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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-08-23
Tie Crime of Idleness

ldleness means trouble for any one.
It's the same with lazy liver. II
causes constipation, headache, jaun-
drce, sallow complex on. pimp es and
blochrs. loss of appetite neusea.
but DR.. King New Life Pills soon
banish liver troubles ard huild up
yo"r health. Zoe. at Pioneer Drug
Store,
Just arr we'd fine line 70 cakes
and waters at G. p. S. Phone w
l72 Gto
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HOUSE:
Continued from Page One,

Continued from Page One.
toral, judicial, taxation, etc., districts;
Senate Bill 1873, Act So, relating to the
expenditure of public money; House
Bill 154, Act Sc, simplifying the law
OF eminent domain as respects railroad
rlght-of way, and House Joint Resoiu-
ton ), to create milk commission.
New Bills Presented.
Douthitt presented three new bills.
One amends Section 1747 of the Revised
Laws relating TO the decision by court
IN writing in trials without jury.
The amendment says: "See. 1747.
Decision by court in writing. In such
ease the court shall hear and decide
the cause both as to the facts and
the law and its decision shall be rem
dered in writing stating its reasons
therefor. If the taking of an account
be necessary to enable the court to
complete its Judgment a reference may
be ordered for that purpose.
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properly chargeable to the Territory.
Il am not the Auditor he smiled.
The Secretary said he was under a
$4,000 bond and would be very much
surprised if there should be any aues-
ton about the bills at Washington.
Kaleiopu's Translation Blunder.
correa returned to make statement
about the Kaleiopu translation for
which Kaleo had been paid He
pointed out where Kaleiopu had omit
ted a whole line, but cheerfully said
Yes when Shingle asked him:
'tYou would then consider this a
first-class translation7''
conkling Knows No Graft.
Lloyd Conkling was sworn and
stated that he knew of no graft In
the Federal accounts. He thought the
present Legislature an economical one.
Clerks Tells About Lloyd.
T. A. Woodward, clerk of the House,
was examined next in regard to state
ments alleged to have been made to
him by j. L. Lloyd.
Saturday before last he put in his
bill for typewriting. He had the bill
attached to the voucher. There were
items in the bill / told him to get O..
K.ed by the various chairmen. He did,
and | checked the other items myself.
In my checking / found that there were
quite number of overcharges One
folio was charged as four folios; one
for eighteen folios was charged twenty
four folios. In fact the first eight items
were wrong. I refused to o. K. the
bill. Mr.. Lloyd was there at the time.
''He said: You won't o. K. the
bill nowa' | said I could not and he
asked me to let the bill go and fix it
up next time. I refused and he tore
the voucher up. He said he was in a
hurry to get the money. He didn't
want me to keep the bill, which he
took away from me and tore up. He
later put in correct bill.
ST felt it was my duty to report
to Mr. Castro, as he had approved the
first voucher
The clerk produced the scraps Of the
first torn bill as evidence.
Lloyd's Explanation.
J. L. Lloyd was examined. He ex-
planned that the bills put in were
charged at the legal rate, not the rate
established. That accounted for the
difference. The bill he presented the
clerk was the first one presented. He
had figured out the bill from menos
| made of his work. When the bill was
checked, certain mistakes were found.
Then, feeling the clerk was huffy and
there was some trouble in getting some
of the items o. K.ed, [ tore up the bill.
The next bill was one eliminating work
for committees and only for bills. This
bill has not been paid yet.
at do not think there was an error
in every item. The differences were
in the number of folios. but the work
was twenty-one line work, which works
Continued on Page Three.)
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Mott-smith Knows No Graft.

Secretary Mott-Smith swore to tell
the truth.
EDO you know SO far as the House
this session is concerned of any irreg-
ularities in the vouchers3''
tThere have been some errors in the
vouchers, but ] do not know at this
particular time of any irregularities. -
"Has there been any money paid out
that you have since found out was ir-
regular or illegal?'
"That is a rather difficult question
to answer
s'Has any payment been made that
has color of graft9''
"No.'
"You state that unqualifedly?"
eyes. So far as I know there has
been no attempt to obtain money in
any improper way
The Secretary stated that he had
paid no bills he regarded exorbitant
He said there was difference between
irregularity and graft.
Whitney questioned him in regard to
translation work.
'Suppose a clerk employed as a
clerk. should have among his duties the
translating of English into Hawaiian.
Would you regard that as breach of
trust?'
tThat would depend upon the NAL.
ice aforethought, said Mott-Smith
who said he would refuse the payment
of a clerk so engaged. He said he
wsuld refuse to pay Piianaia One of
the rules he had laid down was that
the per diem of a committee clerk was
the limit of his pay for that commit.
tee, although he might pay for extra
work to some other committee.
He said he would question paying a
voucher drawn on the Federal fund if
he knew the one signing it was draw.
ing money for other work from the
Territorial fund, although he had had
no occasion to reject any such vouch
er. He held the one responsible who
o. K. ed the vouchers.
He said he had refused to pay auto
mobile bills and declined to state
whether he thought these account:
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Sheldon had never asked him to give

Sheldon had never asked him to give
any work to Apau.
"You gave the bills to Kaleiopu and
received them back from him and made
out the voucher for Kaleo."
"Yes''
Notice was given the committee that
Kaleo could not be found at his home,
but a notice was left for him to at
tend the committee meeting.
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$50 you abandoned the simple style
of spelling?" "Yes,' responded the
former advocate of the fad 81 found
it so difficult TO make people understand
that I knew better. ''-Philadelphi
Public Ledger.
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Apau's Hands Clean.

James Apau, messenger of the House,
was questioned about the translation
work he had done, stating that he had
asked Sheldon to help him get some
work. He said he had not given Shell
don aything, nor promised him any
thing, nor had Sheldon asked him for
anything
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Books Contradict Kaleiopu.


He was asked if anyone had been
paid for translating House Bill 81. he
examined his books and announced that
Kaleo had been paid $5.95 for that
work-i702 words.
This is the work that KaleIopu said
he had done himself because he wanted
to be sure that the translation was
correct. Kaleiopu had also volunteered
the information under oath that he per-
sonally handed the translated copy to
the chairman of the Printing Commit
tee. The record showed that the bill
was handed the committee on March /,
handed to the translator on March 2
and returned translated on March 8.
Voucher Al, signed by Kaleo. for this
amount, was found on file. Kaleo at
that time had not been away with his
Sunday school.
The original translation was produc
ed from the Printing Committee IS file.
This was in Kaleiopu's handwriting.
A receipt, which Kaleo had given for
the English bill-ostensibly for trans
lation-was shown, No. 5000.
Single asked Correa to compare the
translation in Hawaiian with the origi
nal English bill.
1t was brought out afterwards that
Kaleiopu could not have handed the
original English bill to Correa.
Correa was asked if he had been
bribed or approached on any bill,
Coney putting the question.
"The only time was ever approach
ed was by the Republican Central Com
mittee. and reminded what the Repub-
oT1A B..
Printing Clerks Damaging Testimony.
R. ]. Kellett, clerk of the Printing
Committee. stated that Kaleiopu' s orig
inal bill had been handed him by the
clerk Of the House. He got the trans
lation first from Kaleo. He did not
know it was Kaleiopu's work. He
paid Kaleo for doing the translation
and did not know or suspect that any
thing was wrong.
He knew Poepoe was doing work for
which Kaleo drew the money. He
thought Poepoe did Kaleo's work all
along.
"Kaleiopu wanted Kaleo to have all
his work. said Kellett, who stated
that he had these orders from Kaleiopu
himself and had followed out the
orders. Gone or two bills Kaleo didn t
get. and Kaleiopu came down to see
me about it. After that | always gave
Kaleo all Kaleiopu's bills
Kellett explained how Kaleiopu
came to do some of Kaleo's work He
said Kaleiopu come and got the bills
/! personally and said he would give them
to Kaleo. He got these bills in the
House and gave no receipt for them
This was April 8.
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the City and County of Honolulu.
The Judiciary Committee reported
faYorably On Senate Bill No. IA, de-
signed 10 make the Honolulu water
works seIf-supportiBg.
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Witnesses Must Attend.

Furtado introduced a bin TO compel
the attendance Of witness at Cir
cult Court where subpoenaed. although
not served IN the judicial district in
which the court had jurisdiction. The
bill passed first reading and went on
special order Of the day for today
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Douthitt s third bill is to regulate
the practise Of veterinary medicine,
surgery and dentistry. providing for
the appointment Of board OF exsmin-
ers for applicants for Licenses TO prae-
tise as a veterinarian. Neither ozteo-
paths nor faith healers are mentioned
in +ha hill
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kALEIOPU IN
4 Dad LIGHT
Confined from Page one.l

with the clerk Of the House On casl
obtained from padded accounts wa
| that these things came through mis-
understandings.
The session Of the committee did no,
commence yesterday until after two II
| the afternoon, there having been toe
many third readings in the morning
| session Of the House TO spare the mem
bers.
| Accounts Show Economy.
Castro produced his accounts and was
asked 10 explain certain points. He
was asked TO compare the expenses of
this session and the last for the first
fifty days of each.
This House has done its work more
economically and more expeditiously
than last session." he said, presenting
some comparative statistics showing
total expenditures this session to be
several thousand dollars below last ses-
sion g total for fifty days
81 would like the committee TO go
over these vouchers, he said, "and
check them over carefully"
so far as you know, is everything
in order so far as the vouchers for the
TRANSACTIONS are coneerned?'' asked
Single.
Everything is in order said Cas-
tro.
Expenditure Clerk Sworn.
Olaf Omsted was examined. He said
the Printing Committee checked over
the number Of words in the bills, his
duty being to look after the sum total
He swore that TO the best of his
knowledge everything in the accounts
was correct.
Printing Accounts Examined.
Correa, chairman of the Printing
Committee, was next on the stand He
was asked if he knew of any graft,
suspicion of graft or anything that hao
the color of graft. He stated that he
knew the translators' handwriting and
noted once that Kaleo handed in bills
written in Poepoe S hand. Among some
of those given work during the first
rush, some of them were incompetent.
One of these was r. n. Boyd, who re-
yersed things sometimes in his work
He translated two small bills and was
fred
Correa said that he did not figure
that he was favoring Apau when he
gave him translation work to do. He
did not know that Sheldon helped Apau.
1t was the custom for members to rec
ommend men as translators.
Coney asked him if there was ever
any question of the translators divid-
ing up with members or with himself.
So far as Piianaia was concerned he
gave him only rush work which had
to be done at once.
Whitney led up to the question:
ssThen you would say that the state
ment made that Piianaia was doing
translation work which could not be
paid for with United States funds but
getting paid from that fund was
false?'
Correa's reply was disappointing.
He said simply that he didn t know
but that he believed that Piianaia did
do the translation work for the Journal
Committee.
"As far as you could see has every
thing been regular?'' he was asked by
Single.
yes he said. He added that he
had reliance in his clerk, having in
sisted on having him because he did
have confidence in him.
Correa repeated request that Lloyd
had made of him that he move not
to accept resignation Lloyd had sent
in to the Speaker.
Correa said the only graft he had
heard of was what he read in the
papers.
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BAN Amendments

His second bill relates to bail. one
section out of several added to the
law allowing defendant to appear
within FIVE days after the forfeiture Of
his bail to explain and allow the dis
charge Of the forfeiture on direction
Of the court.
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properly chargeable to the Territory.
Il am not the Auditor he smiled.
The Secretary said he was under q
$4,000 bond and would be very much
surprised if there should be any aues-
tion about the bills at Washington.
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Kaleiopu's Translation Blunder.
conkling Knows No Graft.

Lloyd Conkling was sworn and
stated that he knew of no graft In
the Federal accounts. He thought the
present Legislature an economical one.
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Magistrates Salaries.

House Bill 205, fixing the salaries Of
the different district magistrates and
District Court clerks, which the eonn-
ties viii pay, presented by Rice. was
deferred on third reading until the af-
ternoon, when ii passed after Kaniho
had boosted few of the salaries
stated
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Expenditure Clerk Sworn.

Olaf Omsted was examined He said
the Printing Committee checked over
the number Of words in the bills, his
duty being to look after the sum total
He swore that to the best of his
knowledge everything in the accounts
was correct,
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Afonso's Bill Tabled.

House Bill PA, Alfonso, under which
Puma will draw s1.31 from the Terri
tory with which to do road work, Ha-
maiSua viii get $3.50, Kan viii get
S20.50 and North Hilo $1547.01, these
being amounts held in the Treasury to
the credit of these districts, was read
third time. This was tabled be-
cause Senate bill covers the matter
more fully, taking in all the county
claims
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-08-28
Romances Of Progress
soLoN-The Man Who Discovered Democracy.

The populace of Athens had gath
cred to hear crazy man recite a
poem. The poets name was Scion.
The Athenians regarded the violently
insane as inspired of the gods. Solon's
poem melted his felIow-countrymen
to recapture the rich island Of Sala-
mis-, which had been wrested from
them in a recent war. Believing him
the mouthpiece of the diety, they
obeyed, and the expedition was a sue
cess. Then Scion suddenly became
quite sane again. The people, realiz-
ing how cleverly he had tricked them
into doing their country so great a
service. made him "archon" (ruler) of
the city and state of Athens.
This was what Scion had planned
for. He found himself at once SO
popular that he might readily have
declared himself absolute monarch
and have ruled as a tyrant. Instead,
he bent his genius to the betterment
of his fellow men. Athens at this
time was In wretched condition A
few of the wealthiest families held
the reins of power and wrung unjust
taxes from the people. The rich were
daily growing richer and more AFRO
CANT. The poor daily waxed poorer.
Therefore people left the country
BY hundreds.
Moreover, the criminal laws, die
tated years before by a judge-ruler
named Draco, were so harsh as to
render life most uncertain. Death
First Friend Of e. w
offense. The man
who stole an APP
pie suffered the same fate as he who
murdered whole family. Under all
these conditions agriculture, COM
merce and manufacture were at low
etb.
His first act of power was to free
every debtor and cancel every debt
All mortgages were declared void, and
people who had staggered on under q
weight of poverty and oppression
were set on their feet again. Lenient,
Just criminal laws were framed. This
drastic course set the ruling classes
aghast. That any archon should act
as defender of the poor man was
thing unheard Of But Scion was too
strong with the grateful people at
large to be overthrow; too wary to
be assassinated. So he had his way.
Now that the stress of poverty was
relieved, Scion set to work building
up the state. He made education COM
pulsory and forced every young man
to serve two years in the army re-
serves. He next created a political
system that gave every citizen share
In the government. The poorest man
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-08-28

was given a vote and had az much
voice In affairs of state as had the
richest. This was the foundation OF
modern democracy; government for
and by the people. Such scheme was
regarded as sheer madness by many,
but its instant success proved It's
worth. Popular elections, limited
terms of Office and public rendering
Of accounts by every officeholder were
the three chief features of these laws.
The people at large were put IN
complete control of public affairs. Any
man over 80 could vote. Scion also
appointed q senate, to which were
eligible only such men as had ac-
quilted themselves highly in public Of
fee. This body's duty was to advise
the state. But the people had full
power to veto its commands, thus CIV
ing senators authority only as long as
they held the voters confidence.
Popular government without anarchy.
liberty without license, fair play for
rich and poor alike and the general
uplifting Of people and country
these were Solon's aim. And he
achieved them /.
"FaIr Play for the Main neonle
ALL" ae.,naS .-esSn,r
and justice.
Thousands of Athenians, under the
former unjust rule had emigrated. To
restore this deficit Scion tried to in
duce these expatriates to return and
also offered inducements for foreign
ers to settle in Athens. To avoid In
discriminate immigration he forced
each newcomer to pay an annual tax
and to provide himself with q bonds
man who should be responsible for
his good behavior. Commerce and
manufacture were also revived and
greatly improved.
Most men would have been satisfied
at all this. Scion was not To learn
more about government he left Greece
in his old age and travelled for ten
years In the various best-governed
countries of the world. trying to &C
quire new ideas for the aggrandize-
ment of Athens. On these travels he
was welcomed everywhere as the
greatest man of his day. King Croe-
sus of Lydia, the richest monarch in
the world, and other sovereigns, de-
lighted to do him honor.
He returned at last to Athens and
strove to put into effect the new re-
forms he had gathered during his pill
grimage. In $50 B. c., at the age of
80. the Father of Democracy died,
having accomplished more for the
people and for posterity than any 9TH
er man who had ever lived.
(Copyrighted)
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-08-28
LYCURGUS - Father of Equality,
Patriotism and Socialism

A young nobleman had just come
back to Sparta. He had left home
years before, for what his friends
He had actually been dissatisfied with
the wild, barbaric lawlessness of Spar
ia and had gone to Egypt, India and
other civilized lands to study the art
Of good government. Now that he
had gained such knowledge he pro-
seeded to put his learning to instant
use. Thanks to his high rank and the
favor he enjoyed from King Labotas
of Sparta, this returned traveller, Ly-
curgus by name. had free field for
work.
He found Sparta groaning under
misrule, ignorance and barbarism.
The mobiles ground down the people.
The people hated the mobiles. The
government was lax, the country poor
Lycurgus' first step was to confscate
all property, divide it into equal por-
tions and distribute 1t fairly among
the Spartans. He next broke up the
old tyrannical system of arbitrary
rulership and ordained senate of 20
men elected for life), all of them
over 60 years old. Instead of one
king, he chose two. These were to
rule jointly, more as high priests
than as sovereigns, we're to serve in
the senate and were invested with
less power than has the president of
the United States.
Every citizen was a voter. The
senate was elected by the people and
its commands could be set aside by
them. Senators we're at once law
All Men Equal; mane,s. unoer ap
Government by S,r.ot,.a -
curgus, and judges
In civil and criminal trials. In addi-
ton to these we're appointed q board
OF magistrates known as ephors),
whose duty it was to protect the peo-
Pies rights and to act as a restrain
Ing influence on the kings.
Lycurgus also divided the populace
into three classes: Warriors, trades
folk and hclots Tor slayes), assigning
especial duties to each.
Now that he had arranged for: the
peoples temporal and political well
fare by q system of socialism and pop
ular government. Lycurgus turned his
attention to still greater need Spar
ia was small. rather barren country,
sandwiched in among larger, richer
lands. Lycurgus saw 1t was only q
question OF timc before one OF these
stronger powers should seek to an
mex Sparta Against this he guarded
by making his country so dangerous
to any Of her foes that none dare at
tack her.
Sparta's only hope was in her army.
So he made practically all the popu-
lace one vast army. 1t was clear
case Of tho survival OF the fittest.
From the age Of seven boys were
placed in the care of the state and