The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-09
SUPERVISORS OF HAWAII
HAVE THEIR TROUBLES
Engineer Gere Approximations Has Touch
of Returning Prosperiiy.--Fusion Scheme
Koreans Are Satisfied Items.

persist in boozing. He further recon-
mends their dismissal and asks that his
son, Jos. K. Keliikoa, and William
PuIa Akemana be appointed in their
places.
UCH-CONTESTED OFFICE.
Communications were read from w.
w. Bruner and several others in South
Kona endorsing John Casper for the
position of road supervisor. Relative
to a similar position in South Kona,
NJ. F. Scott wrote an endorsement for
J. Elemakule. who, he said, was the
only applicant in the lot qualified for
the place "Alaiwa,'' he said, wants
the place for the graft there is in it;
Coerper is the most unfit man in the
lot. 1t is only right that the board
take time to investigate before filing
the vacancy, in order that the best man
may get the job
A Mcguire wrote a strong en-
dorsement of L. S. Aungst, who, he
wrote, would take the place for the
honor there may be in it and fifteen or
twenty dollars a month for secretary.
The communicate together with an
application from Otto w. Rose for the
position of building Inspector of Hilo,
was referred to the public Improvement
committee.
LEGAL CONTESTS.
| Judge Stanley is in town to defend
the mandamus suit brought by n. K.
Lyman against Auditor Mcguire, as
we'll as the suit brought by the Board
of Supervisors to determine the status
of the county sheriff in the matter of
police appointments.
Speaking of the controversy between
High Sheriff Henry and Sheriff Keo-
lanui over the custody of the Porto
Rican boy, sentenced to the Reform
School and who was afterwards releas-
ed from the Hilo jail by Jailor Maby
under orders from Honolulu, County
Attorney Williams had the following
to say: 1.-The law is very plain on the
subject and the High Sheriff made
very great error in ordering the prison.
er released The law, which is con-
tanned in Section 239 of the Revised
Law of Hawaii, is very plain and pro-
vides that the High Sheriff or his depu-
ties shall have the custody and safe
keeping of the children sentenced to
the Reform School, until delivered
over to the principal of the school,
That would seem to cover the case,
but the law further provides that the
High Sheriff or his deputies shall de
fray all expenses attending the convey
ance of such children I can see no
other construction to put upon the Sec
ton and in rendering his opinion sup
Shar.iff HanrXy'S cont
ton, Attorney General Andrews APP
pears to have overreached himself
AN EFFICIENT OFFICER.
The Tribune says editorially:
THE dismissal from the Public
Works Department of Road Engineer
G. H. Gere because of the retrenchment
policy of the administration is a mis-
fortune not only to that official but to
the community. By his strict integ-
rity, honesty and faithful performance
of duty he has made a record on the
Island of Hawaii of which any man
might we'll be proud. If by reason of
cutting off his salary by the Territory
his services are lost to the county, the
Board of Supervisors will make a grave
mistake in not providing an immedi-
ate place for him.
FUSION SCHEME.
There is an effort on foot to bring
about a fusion of Democrats and Home
Rulers and to this end a committee
consisting of G. NJ. LeBlond, J. T. Ryan
and Charles Williams have drafted a
statement embodying the principles and
objects of the local Democratic party,
which are printed in the form of
circular letter. These are being circu-
y m ia Ep1oIich To
languages throughout the county, in
the hope of affecting a union of the
two parties. A greater portion of the
circular is taken up with a declaration
against the centralized form of govern
ment of the Territory and mismanage-
ment of public affairs under Repub-
lican administration.
KONA LOOKING UP.
L. S. Aungst. manager of the tele-
phone company in Kona, accompanied
by Miss Stella Pedro, arrived from
Kona, via the Volcano House. Monday
night. Mr.. Aungst is making his annu-
al circuit of Hawaii and on his return
home he invariably concludes that, next |
to Hilo, Holualoa is the best place on |
the map. He reports the conditions in |
Kona as looking up and on a firmer |
coffee industry was paramount in the |
district. kona Sugar Company has |
about three hundred acres of excellent |
cane and the laborers are paid prompt |
ly. He says Mr.. McStocker visits the !
plantation at regular intervals and has |
assured the people that the company |
has money behind it and it will be a |
go. Mr.. Aungst is a crank on roads |
and says the anxiety of the people for |
the appointment of a road supervisor |
is caused only by their desire to get |
more and better ones.
ITEMS.
Il find the Korean laborers satisfied |
or reconciled to their conditions" Thus |
spoke Secretary S. H Yoon of the |
Foreign Office of Korea, who is on q /
special mission from his government |
to inquire into the condition of Korean |
laborers in Hawaii Secretary Yoon is
accompanied by Rev. John W. Wad- |