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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-30
seuonsfrated hi other Places inncl

demonstrated nj other places much
less favored than Honolulu
The street Improvement assess
ments have proved i bugheaF to our
Democratic friends, who. after having
said law passed by the legislature and
PROMISING az various improvement
club meetings 10 proceed under -
provisions. now assldiously dissemin-
ate false statements as 60 the intent
uf the law 1 believe the city and
county should pay proper pro rata
where conditions require either eX-
tremely costly payements, as on main
HIGHWAYS, or where public eoslten-
fence requires permanent streets IL
localities where the value of the nrop-
erty does not itself Justify the ex-
fpense. For an ordinary street front
age the cost per lot would probably
not reach more than $3.50 for a suit.
able pavement. aud this cost spread
over 10 years would certainly in very
few cases prove a burden The Denla
cratic candidates are telling the less
educated voters that the street I'm.
sprovement assessments must be paid
In one installment and by every one
OF whether they are avn.
ers OF property. and that II viii thus
become heavy burden on all.
Law Il No Burden.
Any, man to whom have explained
the real scope Of the law has become
an exponent. and IN nearly every case
i have been told that his previous un,
tierstandfng Of the law was absolutely
contrary. With the gradual extension
Of this street assessment law. ample
city funds would be available for many
necessary purposes which today cam
not receive proper attention. Matters
pertaining to police. Are department,
school. park and recreation, county
hospital and public buildings could
then be properly looked after. Also.
as the largest single item OF our pres
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-30
BEN H0LLNGER
STANDS STRONG
FOR PROGRESS
In Public Statement Candidate
for Supervisor Sets Forth
His Policies

Ben Hcllihgef. candidate for super
visor on the Republican ticket. in a
statement to the public takes his stand
squarely in favor Of progressive meth
eds cf city administration, including
the local Improvement or frontage-tax
plan His statement says:
Editor Honolulu Start Bulletin.
Sir During the campaign now
nearing its close have daily made
speeches or busted myself in personal
work which has to large extent
made the voters Of Honolulu familiar
with the po1cy intend to pursue
should the people be kind enough to
consider my candidacy favorably at
next Tuesdays election. There are
however. many voters who do not at
tend public meetings, and as il is OF
course impossible to meet all person
ally. / would ask that you grant me
space in your paper to place before
this silent vote the aims and ambi-
tions which cherish for my native
city.
Always Republican.
First and foremost have always
D6SH n 16puutttdif4 anu D6lI6SSe Slu-
.phaticalIy in the doctrine and platform
of the party Experience has taught
us that under this party only has the
United States enjoyed prosperity and
advancement and cur local interests
are so eIosely identified with the prin-
ciples Of prottetion that to cast a vote
otherwise denf ties TO my mind desire
for Industrial Rnietdps Practicable wa
have but one scrop to sell: a blow at
this industry strikes us all, no matter
what sophistry or reasoning or selfish
interest persuades us 70 argue other.
wise So much for my national poll
tics.
LEGAL Politics Defined
AS for the city and county of Homo
lulu, stand on the Republican county
platform. Ny entire working life has
been spent in business which almost
daily has brought me into contact with
various activities OF the city and coun-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-30
THE FIGHT IS DESPERATE.

Let no Republican make mistaketh the
Democrats of Oahu are not going to be tamely
beaten.
Honolulu has never seen a more far-reacmng
and desperate attempt to swing an election
than the Democratic managers are making in
these closing weeks of the campaign. They
are nos only fighting desperately, they are
lighting together and lighting with effect They
have systematized the misuse Of road-funds 10
fine point. They have brought the use of
roadslaborers and other municipal employees to
fine art. The road funds are squandered to
build up huge body Of city employees. The
city employees are ordered here and there,
maSsed and deployed, Ike soldiers on the bat
tcAReld Democrats meetings are pacled
with paid runners and with municipal employees
whose w0rking-da is cut short 50 they may do
politics and whose presence at the meet
ines Is assured by orders from headquarters
and a system Of paid carfare and use Of munich
bal aufos. Republican meetings are broken mp
when possible: for instance, at Kalihi night or
iva ago the Democrats sent free busses the
scene IN an effort to get the audience to take a
free ride to the Democratic meetings.
II IS good campaigning Of sort.
The Republican party is spending practically
no money-it has no money to spend and IT
has taken 4 pronounced stand against the lay
ish distribution Of money simply to influence
votes II IS campaigning on the real issues OF
the day. It's meetings have not been well at
tended. with few exceptions.
As 5 consequence Of the tremendous effort
that the Democrats are putting forth, By money
pressure and false promises they will undoubt-
. t. <s1sx&14 To-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-30

ty government, and this, believe.
peculiarly fits me for giving the city
and county an efficient and economi-
cal administration.
believe the city and county should
be given full powers. that. especially,
taxes should be levied and collected
locally. Al business done at long range
fails often to attract the care and at
tention so necessary to success.
Would Interest All Voters.
BY bringing this most important
function OF government close 10 the
people, believe we can cause to take
interest Ia our primaries and elections
that large class Of responsible citizens
who now take such little interest in
the early preliminaries OF election and
so often cause political upheavals BY
their November vote The Republican
party stands for good government,
and with the interest of the people
awakened and the proper cooperation
in September primaries. ! believe Ii is
always possible TO give Honolulu such
government as the city should have
and really wants.
am a firm believer in good roads.
and feel that true economy means per
manent roads wherever possible. At
present we are reapipg the harvest OF
poor streets built in the past years
and the largest part OF our revenue
today is being spent in frantic main.
tenance OF streets built under cheap
methods during previous years.
Better Roads Essential
Present methods Of transportation
rapidly ruin roads considered first.
class few years agos consequently
today Honolulu Is face TO face with
the problem of renewing many Of the
streets built within the past y years,
the period during which Honolulu
emerged from dirt roads to macadam
pavemerts Under our present sys.
tenn Of financing this work. little real
progress con be made. and we always
viii be confronted with the fact that
additional streets wearing out and va
rious new streets requiring to be
opened will make such drains as our
available current revenues can barely
stand, Consequently We must proceed
under the frontage tax If We desire
to bring our streets UP TO the status
of a city and give that proper enjoy
ment in the beauty. economy. comfort.
pleasure and pride which clean, we'll
paved and well-kept streets awaken
in any city.
6ugbear to Democrats.
Not only ourselves, but our visitors
will benefit, and with our matehless
climate and hospitable reputation, the
growth in our tourist trade will within
a few years largely pay the yearly
cost OF good streets. This has been
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-30

emit expenditures Is that d ro11| '..
gradual reduction d lh.s el||o|
should eventually rcsnlt n ) ds.|...
ed Tax rate.
Municipal comfort and sanitary .1
ditions require exton1|o1I e TIE |'|
trio light. sewer and water eI||||
and will give proper all1nII.|
such matters.
elections Should Be uleore@l
Our local election should be dIl0|I
from the congressional aud le1I1|||||
eampaign. ID order nat exlroU| |.
fention mas be focused nnon 0|| n.
mediate needs and comfy tanl |||
While party man. believe THAI |0|
thing resulting IN the success 81 ~
best interests of ne city aud c....
should receive the support 81 1l'
Changes are needed n our cI.I|
act. and such should be along "a. |'.|
as viii best II the needs Of nr1.|..
sise. un,todate ely believe .|.|
changes should be con1|IortI
either the public bodies or ny { bII|.|
representative convention. and ||..
submitted TO the people for 1cr||.
ance or rejection.
A department o. purchases and l0'I
plies. through whose sole agency ely
supplies would be pb0I|nel would
believe. soon prove lll worth.
Stands Tor Square ul1|.
HopinE that bafe nat taxed I11|
patience BY Ibis ral|Ief l11E,.I 1I1|.
ment desire to eplpha1|.e q 'ID4'I.
that 4 elected. stand fer ro.r|
OF fair dealing towards al CLASSES.
whether residents q he Ioof(1 a.
.trict or the 9TH llstliok on1 o. such
an admlniSlralIon - WIN merit ne
good VIII esteem and friendship q
The peppIe q HonollIr
xqprs s'ocsreII
BIN HoIIINoE1
RapnhLI1an 11n- --L- =. zn1-L-.-1-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-30

THE StarzBulletin invites free and
frank discussion in this column on an
legitimate subjects OF current interest
Communications are constantly re.
eefyed 10 which no signature Is al.
taehed. This paper viii treat as con.
fidential signatures 20 letters IL the
writer's 50 desire, but cannot give
space for anonymous eommunica.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-30

Reelection of the present board of supervisl
ors means two years more of defiance to the
viii of the legislature two years more of re-
fusal to give the local Improvement laws fair
trial.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-30

Col. Mccarthy S record in the county treas
nrer,s Office has seemed to give pretty general
satisfaction It's too bad that just at the close
of his term his office should be nixed up in the
desperate politics playing of the board Of sup
'ervisors.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-30
FRIDAY ............. OCTOBER 90, 1914

No man IS born INTO the rorld rhose rork
II ,,oi born ,rith him; there IS Arrays mork
10 do and fools 10 rork uittal for those a,ha riu,
Ind blessed are he horny hands of toll. @
The busy rorld shores aagrily aside
The man rho stands uiA arms alambo sci
Until occasion felix him rhat 10 10.
Ind he rlo rails to hare has task marked ou
Shall de and leare his GRAND mfnlfllcd.
Anouylnous.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-30

The Sick Man of Europe is in another war.
1t has been Turkey S fate for five hundred years
to be driven further and further out of the Con-
tinent One more losing war is likely to cost
her Constantinople.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-30
CRY AND COUNTY FINANCES.

October 29th. 1914.
Editor Honolulu Star Bulletin.
Sir: As many articles have been
published lately regarding the finan-
cial condition OF the City and County
OF Honolulu. would like to make
statement 10 the public so that each
taxpayer may form his own. concIu.
sions from the facts.
When q reporter from the morning
paper called at this Office We gave
him the following figures showing the
balances in the funds named, but they
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-30

eFall Of Tsingtau Seems Imminent In
other words, last month s prediction still holds
good.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-30

About this time of the year Turkey always
gets into the hmelght.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-30

Perhaps Lightfoot went-east to get Meo'arn I
Old Rose. Garden Island
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-30
Total

The city and county has registered
warrants to the amount of sS3,067 so.
On Saturday next, October 31st, the
city and county will have TO pay its
elected officials, clerks. ETC., of the
circuit court, and those officials who
are employed by the month, which
payroll will amount to approximately
$4,000. These must be paid from the
general fund.
Road laborers will be paid from the
road fund which has a balance OF
s29.Oa5.l2. Employees of the water
works viii be paid from the water
works fund, which has balance Of
I$21.04S.4S: so that IL that were all
there would be no difficulty to face
But the auditor has some vouchers
which have been approved by the
Board Of Supervisors, the amount of
which / do not know.
] asked the auditor to try and hold
up these latter until after the. first Of
the month to avoid paying interest on
them, as they would otherwise have
to be registered.
1t does not strike me as being a
very great hardship for any Homo
lulu merchant to wait a week for hts
money The business man himself
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-30

1he fez and the turban are at the front with
the helmet and the cap.
The Washington times., 1914-06-03

shoes, while in a wet season they
are accessible by means of some old
shutters aid on the basement floor.
DR.. Jameson termed conditions al
the General Land Office the worst
of all. There, he said. a body OF
archives representing the titles of
10000 800 acres of formerly public
land. now private, is kept in place
not tit as the average coal cellar. In
the Pension Office building, he said,
the rich and interesting records Of
the Indian Office are stored in The
courtyard.
Danger of destruction BY fire is
constant under such circumstance,
he asserted. 1T is surprising that
fires have not occn more frequent.
But The" have occurred several
times in former wears. and onl. last
summer a fire in the building Of the
GeoloNical Survey burned up papers
which it lad cost 5000 20 produce.
There are half a dozen places in
Washington where, Il an extensive
fire should break out, IL might in
a few hours, by burning up docu-
ments with which claims agains:
The Washington times., 1914-06-03

sights of Washington may be in
terested to know. as he gazes at the
beautiful proportions of the Treas
UTy building" said DR.. Jameson.
that in it's attic story several
miles of wooden shelving contain
old Treasury papers closely pack
ed together and dry as tinder.
which up to the present time have
not sucCumbed to spontaneous com
bustion under our August sun.
IF he pauses for a moment to
look with pleasure at the sunl.cn
fountain at the north end Of the
treasury il may augment ais pride
in the ingenuity of his Government
to know that a portion of Its Treas
ury archives IS stored in climbers
constructed around the substructure
of the fountain.
IF. by mistake, he goes to the old
building of the Corcoran Art Gal
lery instead of the new, he will he
compensated by the unusual sight,
in the basement, of q body of gov
ernmental records so stored that in
a dry season they can De consulted
by any person wearing rubber over
The Washington times., 1914-06-03

ing on { street. part of building
On Fourteenth street and parc of a
building on street. It ,tses the
basement of the old Cour, of claims
building and a part of the old Post.
office building, and has fillad the old
Winder, building with files. until il
was forced to stop because the floors
could not safely bear any more
weight. II paper is more than
forty years old. Of certain sorts.
II may take several days 10 find II
Administrative eagerness to find \
The Washington times., 1914-06-03
39c Oriental Laces, 19c

Daintiest Of summer trimmings.
These exquisite oriental laces are
In n variety of widths ard show
charming raised patterns.
The Washington times., 1914-06-03

@TT-inCh Fine Sheer Flouncings
for children's garments. cmbroid-
cry top and ruffle, Joined with
Val. lace
The Washington times., 1914-06-03

tc.. haze formed sthc basis oi valur
abfei historic pubiications :
Though II should be large. a ma
tionaf archives building. in DR.. james
sons opinion, need not be alarminsly
expensive Al cost well inside "a
cents cubic foot or. 81. .jo.ooo Tor
a building OF the dimensions pre-
scribed. Il should be possible. he
estimates. for the United States TO
the world.
The Washington times., 1914-06-03

High grade dresses in dots, checks, and
stripes Three-quaTter sleeves and turned
back cuffs Low necks. some with deep.
round collars.
The Washington times., 1914-06-03
Records Near Destruction.

1T is perfectly true that IIanv pa
pers of little OF no worth beyond
the year of their origin have been
preserved. One might wish that
come of these we're burned up. Tn.
The Washington times., 1914-06-03

remedy, DR.. Jameson said, has
sought more than one eseett,tDhe'
OF these is the destruction OF useless
papers. But this. he believes, is only
q rart al remei
The Washington times., 1914-06-03

the Government are defended, cause
the Government 10 lose several
times the cost of good national
archives building"
There is no repository for Govern
ment papers IN Washington, DIR.
Jameson stated. strictly fireproof IN
the fullest sense, except the division
of manuscripts in the Library OF
Congress.
Fire Not Only Peril.
But danger from fire is not the
only peril to which archives are now
exposed. Some of the places where
they are stored are damp. In others
there is local dampness from steam
pipes and leaky roofs. In many
there is injury from dust and cirt,
i'm nearly all the grossest over
Crowding.
As TO search and use, Il is some
times impossible. usually difficult.
So dark are many repositories that
when two men We're preparing a guide
to the archives of Washington, an
electric searchlight was a necessary
part OF their equipment. Armed with
this. they could read the labels on
the bundles or the legends on The
backs of bound volumes, whenever
these had not rotted on.
TO me, and to many others, the
main reason for interesting our
selves in the problem of a national
archiv.s building is that present con-
ditions interpose almost intolerabIe
obstacles TO the progress of his
tory
But on a purely business basis
the need of central storage build
ing for archives 10 just as strong,
DR.. Jameson said
rs 1t good business for a govern
ment to spend $4,000 a year for
rental of bad quarters, when for the
same sum, capitalized, IL could build
magnificent quarters with much
greater capacity. Is il good busi-
ness fer government that can bor-
row at j per cent TO pay rentals of
10 Der cent? II certainly as not
thought 50 when the question is
one of building local postoffIces.
Grelt business corporations think
IT Indispensable TO have the most
modern filing systems. installed in
fire proof buildings. But the great
est OF all American business organ
izations is the Treasury Department
of the United States. Its DaDers ac-
cumlate at the rate OF 1000 bic
feet per year. IT needs al the mo-
mont rot less than G00.001 cubic feet
of space in modem archives
building. What has il. this grgatcst
of business concerns IN the most
busineas-like of CcmtTies7 II has an
attic with miles of wooden shelving
on which its PAPERS Crumble and fall
to pieces FROM heat. and n sub-b lse-
ment 10 which they rot 10 pieces
1T rents two floors and Dart
Of smother floor In n storage ware
fousr on f street. a warehouse on
New York avenue. part OF build
The Washington times., 1914-06-03
Director of Historical Research
in Carnegie Institution
Makes Plea for Erection of
Records Building.

In Washington the methods of
storing public documents are little
Shor of a national disgrace, ac-
cordiHg to Dr.. J. Franklin Jameson,
OF the Carnegie Institution.
Corroded by dampnesS and dust,
In daily danger from fire, in many
cases inaccessible, these records,
T1LudbIe to the Government and to
the historian, How face early de-
Struction.
Some of them must be reached
by RATS in rainy weather, others
ere cracking from the heat under
he roof of the Treasury Depart
r7eHt. The situation is strong ar
eUment, DR.. Jameson believes, for
national archives building.
By J. R. HILDEBRAND.
The preservation and care of pub
lie documents in Washington is
ne mCst unsafe, the most hap
azard, and the most -disorganIzed
,ystem in vogue in any country of
ne world that approaches our de-
gree OF civilization.
That is the statement of DR.. J.
franklin Jameson. director of the
Carnegie Institution Of Washing
u ton, Department of Historical Re-
arch. who addressed the Ameri-
an Library Association on the ur-
-ent need for a national archives
.uilding to be located here.
The librarian, who is doing the
The Washington times., 1914-06-03
der existing conditions some OF
~htmiafe tkeiyAd beb Esta Con-

~htmiafe tkeiyta b1.I Bst a Con-
fiagration cannot be expected TO
make an intelligent selection OF ma
terial, and Government officials. for
that matte. cannot do II perfectly.
Not SO many years ago ten tons
of Confederate records were bare
~ rescued from the paper mill, and
also the schedules OF the earlier
censuses. though since then the at
Evening journal., 1914-05-01
conference ACADEMY
PLEASED With RUNNERS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, May 1.-The Winning
ton Conference Academy has reasob to
be pleased with the result of its lon-
test on Franklin field on last Saturday,
although that result was not unlocked
for by those who have been keeping up
with the athletic season at the acad-
envy. The new fifth Of a mile cinder
track is second to none in this part OF
the country except the Delaware Col
lcgc track. Beside this track the Acad--
emy boys have one of the best equipped
gymnasiums south of Philadelphia.
These facilities have been we'll used
by a very efficient corps of instructors,
two Of whom are former track men
/ from Dickinson College. and q third
being n Wesleyan track man. These
men have had their boys at work at
+ cross-country runs all winter with the
/ best OF gymnasium work, and with the
coming Of spring weather the track
preparation has been vigorous. The
team was Sharpe. G.. Burke thinner
man and Niblett, all of whom have the
movement and stamina which viii tell
in future track work. The Academy
has not been advertising what il was
going to do, but modestly delivered the
goods when the time came for il.
The school, with its l75 students, ii
attempting to give an account OF itself
in strictly scholastic athletics. Last
year il won SO l-3 per cent. OF its base
ball games. and during the winter il
landed 60 2-3 per cent of its basketball
events. This record was achieved
against such opponents as Friends
school, Goldey, Wilmington, Newark
New Castle, Dover, Salisbury ant
Smyrna High schools; DUPONT and Ce
darcroft academies, and Washington
! College Reserves.
Evening journal., 1914-05-01
KEEP LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy-If You Know DIR. Ed
wards Olive Tablets.

The secret OF keeping young-is to feel
young-to do this you must watch your
liver and bowels--there's no need Of hav-
ing q sallOw comple plexion-dark rings under
your eyes-pimples-a bilious look In your
face--dul eyes with no sparkle.
Your doctor will tell you ninety per cent .
OF all sickness comes from inactive bowels
and liver. Dr. Edwards a well-kuown ply
sician I'm Ohio perfected vegetable com
pound mixed with olive oil TO act on the
liver and bowels, which he gave 70 his pa
tients for years.
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets, the substi
tute for calomel. are gentle in their action
vet always effective. They bring about that
exuberance Of spirit that natural buoy
ancy which should be enjoyed by everyone
by tonng up the liver and clearing the
system OF impurities. You will know DIT
Edwards Olive Tablets by their olive color
IOc and 25c per box. The Olive Tablet
Company, Columbus, Ohio. For sale by all
druggists.