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Show work under upon these audits being made. Mr. Holden refuses to such aforesaid conditions and refuses to follow in the footsteps of his predecessors. Mr. Holden says that the proper auditing of the county records received by particularly in so far as the states equity in the moneys the counties will tend to a greater revenue than has been received in the past and is a very important part of the state auditors work. Mr. Holden says that it was impossible for past auditors to perform the work with the available funds. He says that with the addition of three more expert auditing accountants he can perform all of the work according to law and not only save the state thousands of dollars, but the people will also know just how its money is being spent, which under present methods is impossible. Can anyone then blame Mr. Holden for demanding the necessary funds to keep a business check upon state moneys? The money appropriated by the recent legislature was by request of the former state auditor and not by Mr. Holden. The funds only provide for a partial auditing and under that appropriation the office cannot function properly. The present conduct of the auditors office shows not only that Mr. Holden is a competent man, but that he is working for the welfare of the community as well. THE GAMBLING JOKER The Utah State Racing Commission upon which is B. F. Grant, J. H. Waters and Gage B. Rodman, and among others, contend that the present system of betting on the horse races is not gambling but machine is not a game at all a game of skill and that the but a recording device, and under such contentions, it is absolutely out of all jurisdiction or control of the city commission. Isnt any gambling game a game of skill? The game of faro is a game of skill. machines were set up for all Suppose for instance, gambling games, would not the gamblers be justified in protection under such ruling if they are protected at the race track. It is said there was never a lock made that could not be picked by the expert crook. There is probably no law made which has no loop-hol- e through which to crawl and expert attorneys and lawyers win their cases through such technicalities. The state constitution is very plain as regards gambling. The section was not repealed when the state racing law was passed. If the city commission can be restrained from stopping gambling at the race track, then the commission is without power to stop other games of pari-mutu.-- pari-mutu- il el . skill. Can a boob deal a flush or a full hand in a poker game? No. he can not. It takes a man of skill to perform such a feat. It is not a trick hut requires great skill to shuffle the cards so that a winning hand can be dealt to some certain party sitting at the gambling table. Thats why the suckers lose their money to the experienced gamblers the men who have studied cards and the men who can place certain cards at will. There is no luck to that, there is no trick to it, it is a matter of dexterous minipulation in the shuffle. If you go out to the races and make a bet with your neighbor on a certain horse, you are gambling, but if you place your money in a machine, you are playing a game of skill. What rot! And some of our prominent citizens are trying to make the public swallow such stuff. We contend that if it is legal to bet on a horse race, no matter in what manner that bet is placed, it is just as proper and just as legal to. bet on a ball game, a cock fight, a dog fight, a card game, or any other game. If these people want to secure open gambling in Salt Lake City, why dont they come out and say so, without beating about the bush. But by all means let us not have any privileged class. If after all these years we find we have made a mistake by suppressing gambling, lets throw the town wide open and invite the boys to come in. Such a proceeding may at least cut out some alleged police grafting and the city would be able to collect big licenses. This friendly suit matter is getting under the skin of the better pari-mutu- el class of citizens. If our laws mean anything let us inforce the letter. the sal k GOOD GOVERNMENT. Er Members of the Idaho Public Utilities commission have right idea of administering justice to the consumer as well as to 5c producer, and in a recent decision declared: A public utility which imposes an unfair burden of rates oi lei consumers, or otherwise treats them unfairly, may gain a some w increased revenue for a time; but inevitably will be forced to a hampering resentment and hostility which will cause higher cm reduced number of consumers, a lessened amount of use by restraiJ ne customers, and these will certainly result in reducing the value of vei utilitys investment, even if the loss of much of it is avoided. m On the other hand, the public can for a time force a level of n Lid below the point of fairness. By so doing it temporarily reduces) in amount paid for service, but there promptly results a rapid reducj itio of quality and quantity of service. I No one, whether it be an individual or a public utility, can the very long obtain more than is fairly paid for. More than this 4 would be a prompt check of service expansion, not only by the affected, but by all others where further investment is needed public service. Investors do not go where unfairness is waiting. This vi th of the the of affect and retard one as state, development seriously Dol most important elements in state progress is ample and satisfi ii utility service and the ready extension of it as it may be needed, it either case the state suffers. issn If all utility commissions based their plans upon such ap It form every state in the Union would advance. When memheis pen themselves up as arbitrary dictators and render their decisions e gardless of justice, then trouble brews. In many states utility a p? missions are controlled by the big interests and get whatever is ad rb for. Such conditions are adverse to advancement. util 101 cl es RUBBER HOLDUP. sent orli England is forcing us to pay three and four times as rubber as it is actually worth. England controls the rubber of the world and she is making the American pay dearly for his mobile riding, through the rubber tire. It is about time that the United States made big strides in ing rubber trees in this country and our colonies where the tree do well. It is said that the Philippine Islands is ideal for rubber! much 01 11 her ai pi growing. fi English interests have boosted the price of crude rubber 36 cents to $1.15 per pound. England owes us a big war debt she is going to see to it that our people, as usual, pay this debt not one sou of it will be paid by an Englishman. What are our representatives (politicians) at Washington to do about it? Will the English lobbyists at Washington alloi to do anything? There have been vehement protests from tire mar nfacturers from automobile users. Conferences have been held vith a remedying the situation. It has been suggested that Am ricansgo1 the rubber growing business. This might ultimately "ing relic! the trouble is that five or six years must elapse at bes' before . ican crude rubber can be brought into the market. ot Is it not better to make the start now and at the e' .iration six years we will have something. We can go along a- - we are the end of six years still be talking about it. The subject can several years ago but some one threw cold water on t!c venture . here we find ourselves without any rubber trees. Now is the time to start planting rubber trees. Th rubber ur try is one of the most important in the world. Let u get of the trade. . cfl The reason that America has depended upon British ber is that the British, using native labor, could produce it nave According to free trade doctrine the arrangement should 1 ley ra tyn ol i sion he o at Is als yo Th )ve re is uhie Tertj nva Un( roll surr The Anc an tonn |