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The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-06-13

ton have also been strengthened by
the addition of new instructor to the
staff of each.
The Mining Equipment
is the most modern to be found in any
educational institution, and all the mill
ing processes that are required in the
large commercial ore reducing plants
are possible here. Ore from Idaho
mines is treated constantly by the de-
partment, and since Moscow is not far
distant from much of the mineral pro-
ducing region the mining students visit
regularly mines that are in actual OPP
Grafton. The fact that this practical
work is possible has made the Mining
Department of the University of Idaho
attractive to students from beyond the
boundaries of the state, for they come
from eastern states and universities to
get their training as mining engineers
in Idaho. This department occupies
tWo pulIulHSS, Cile ASSAY buliuiiiS aHu
Metallurgical Mill. The other engi-
neering departments, Civil, Electrical
and Mechanical have homes in the En-
gineering Building.
At the head of the Department of Civil
Engineering is DR.. Little who came
from a professorship in Stanford Uni
versity to take charge of this work in
the University of Idaho. The proof of
the pudding is the eating, and the
proof of department should be the
quality of the men it turns out, provid-
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-06-13

laboratories the building materials
of Idaho, the road-making mate
rails and timber are subjected to accu-
rate and reliable tests. The equipment
of the department has received a nota-
BILE addition in new testing machine of
200, 600 pounds capacity, to ascertain
the strength of timbers, stone, iron,
etc. There 10 no larger machine than
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-06-13

institution. Hereafter there will be
two professors and an assistant in
charge of the work in this department,
one for mining engineering, one for
metallurgy, and the third an in
structor in geology and mineralogy.
The allied departments of Chemistry
and Civil Engineering in which mining
students obtain part Of their instruc-
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-06-13

CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-08-21
A TYPICAL REPORT.

The BuneIng Bookkeeping of Aus
tins Water and Light Plant Scored
by the City Auditor as Mere Memo
randum.
The report Of the auditor on the
annual water and light report was
read at the council meeting last night
and is submitted below in full. The
report contained some startling state
ments regarding the methods Of the
department., and it was heard with
considerable interest by the council
men.
Auditor Morris began by saying that
the report was incomplete in many
respects; that he had not investigated
it's shortcomings further than the 1907
report, as instructed, and that in doing
so he had tried to keep from being
personal. He stated the following
matters Of which there were no men.
ton in the report: Uncollected earn
ings, rebates, charity, credit balance
on customers accounts. Among the
poor features of the system he men,
toned the improper handling Of ex.
tension advance earnings, showing
how the system worked in this con-
nection.
He showed many points where the
annual report differed from the de-
partment ledgers, the latter being
short on water, light and power show
ings. He said that after he had
tried to find the discrepancies there
had been handed him loose leaves,
with the statement that they had been
found. Even then, he said, the figures
did not tally, and some more loose
leaves were found, and still the figures
did not tally.
He showed where total Of $1G,-
5000 was paid on payrolls that had
not been approved, as required. He
showed where numerous payments for
damages had been charged to such
expenses as materials and repairs"
He also showed the making Of pay
ments in cash before the warrants for
the payments had been drawn.
One particularly interesting state
ment was that Of the reduction Of the
debit side Of the ledger to make it
equal disbursement Of which there
was no record. He showed further
that the statement Of the city treas
urer did not tally with that by the de-
partment He showed where 1907 cash
payments had been posted as 1906 or
1908 payments He showed where the
penalty charge had been omitted in
many cases.
He criticised the lack Of any check
on the stock IL the warehouses and,
summarizing the general bookkeeping
said 1t was no system at all, merely
memorandum. He closed with num-
Der Of recommendations (Tex)
Statesman.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-08-21
,ense of that office should be charged

pense Of that Office should be charged
to operating expenses. If the plant &C.
cupies part Of public building used
for other purposes, then a fair proper
ton of the rem. of that building should
be charged to operating expenses. In
short, whatever supplies or services
the electric plant received from any
other department of the city govern
mept should be included in the expense
OF operation.
Second. = Depreciation. = This cost
must be considered on apparatus,
building, lines, lamps and everything
which has to do with the production
and distribution Of electricity, with
the exception Of the land on which the
building IS located. The question Of
depreciation is one on which there is
always a great variety of opinions. If
it were merely the question of duplicat-
ing wornout machinery the percent
age of depreciation could easily be
estimated, but in the electrical bust.
ness it is not the simple wearing out
of the machinery that causes depre.
citation. 1t is the progress Of the art
Of electric lighting and the rapid
changes which are constantly being
made in electrical devices and equip
ment. So rapid has this progress been
that what was modern equipment ten
years ago is now largely scrap
Scarcely a piece of machinery ten
years old but what must be discarded
in favor of a more efficient and eco
nomical substitute.
"Third.-Interest on the Investment.
This should be estimated on the basis
of the average rate of interest paid on
the bonds Of the city.
Fourth. = Sinking Fund. - The por-
ton Of revenue set aside each year to
retire the bonds issued to build or pur-
chase the plant.
"Fifth.-TaXes.-An amount equiva-
lent to the sum which the city loses
IL 1t instead Of the private company
owns and operates the plant.
"Sixth.-Insurance annual pre-
MUM on an amount sufficient to re-
place the plant were it destroyed by
fire"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-08-21
Taxpayers, Stop and Figure.

We have 100000 invested in mu'
nicipal waterworks plants. 1t cid not
pay expenses last year by several hun
dred dollars. where 1t should have
shown q large and increasing profit.
The peoples money is just as good as
any money, and it is worth 9 per cent.
This would be $4,000. The repairs and
depreciation in value of the machinery
is at least another 5 per cent, which
would show another $4,000.
If the plant was owned by private
parties they would be assessed for tax
alton at say $4,000. At our rate this
would be $3.50 more. So with all these
figures a novice can get good object
lesson in municipal ownership. The
fire protection for Ligonier cost nearly
$1,000, or over three times as much as
any town pays for the same service
from private plant Taxpayers, stop
and fgure.-Ligonier Qnd) Banner.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-08-21
THEY BOTH ARE FOR It
Governor Warner and State
Chairman Diekena
Advocate a Law Requiring the Pub.
Iicity For All Campaign contribu
tions.

Lansing, Mich.-Both Governor War.
ner and State Chairman Diekema
favor law in Michigan requiring pub.
licity of all political contributions re.
ceived by all political parties. The &C.
tion of Presidential Nominee William
H. Taft in securing the fullest pub.
licity of all campaign expenses by
placing the operation of the national
committee under the New York state
law requiring publicity of all contribu.
tons and expenditures meets with the
fullest approval of both Warner and
Diekema.
On this subject Chairman Diekema
is quoted as saying:
'The use of money for legitimate
campaign expenditures is necessary,
and no man who contributes literally
for his principles at the polls will fear
publicity. The ballot should express
the freeman's will untrameled and un.
purchased, and the purity of the ballot
is liberty's surest safeguard. Illegiti.
mate and excessive expenditures of
money for campaign purposes demon.
alize the electorate and destroy free.
DOM"
Governor Warner, in a recent inter.
view, left no doubt as to his position
on this question. He said:
II believe that the next legislature
should enact law requiring the full.
est publicity for all campaign contribu-
lions for candidates for state Office, or
for the legislature. One of the most
fruitful sources Of corruption would,
believe, in this manner be effectually
cut off. 1t is trite to say that money
is essential for the successful conduct
of a political campaign, but the money
to be used for this purpose should be
freely contributed by the members OF
the respective parties, having in mind
solely the success of the principles
and candidates Of the party to which
the contributor belongs. To require
the publication Immediately after a
campaign Of all contributions received
by the state central committees of all
political parties would put stop at
once to a practice which has been
much followed in Michigan of making
contributions to a political party with
the expectation that such contribu-
tions would have weight with party
leaders in the enactment of legisa-
ton or the execution Of laws already
enacted. Already almost a score of
states have enacted such legislation,
and Michigan should not be tardy in
adopting this much needed reform"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-08-21
THE THIRD TERM ISSUE.
Vermont Once Elected Same Man
Governor Eighteen Times.

The politicians cry of mo third
term" is well answered historically by
glance at the statistics on the sub
ject. OF twenty-five states where
data is available, seventeen have had
governors repeatedly elected for more
than two terms, and yet the founda-
ton of popular government have
never even tottered in any of them.
Here are the facts.
Colorado has had two third-term
governors, Edward M. McCook and
John l.. Routt. Connecticut elected
Jonathan Trumbull twelve terms;
Samuel Huntington and oliver VOL
colt, each ten; William A. Bucking-
ham, eight; John Cotton Smith, five;
Gideon Tomlinson, Henry w. Edwards
and William w. Ellsworth leach four;
Thomas H. Seymour, James E. Eng
Illinois elected Richard ]. Oglesby
three terms of four years each. Iowa
elected Samuel j. Kirkwood and A.
B. Cummins, her present governor, to
third terms. Maine elected Albert X.
Paris five terms Robert p. Dunlap
and Joseph L. Chamberlain, each four;
Samuel E. Smith, John Fairfield, H.
J. Anderson, John w. Dana, John Hub
bard, Lot NJ Morrell, Samuel Cony,
Sidney Perham and Selden Conner,
each three. Maryland elected Thomas
Sim Lee, five terms. and William
Paca, William Smallwood, John E.
Howard, John H. Stone, Benjamin
Ogle, Robert Bowie, Robert Wright,
Levin Wendler, Charles Ridgley, Sam
uel Spriggs, Samuel Stevens and Jo-
seph Hunt, each three terms. Massa-
chusetts elected John Hancock and
Caleb Strong, each eleven terms; John
Brooks, seven; Levi Lincoln, nine;
John A. Andrews, five; Edward Ever
EFT, four; Samuel Adams, Henry ].
Gardner, N. p. Banks. Alexander H.
Rice, John d. Long, George D. Robin
son, Oliver Ames, William e. Russell,
Roger Wolcott, w. Murray Crane and
Curtis Guild, each three. In Mime
sofa John S. Pillsbury was given
third term, and in Nebraska David
Butler was given the same. New
Hampshire gave Governor John T. Gil
man fourteen terms; John Landon and
Samuel Dinsmore, each six; Samuel
Bell, five; William Plumer, four;
David l.. Morrill,, Isaac Hill and John
Page, each three. New Jersey elect
ed William Livingston fourteen terms;
Joseph Bloomfield, ten; Richard How
ell, nine; William Pennington, eight;
Peter ID. Kromm, six. New York elect
ed George Clinton seven terms; Dan
lei Tompkins and Dewitt Clinton,
each three. Pennsylvania elected
Thomas Mifflin, Thomas Mexican and
Simon Snyder, each three terms.
Rhode Island elected Seth Padelford
four terms; William Warner Hop
pins, James Y. Smith, Charles c. Van
Zant, Alfred II. Littlefeld, d. Russell
Brown and Elisha Dyer, each three.
Vermont elected Thomas Chittenden
eighteen terms; Isaac Techenar, elev-
en- terms; Jonas Galusha, nine; Silas
Fl. Jennison, five: William A. Palmer.
four; Richard Skinner, G.. p. Van Ness
and Samuel c. Crafts, each three.
Wisconsin has had three third-term
governors: Lucius Fairchild, jeremiah
NJ. Bush and Robert M. LaFollette.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-08-21

The street railway system which
was taken over by Belfast, Ireland.
three years ago has proved losing
venture, and the service has had to
be curtailed and many employees dis
missed with the hope Of putting 1t on
q paying basis.--St. Louis Times.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-08-21
Hot Water.

Hyker-Troubled with indigestion,
eh2 You should drink cup of hot wa
ter every morning. Pyker-I do. but
they call it coffee at my boarding
house.-London Express.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-08-21

The collection of coins and medals in
the British museum consists Of over
100000 specimens.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-08-21
PRIMARY TUESDAY, SEPT. I.

EVERY REPUBLICAN MUST
NOT FAIL TO CAST HIS VOTE
AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION
ON TUESDAY, SEPT. I. GET
OUT AND SHOW YOUR IN
TEREST IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS
BY CASTING YOUR BALLOT
FOR THE MEN WHOM YOU
THINK ARE BEST FITTED
FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.
REMEMBER THE DATE
TUESDAY, SEPT. 1.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-08-21

"Dr. Thomas Electric Oil is the best
remedy for that often fatal disease
Group. Has been used with success in
our family for eight years. Mrs. l..
Whiteacre, Buffalo, N. Y.
The truth is, as Governor Warner
in his campaign speeches points out,
the direct nomination of candidates
will result in the destruction not only
Of the third term tradition but the two
term tradition as well. In other
words, with the choice lying directly
In the hands of the people, they will
refuse to nominate bad ofiicial for
q second term Just as quickly as they
will insist upon a third term for a
good oficial when his services or I'M
finished work on hand makes this ad-
visable.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-12
DIAMOND HEAD As
4 CEMETERY SITE

Editor Advertiser: AS a visitor to
your beautiful city I would like to
make few remarks.
Your suggestion to convert the era
ter of Diamond Head into public
cemetery is very interesting.
have twice assembled Diamond Head
to admire the lovely view which Well
repays the somewhat preeipitous climb.
A cursory inspection seems to indi-
cate that the bed of the crater is con-
siderably higher than the level of the
land outside the mountain.
Some experience in engineering leads
me to think that in order to obtain an
easy grade into the cratey a tunnel
would be necessary.
If a cutting is to be of a greater
depth than sixty feet it is generally
cheaper to construct a tunnel. It
would also be advisable to have the
tunnel at a sufficiently low level to
drain off the water which collects in
the center of the crater in the form
of a small lake
The shell of the mountain at the
level of the bed of the crater is much
thicker than might be expected. When
easy access is provided to the interior
of the volcano it could readily be con-
verted into a beauty spot. The trees
now springing up there show what
could be done while a winding path
to the Trig station would furnish al
view of the whole which is unequalled
anywhere. A cemetery in the crater
of an extinct volcano would be unique.
do not think anything of the kind
could be found elsewhere in the world.
The whole area of the floor of the
crater appears to be included in the
U. S. fertilization reserve.
vIATOR.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-12
THE TRTn ALWAYS.

"When You are in doubt tell
the truth" It was an expert
enced old diplomat who said this
to a beginner n the work. It
NAV pass in some things, but
not in business. Fraud and de-
eeption are often profitable so
long as concealed; yet detection
is certain sooner or later; then
comes the smash-up and the
punishment. The best and safest
way is to tell the truth all the
time. Thus you make friends
that stick by you, and a reputa-
ton that is always worth twen-
ty shillings to the pound every.
where your goods are offered for
sale. We are able modestly to
affirm, that it is on this basis
that the worldwide popularity of
WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION
rests. The people have discov-
cred that this medicine is exact
ly what it is said to be, and
that it does what we have al
ways declared it will do. It's ma
ture also has been frankly made
known. Tt is palatable as honey
and contains all the nutritive and
curative properties of Pure Cod
Liver Oil, extracted by US from
fresh cod livers, combined with
the Compound Syrup of Hypo-
phosphites and the Extracts of
Malt and Wild Cherry. A COM
bination Of supreme excellence
and medicinal merit. Nothing
has been so successful in Ane-
mia, Scrofula, Bronchitis, Infu-
enza, Loss of Flesh and VAST
ing Diseases, Weakness and Low
Nervous Tone, and all COM
plants caused by Impure Blood.
DR.. Austin d. Irvine, of Canada,
says: ct have used it in cases
where cod liver oil was indica-
ted but could nos be taken by
the patient, and the results fol-
lowing were very gratifying" It
cannot deceive or disappoint you,
ia effective from the first dose
and comes to the rescue of those
who have received 40 benefit
from any other treatment. 1t
represents the dawn of progress.
Sold by sl: chemists even where.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-12
FENCE COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
DISTRICT OF KONA, ISLAND OF
OAHU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII.

DISTRICT OF KoNA, ISLAND OF
OAHU. TERRITORY OF HAWAII.
Upon the petition of Antoine de
Costa, lessee of certain land at Ka-
lihi, District of Kona. Island and
County of Oahu. to decide upon the
question of division of fence between
his leased land, being r. P. No. 1924,
of record in the Registry of Convey
ances. in L. 217, p. 442-444, and that
of Manuel Cabral in said Kalihi, Dis
trict of Kona, Island and County of
Oahu, notice is hereby given to all
persons interested or their agents TO
appear before us on said land on Sat
urday, February Is, 1908, at II o'clock
a. M, in order to pass and run the
line of said fence and to decide on
the kind of fence to be built, the share
each owner shall build, and the time
within which such work of building
said fence shall be done.
J. A. GILMAN, Chairman;
NJ. K. COOK, Member.
795S-Feb. II, Il, Is.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-12
JAPANESE RICE
IS BEING GROWN
Commands a Better Price and
Gives Better Yield From
Paddy.

Japanese rice is beginning to be cul-
tivated ON this Island, at least, in
place of the Hawaiian rice that has
been cultivated for so many years A
number of the rice land owners have
been endeaYoring for several years to
induce their Chinese tenants to use
improved varieties of seed rice and TO
adopt improved methods of cultivation.
The process has been slow, but az
cording to L. L. McCand.ess some
progress is being made
James Armstrong at Pearl CITY,
said Mr.. McCandless, has been grow
ing some of the japanese rice for a
wear or two, and this year all of his
rice fields are in cultivation to the
Japanese rice. The price of this rice
in the market is considerably higher
than that of the Hawaiian rice, al
though it is not as high as the price
of the imported japanese rice. l do
not know why it is not as high, as
there seems to be no difference be-
tween the two. 1 suppose it is custom
and prejudice. I have heard that IN
some localities the only way the small
Japanese stores can sell the Hawaiian
grown japanese rice is to put it. in
bags that have contained the imported
rice and still bear the marks of it. But
the difference in price between the inn
ported and the Hawaiian grown Jap
anese rice is constantly diminishing,
and of late it has been very little.
lover on the other side of this Is
land 1 am experimenting with several
varieties of rice including the Japa-
nese. Among others is rice from
Central America, the grains of which
are almost globular, and are very
large.
THE japanese rice gives a better
yield from the paddy than the ordinary
Hawaiian rice. For instance, take a.
ton of paddy and the yield from it of
Hawaiian rice will be about sixty-five
per cent. Sixty-six per cent. is excel
lent. But in the japanese rice, about
seventy per cent. of the paddy is rice,
and James Armstrong has had as high
yield as seventy-three per cent. The
grain is larger and the husk is not SO
thick and heavy.
1.-The Chinese are gradually learning
improved methods of cultivation. In
narrowing their rice lands to level up
the terraces, they used to let the wa
ter run while they were doing this.
The result of that was that the best
part of the soil ran off with the water.
and fertilizers. wherever any were
used, were leached out of the soil.
1.-THE decrease in the number of Chi
nese in the Territory has of course
had its effect on the rice industry. But
the Japanese are now going into it to
some extent. In fact, if the industry
is to be maintained, the Japanese or
somebody else viii have to go into it
as there are not enough Chinese avail
able for the industry. In the Pearl
City region large proportion of the
rice fields are manned by Japanese
now
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-12
Oahu Railway
TIME TABLE.
OUTWARD.

OUTWARD.
For waianae, Waialua, Kanuku Ano
vvav statfons@ss:15 g. M, 'S:zo p. m
For Pearl City, Eva Mil and way
stations-f7:so a. m, 's:15 g. m, l1'Vs
a M. s2:I5 D. ~, 1870 p. M 'e:le p
M. 1880 D. m, III p. N.
gor Wahiawa-ss:15 q. m. ana 's:As
INWARD.
Arrive Honolulu from Kahuku' WAL
alma and Waisnae-ss:3e .. M s:sl
,. M ,s,,, -
Arrive Honolulu from Eva NH anu
pearl Ctty-f7:4s g. M, ss:Ss 3 M
sfo:ss q M, $40 p. m, '%:sl p. m''
s6.sl o. M, s7:30 .. N.
Arrive Honolulu from WaniaWA-
ss.ss a. m. and s5:31 p. m
sDaily. tex. Sunday. +Sunday Only.
The Haleiwa Limited. two-noui
train fonly first-class tickets honored).
leaves Honolulu every Sunday at S:z1
n m: returning, arrives In Honolulu
A.. fo.1o q. m. The Limited stops only
at Pearl city and Waianae.
@. p. DENIsON. =. c. SMITH
superintendent. g. p. 4 I. A
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-12
COMMISSIONERS SALE
- OF
Valuable Real Estate
SITUATE AT
KAMAKELA, HONOLULU,
ISLAND AND COUNTY OF OAHU,
TERRITORY OF HAWAII
SITUATE AT

Pursuant to a Decree Of Foreclosure
and Sale made by the Honorable w.
]. Robinson. Third Judge of the Cir
cult Court of the First Judicial Cir
cult, Island and County of Oahu, Ter
ritory of Hawaii, in Equity, at Cham
bers, on the 18th day of January. A.
d. 1908, in an action entitled Bath
sheba NJ. Allen, Mark P. Robinson,
Joseph o. Carter and Paul Mullen
dorf, Trustees under the Will and OF
the Estate of Samuel G. Allen, de-
ceased, petitioners, VS.. The Hawaii
Land Company, Limited, a corpora
ton, defendant. and j. w. Leonhart.
intervenor, Bill to Foreclose a Mort
gage Equity Division, No. 1879, the
undersigned, as Commissioner, duly
appointed by said Decree, will sell at
Public Auction, to the highest and
best bidder for cash, subject to ac-
ceptance of bid and approval and con-
firmation of such sale by the Court, on