The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-09-26

sam johnson. o my Joe. Sam. at Sea-
girt by the Rea,
I stlli can see them wigwagging the
message back to thee:
I"Mary seventy-fouri" again you phone
the marker wigwags this,
Sam Johnson, o Iny Joe. Sam. you've
| scored another miss"
Sam johnson, my Joe. Sam, that /
should see the hour
I'When seventy four should hoodoo thee,
of rinemen the flower.
oh! when to Seagirt by the sea again
we let thee go,
Pick out a target you can hit, Sam
Johnson, o my Joe.
Mr.. White then, amid silence
and with considerable ceremony.
presented Capt. johnson with a toy
popgun.
The toastmaster then presented in
the same way toy poodle dog, "The
Watchdog OF the Treasury" to Vice
Chairman Adams. Mr.. Adams respond
ed gracefully, saying that he was glad
to be present and to add his little mite
to his belief in the integrity Of Mr..
Johnson. A toy pistol was presented
| to Jack Lucas, something with which
he could break into the treasury when
| Adams wasn't looking to get funds for
his road work. Lucas said that lay
ing all joshing aside he was in perfect
sympathy with Adams desire to ac-
cumulate surplus, but at the same
time he did not want the Board to for
get that he was still in the business
OF getting all he could for his roads
He then paid tribute to Sam John
son. He said he felt that Sam was
all right, even In the. face OF the
charges made, and he was glad now
to say that his belief in Sans honesty
had not been shaken, and he was ready
to stand by him through thick and
thin. He desired that his announce
ment be made public, and he sat down
| again to his poi and pig amid applause.
A small-sized coffin with miniature
hatchets nailed to the cover was pre-
sented to Supervisor Moore. The toast
master said that he hoped that all
differences would be buried as effectu-
| ally as the hatchet therein.
Mr. Moore said that as far as he was
concerned he was only too willing that
| the expression should apply to him.
What he had said in his report on the
| garbage matter with reference to Sam
johnson, was done in the line of his
| duty, and his publicly expressed state
| ment that Capt Johnson was "incom-
| petent," was the only method he could
use to carry out his duty faithfully to
| the public. However, he took pleasure
now in stating that he believed Capt.
, johnson was perfectly competent to
| carry on his department, and he hoped
him success
Chairman Smith was presented with
a huge lead pencil which was said to
be the right thing in checking payrolls.
The chairman said 1t could probably
be used to better advantage in keep
ing Lucas in order. Chairman Smith
said the visit of the Hawaiian shoot
ing team, under the captaincy of Sam
johnson, was undoubtedly a big adver-
| tisement for Hawaii The members had
advertised Hawaii in many ways, and
not the least was their enthusiastic
distribution of the Hawaii Promotion
| literature. He was glad to see johnson
back again and in harness.
Speeches were also made by George
Angus, who received Noahs ark fill
| ed with tiny polo ponies: Jack Belser.
| the contractor, who received an auto
matte auto and Representative Quinn,
who received something in the plumb
| ing line and Supervisors Cox and Pa
ele. Attorney Robertson made a hap
fpy speech and added his mite to all
the good things said about Sam John
son.
Captain Johnson responded finally by
thanking the speechmakers for their
| kindly expressions toward him. He
said that 1t was something of q shock
to him to hear the information OF the
| charges preferred against him, but feel
ing he was right, he went on to Sea-
girt and tried to obliterate the bulls
eye of the targets there. At the same
time he was the target in Honolulu.
| He found that his employees had stood
| Loyalty by him, and several letters re-
ceived while at Seagirt from infiuen-
tial people here. made him feel that he
was in good hands.
Toastmaster White closed the speech
making when he received a miniature
chair with piece of toast attached to
1t. He said jokingly. that Sam John
son was man of great piety, for it
had been said that he observed more
Sundays in a month than any one else
in the community.
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