOIR

scheme began active operations on
| that project. An engineer was engaged
| to get out plans and specifications, and
| make estimates for the Nuuanu dam.
The original estimate of the work
as per plans and specifications was
computed at $4,000. Again, another
estimate of the cost of the work was
made, and this time the figure was
placed at $4,000.
Meanwhile, the Public Works De-
partment, In feverish anxiety to begin
operations, might be said to have been
working overtime, and kept the engi-
neer (Who happened to be in Boston)
also working overtime by means of
many and lengthy cablegrams. Their
anxiety to start the work was certain
iy strange when compared with the
way it has been carried on.
Plans and specifications being final
ly ready, the work was advertised and
bids called for. Some ten or more con-
tractors applied for copies of the plans
and specifications, with, it is to be
presumed, the intention of bidding.
Only three bids, however, were re-
ceived
The lowest bidder was awarded the
contract His figure was about $780,
600; that is, $4,000 higher than the first
estimated cost, and $4,000 higher than
the last, or second estimated cost. In
considering these figures, it must be
remembered that the estimated costs
as made by the Public Works Depart
ment include a percentage over and
above the actual cost; it will thus be
seen that the contractors figure in
Guided much larger profit than the
figures of the Department of Public
Works, or else the estimates were en-
tirely too low.
The work was started on the dam,
and from its beginning, nearly two
years ago, up to the present time, 1t
has been shown by witnesses that ev-
cry step of it's progress has been mark
ed by chickering's and disputes between
the Department of Public Works and
the contractor. This condition became
so intensified that finally the public
was granted a hearing and in response
to their demand, Mr.. kellogg was call
ed upon to make an Investigation. Inc
result of that investigation was that
part of the dam was condemned as
being unsafe, and the specifications
were condemned as being loosely
drawn
A great amount of money up to this
time having been spent on the dam, it
was considered inadvisable to discon-
tinue the work. Mr.. kellogg made
certain suggestions that if carried out
in q workmanlike and business way,
Continued on Page Two.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-26
DANGERS CHARM
LARGE AUDIENCE
Mrs. Gums Pupils Give Clever
Exhibition and Please
Their Friends.

Pretty figures skilfully performed by
with appreciation last night at the ex-
hibition of fancy dancing given by the
clever members of Mrs. Gums class
by one of the largest audiences that
has appeared in the opera House for
some time. Throughout the program,
which was a long one, the young per-
ing the applause so generously given
them. Especial praise is due Miss
Hazel BuckIand, whose clever dancing
in the Indian Sun Dance and in a spe-
cial number was throughout enjoyable;
to little Miss Helen Carter, who did a
buck and wing step with the greatest
vigor, to her sister Margaret, whose
Spanish dance was one of the best
numbers, and to the graceful girls of
the Ballet des Fumees.
1t is regrettable that throughout, the
music seemed to be of the dragging
kind lacking the sharp accentuation
necessary for dancing and being re-
sponsible to a large extent for the fail
ure of the singers to make the sue
cesses that were expected, for Miss
Thelma Murphy and Master Reynold
McGrew are two of the cieverest Of
the younger singers among the stage
amateurs of Honolulu.
The various numbers of the program
brought out clearly the advantages to
be gained from the training of chill
dren in this way, the older performers
showing grace in each of their move
ments and the younger ones, down to
the tiniest tot that appeared on the
stage. having none of the stiffness or
usually associated with
little ones appearing in public. The
children certainly reflected the great
est credit upon their teacher in their
dances last night.
Those who took part in the enter
tainment were:
May Pole-Dorothy Hoogs, Stephanie
Wichman, Edith Kibling, Margaret
Continued on Page Seven.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-26
LAND SETTLEMENT
GOES ON MERRILY

]. w. Pratt, Public Lands Commis-
sioner. reports the homestead settle
ment business of his department as
going ahead steadily. BY last mail
from Hno he received the papers OF
fifteen homestead leases and one spe-
cial agreement for lands on the Island
of Hawaii. The sixteen lots average
thirty-three acres each. 1t Is all good
agricultural land.
At the same time Mt. Pratt received
twelve "prove-ups' for land patents 70
settlers who had fulfilled all the con-
ditions for receiving fee simple titles
TO their homesteads
So the entire batch Of papers repre-
sents twenty-eight new settlers whlch
is not bad for a single days mail.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-26
WATERWORkS
AND WHISKY
House Dealt With Two
important Matters
Yesterday.
uoUsE-FIFTY-FIFTH DAY.

Whisky and water was served in the
House yesterday and the members got
their fill of both. In the morning the
Liquor bill was debated and finally
passed with a big majority, the House
dividing twenty-five to seven in its
favor There were several strong
speeches made in it's support, Rawlins,
Sheldon, Rice and Correa being espe-
cialIy effective in their denunciations
of the present law and the abuses
which had crept III under it.
During the afternoon the Nuuanu
reservoir was the big question, the re-
port of the special committee and its
bundle of roasts being presented. Prior
to that the committee of the whole had
quarreled for an hour and half over
one of the smallest items of the special
appropriation bill, the Oahu members
fighting the Kauai contingent 1t was
an interesting discussion and allowed
the different members to say some
LQlngS TO 6acu OtH6E LHdL IuSJ nave
been saving up for some time, but
it was proftless way to spend an
afternoon at the crowded end of the
session.
Today there will probably be some
more conference committee reports. The
House and Senate members have agreed
on all the items in the departmental
salaries bill with the exception of those
for the heads of departments. These
the Senators in the committee want to
put back to $500 month and the
House members are bitterly opposed.
This is all that is keeping the bill
back.
Tt was stated most authoritatively
yesterday by one of the House mem
bers most in favor of the claims of
J. Lor Wallach, that there is no in
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-26

The long looked for report of the
speciaI committee of the House and
Senate was presented in both bodies
yesterday afternoon, and, as outlined
in the forecast given in the Advertiser
Yesterday. is a roast of the Governor
for diverting appropriated money, a
rebuke to the Department of Public
Works for setting itself up as above
the Legislature as to what was best
for the people, and of the contractor
for neglecting to do the work on the
dam as it should have been done. Inc
renorf advises the canceling OF the
contract and the letting of new one
along the lines suggested by the Sehuy-
Ter report. The report was signed oy
Senators Kalama and Knudsen and
bv REPRESENTATIVES Hughes, Rice and
Waiwaiole. Senator Chillingworth, dld
not sign this report, presenting anoth-
er of his own, the gist of which Is
given below. The full text of the ma
iority report is as follows:
The Legislature of the Territory or
Hawaii,
Honolulu, T. H, April 25th, 1907.
Hon. E. F. Bishop, President OF the
Senate, and Hon. H. L. Holstefn,
Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives:
Sir: Your special committee, to
which was referred House Concurrent
Resolution No. 1, calling for an inves-
figation of the Nuuanu reservoir,
yaterworks, ETC., begs leave to report
that it has had the same under care
f,,I consideration, and after visiting
The location of work and examining
various witnesses, submits it's findings
IN +he following report, together with
what 81 considers the necessary recon-
mendations:
The present need during the past few
1,a.rs for a better and more plentiful
SUNNY of water for Honolulu has been
81 URGENT that a committee of the Leg
islatnre of 1905 Investigated this mat
4er This committee, after carefully
considering many schemes, disapprov-
"a Of the Nuuanu water project. AS
u,atar had to be found, however, the
Jaeis1ature appropriated money Tor
+tes extension of the Honolulu water
sx,s+er, In the meantime. the Public
works Department officials, feehng
80 +to,, we're the better judges or
<r,,ara water was to be conserved, and
not considering for a nolheh' sne az
tio,, Of the Legislature on the Nuuanu
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-26
To CONCUR
ON LIQUOR
Senate Does Not Agree
---Dam Reports Re-
ceived---VetOes.
SENATE+FIFTY-FIFTH DAY.

The Senators looked well, after their
might of luau dissipation at the home
of the Delegate, and with few excep-
tions were on hand at the usual hour
and ready for work. Senator Mccarthy
was one of the laggards, a fact that
would not have been noticed but for
his always regular attendance. The
water right-of- way bill had a blow yes
its friends in their effort to secure its
passage. Just who the friends of the
bill are is not apparent, in so far. as
the Senate is concerned, but it was
made evident to the laymen yester-
day that a desperate effort would be
made to have the bill passed on second
reading when it was called in the morn
ing But it failed while Mr.. Fair
child was in conversation in the lobby
There was an abundance of reports
presented by chairmen of the various
committees and threshed out on the
floor. The Wallach business was
brought up by the presentation of a
petition signed by 637 voters asking
that he be allowed to practice at Ka-
ihi Receiving station. This brought
Senator Smith to his feet with a pro-
test against granting the prayer, for
the reason that it would result in the
United States taking the care of lepers
away from the. Territory authorities.
Senator Lane was not willing to yield,
however.
1t is reported that some kind of
compromise has been reached IN the
matter of the bacteriologist. From the
beginning the committee expressed
desire to do away with the Office but
this feeling changed to willingness
to appropriate the money for the Of
fee provided some other physician was
Continued on Page Three.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-26
PLOTTED
BY FRISCO TRADES UNION

SAN FRANCISCO April 26-An alleged plot has been dis
closed murder MacCay president of the Building Trades by
Electrical Union Several have been made
MacCarhy fighting the electricians and recently caused
withdraw from work the Paramount Hotel There
alleged plot decoy MacCay the beach, choroom him
him the The electricians claim that the plot
originated with MacCarthy himself.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-26
SHARKS KILL WHALE
IN THE HEEIA LAGOON

When John Lucas was at Heeia on
Wednesday Of last week a big whale
came over the reef into the lagoon
Sharks pursued it inside and attacked
il so ferociously as to kill She great
mammal of the deep. The natives
then went to work to cut the carcass
up and get whatever 1t contained OF
value
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-26
AUTO ACCIDENT.

william " Patten. clerk of the Ha-
waiian News Company. residing az Leo
and Hunneweil streets. was last night
reported 70 have been seriously injur-
ed I'm the wreck OF his automobile by
running into a tree az Thomas square.
He is hurt about the head and an arm
Is broken.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-26
LAST INTRODUCED
BUT FIRST KILLED

The water companies or small far
mers' irrigation bill II the FIRST Of the
administration measures 20 be thrown
out by the Legislature a. - was also
the last TO be i-..-oduced. ~ was no
surprise on the Solons. either. for Gov
ernor Carter gave his views on the
subject through the press both before
and during the session.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-26
HAWAII WANTS TO
BUILD BELT ROAD
oBy Wireless Telegraph)

HILo. April 25.-The Supervisors
have adopted resolutions TO borrow
s15o.OOO for the construction OF belt
roads around the island of Hawaii
Chairman Todd sails by the Kinau to-
morrow with the necessary documents
10 urge the passage Of the bill.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-26
A MISSION CENTENARY.

SHANGHAI April 26The centenary of the landing OF Mor
great missionary yesterday There
people The Vcoy assured the audience of
his friendlness for Christians.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-26
A Domestic Council to Be Proposed
With Limited Powers--A Missionary
Jubilee--The Jamestown Exposition
Opens.
ASSOCIATED Press cablegrams.)

LONDON April 26-The Irish bill, which will be introduced
May proposes national council in domestic affairs exclusive
of military matters Little Legislative granted Redmond
the Irish leader is dissatisfied.
The Washington times., 1907-07-14

and csrhot ydrstes. therefore, are the
natural fael foodstufs Of the body.
These three classes Of foOdstuhs are
found in great variety ia nature In
many cases. noticeably in milk. all
three occur together IN fairly large
quantities In such foods as meat.
fish. etc. prOteid- -hnd fat alone are
found, while in perfectly lean meat
proteid only Is present. excepting
small amount Of fat The white of an
egg contains proteid alone. Therefore
"A meat and egg diet would be essen
TALLY a prOteid diet. In vegetable
foods. as IN the cereals. there is an
admiNture Of prOteid and starch. the
latter DredominatiBg in many cases, as
IN -four. or the ordinary fOOdstuffs
that containing the highest per cent Of
prOteid IS dried canned heef-39.2 per
cent; and that containing the lowest
are apples and fresh cranberries-0.4
each
With this classification I'm mind I
said 20 him
Would not a low pr0teid diet be
insufficient for msn who Is required
20 eNpend great energy
Il have NOT found q SO. either in
my own case" said he, "or in the
cases that have come under my OBJ
servatlOn during my experiments IN
Yale"
The Washington times., 1907-07-14
Division Of Foodstufs.

Prof Chittenden. with other chem
lists. divides organic foodstuns into
three classes: Proteids or aIbuminOus
foOdstuffs. carbohydrates. and fats
Proteids substances contain about Is
per cent OF nitrogen, and In addition
contain on an average 81 per cent OF
carbon. per cent OF hydrogen, % per
cent Of oxygen, and o.5-2.0 per cent 81
sulphur They constitute the chemical
basis Of all living cells, whether AMI
NAL or vegetable-that is, the organic
substance OF all organs and tissues,
whether 6f animals or plants, Is made
up principally Of prOteid matter Pro
teid foodstuffs are the basis OF enei ey
AMI .iscue-building without which lie
L. impossible. Carbohydrates incldao
two closely related classes " com
pounds: sugars and starches They
contain carbon. al per cent; hydro
gen. So per cent. aid oxygen, s9.4 per
cent. They yield energy for heat ans
work. Fats. Ike carbohydrates. are
free from nitrogen, but contain a
much larger percentage OF carbon
about 765 per eent-snd hence have
greater fuel value per pound. Fats
The Washington times., 1907-07-14
All Can Apply the Remedy.

The pracffeaI value 90 Prof. Fishers
experiment lies IN me fact than any
iayrnan can applyfths principals. with
out the necessity o. studying food
values and attempting aFtifcielly %
prescribe a Diet for himself He needs
merely 20 let his instinct choose for
him. not only as free'y as he does az
present. built even more so. listening 20
The still small voice OF the taste In
stInCt and 0beylng a. most scrupulously-
He should find. II Prof. Fishers ex-
periments are truly representative,
that this free choice OF foods. II he
thoroughly masticates. win lead him
almost unerringly 70 that diet which
FOR him individually is the best
Prof. Fisher emphasized a warning
in regard 10 the practice OF thorough
mastication. Il must not be done me-
chanicaIly. but the attention should
be on the prolonged enjoyment OF the
food II practiced as bore. q is
quite as likely TO inJuTe as 20 help
digestion. There should be no pro
l0nged holding OF the food IN the
swallow itself. The efrort should be
10 avoid the voluntary forcing down
which has become the habit at quick
lunch counters.
All experts Lel4 - says ne L1ldt
the struggle for existence Is becoming
too severe and Is telling upon the mind
OF the race In TIE olden days men
fought with their muscles or their
teeth, directly and indirectly. The
prizes OF life and survival went 20 him
who had the strongest teeth and the
most vigorous digestion. or 10 him
who was the lsetest or wtriest Those
who We're beaten IN such competition
had indeed, 10 do without the lion 8
share But a beaten muscle is merely
beaten; II is as good as II was. and
probably better-or rather on the or
RaniZation OF the nervous system on
which u depends-the beaten mind II
more than beaten: II tends 70 under
90 vital injury. Unlike a muscle, q
can recognize or brood over It's own
disgrace"
The Washington times., 1907-07-14
Fnergr.Produclng Food.

As 10 the expenditure Of energy and
energy producing food he said;
we cannot avoid the conclusion
that the outgoings Of the body. IN the
form OF matter and energy. are sub
ject 20 great variation. incidental %
the degree OF activity % the day or
hour The ordinary vicissitudes Of
life. bringing days Of physical inaction,
followed perhaps hy p.pious Of I'M
usual activity. changes iu climatic
conditions. with thelr influence upon
heat productions iu the body, altera-
lions in the character and amount Of
the daily dietary. CtC--aU seemingly
combine as natural obstacles 20 the
maintenance of true nutrltivc bal
dnce. Outgo, however. must be met
by adequate amounts Of proper intake,
II there Is 10 be an approach toward a
balance Of nutrition. In some way the
normal healthy man does maintain.
approximately, at least, q condition 81
balance; not necessarily FOR every
hour or for every day, but the intake
and OutgO, II measured for a definite
period, not too short. saw for "A week
or two. viii be found TO approach each
other very closely Body equilibrium
and approximate nitrogen balance
may be reasonab bly, looked for. as well
as a balance Of total energy. in the
case of healthy man leading a life
WHICH CONFORMS 70 ordinary pnyElOl0E-
Teal requirements. The man who on
the other hand, consciously or uncon~
sciOusly. continues an intake way be-
yond the outgo. whose daily income OF
nitrogen and total fuel value far eN-
ceeds the requirements OF his body.
obviously lives with an accommodating
plus balance, which ordinarily shows
itself IN increasing body weight and
with a storing away Of fat"
And FletCherism-what do YOU
think Of that?" ] asked
Fletcher was here under my OBJ
serYatiOn for some time" said Prof
Chittenden, and I had a good oppOr-
tuuity to observe his theory. Now.
while there should be a reas0na bic
mastication ~ food. 10 should not be
carried 10 excess. I am inclined 70
think that Mr.. Fletcher's benefit 10
his health was attained. not because
he chewed his food SO long. hat that
by slow mastication he reduced the
quantity Of food he would otherwise
have taken"
The Washington times., 1907-07-14
Tried Books and Doctors.

1T was simple enough. I began with
the doctors. They did me no good.
I read the books. They were too tech
nical. Then I analysed myself begin
ming with common sense. I realized
that the whole trouble was my stom-
ach. Then I asked my self. What is
the start OF the stomach troubleg My
common sense answered me that It
was food And that same common
sense told me to go back To the very
moment when the food was first taken
into my system. That. Of course. Nds
the moment It was placed IN lhe
mouth Then / reasoned 20 myself like
this: Does not nature provide the
proper checks upon the system?' II So.
should not the mouth be thu proper
check upon the stomach? What the
stomach takes in IL cannot throw out
but the mouth should make the right
selection. The natural appetite, then.
takes care OF the proper food for the
stomach. But should not the mouth
also do its share of the digestion? The
answer 10 this Is ms6tication-nOt mere
perfunctory mastieation, but a thor
ouCh insalivation of the food until
there\is an involuntary desire TO swal-
low IL This has solved the whole ques-
ton for me. and will solve the whole
question for everyone"
The Washington times., 1907-07-14
Brain Work Never Kills.

But he adds for those Of Us who be-
lieve we are overworked:
Brain work-as such-never killed
or harmed anybody. Brain work IN
a stuny room viii XIII you OF tuber-
Culosis. brain work plus worry has
killed thousa uds. brain work. plus
worry, plus insomnia, many thousands
more; but N e brain work had been
omitted the impure air or the worry
and the consequent loss OF sleep.
would have had Just the same result"
Worry. therefore. results in physical
disease as well as mental Worry
shout diseases cause those very same
diseases. While worry may not d.
rectiy cause insanity, il IS q potent
the Use Of drugs and especially OF
alcohol.
THE one absolute negation OF hap
piness." says Saleeby. is worry or
discomfort. A prosperous society, con-
sistinE of strenuous. worried business
men, who have no time 10 play with
their children. or listen TO great music,
or gaze upon the noble face OF the
sky. or commune with the soul-suoh a
society may be as efficient as q bee
hive. as large as London and as
wealthy, but u stultihes its own ends
and would be better not at all"
And the cure for worry
Holidays plenty or them. more leiS-
ure More altruism. More optimism
No optimist was ever a worrier-
Copyright 1907 BY Frederick Boyd StsvsA.
The Washington times., 1907-07-14
MAN WHO tanned THE RAILROADS

the great northern empire, the ulti-
mate conclusion OF nearly everybody
was that Japan could not win be-
cause her resources would not carry
her through such a struggle.
But II happened that Prof Adams
had written a work OF national debts
and national resources. studying ana
Iyticaliv the question Of national credit
and borrowing capacity. This work
was translated into Japanese 1t was
circulated in two editions. one for pop
ular consumption and one for the
statesmen and the universities. II
outlined In profound detail the posi-
bilties Of the financial plan which
Japan adopted. and whica carried her
to triumphant success in her great
struggle. There is the testimony OF
the most distinguished Japanese
statesmen and financial authorities
that Henry G. Adams book was the
basis Of the whole scheme of Japanese
finance before and during that war.
\ fact. demonstrated and unques-
tionable. is the chief Joy OF this man
OF figures and science. He takes moth
ing for granted. He must be certain,
and step by step he demonstrates
everything.
But II this man Of mathematics, this
fapcier Of fGcts. never accepts any
thing without demonstration, he never
gives q up after il is once proved.
lie sticks for his facts, and defends
them against al corners. He viii have
Ia stick for his scheme OF accounting
against All tde power the railroads can
Wiold gT2ins; IL. but unless his friends
~. associates are greatly mistaken,
80 ~ win.
his victory will be the real tam
in. & the railroads.