The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-01-10
MYSTERIOUS
WATCHMAN
Proves to be tnacting
Role OF a Land
Boomer.

fiopr OF the judiciary building yester-
day by young man posted in a chair
close to the private entrance of Judge
Doles chambers. He was well-dress-
ed, not bad looking of literary tastes
for he was reading all the time-and
apparently oblivious of his surround
ings. Unknowing observers thought it
was Detective Halter on the watch
out of the corner of his eye for some
thing to tell the Governor or the grand
jury.
A little inquiry followed into the
Land office, facing whose door the
mysterious sentinel was stationed,
ELECTED the fact that the man was
acting the role of an Oklahoma boom
er with respect to the opening Of GER
tain lands on his island. Applications
are advertised to be received at the
Land Department, "at and after nine
o'clock a. m. Monday, January 9, 1906"
under the provisions of the Land Act
relating to right of purchase leases,
for twenty lots of pastoral agricultural
land at Pupukea and Paumalu, Koo-
lauloa, Oahu.
SO as to be certain of being the flrst
applicant, which ordinarily should
mean the best chooser, the man posted
himself as described three days in ad-
vance of the receiving of applications.
One of the land clerks questioned
about 1t regarded the Watchers plan
as nonsense. Suppose" the clerk ar
gued "a stronger man than he should
push him aside at 8 o'clock Monday
morning and get in here first with an
application, how is this man going to
help himself?"
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thing about I propose this resolution:
Resolved, that the Governor be adj
viseG that it is the sense of the n.er-
camille community of Honol.i.
resented by the Merchants Assccia-
tion, it would be for the best interests
of the community at large for the
Federal Government to erect n new
building, rather than purchase any
luilding now scard ding"
d. A. McInerny-"What Mr., Trent
says states my views exactly. am
unalterably opposed to taking over any
building now standing in Honolulu. If
we get an appropriation we want a
new building, and we want the money
spent here for the benefit of the COM
munity."
James Wakefield-"I think the Per-
kins bill covers the situation entirely.
AS regards the cablegram from Kuhio,
l think with Mr. Harris, we should be
more fully informed"
w. H. Babbitt-"I think we are very
much of one mind about getting the
appropriation. We don't want to take
the time here that it took in San Fran
cisco to erect their Federal building"
Q. H. Berrey-"I am not in favor of
the resolution. / think it would be
safer for us to support the Perkins
| bill 1 think we should leave 1t to the
| Federal authorities. Individually 1
would prefer to see a new building. In
| behalf of the community it would be a
godsend If the Government took over
the Young building"
n. S. Sachs-'I believe in endorsing
| the bill of Senator Perkins"
E. II. Paris-"I think positive mes
! sage to Kuhio now would be a mistake
I believe in getting Kuhio to support
the Perkins bill. I don't think the
business community is competent to
| suitable. The erection of a new build
ing, however. would be benefit to
the community"
, F.. W. Macfarlane-"There is a diff
ference in the Perkins bill and those
| generally introduced for public build
ings, as 1t gives leeway to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury In regard to the
| forty-foot space item. The matter is
getting more complicated all the time"
! Chairman Smith-"We have had a
free and open expression of opinion on
an important matter. Mr.. Kennedy
4 has sounded the key note. The time to
act is when the commission gets here.
\ Mr.. Harris's suggestion that we cable
to Kuhio is a good one. A cable to
the Delegate would elicit the informa-
tion we want very readily. The op-
tion given to the Secretary of the
Treasury may be the African in the
woodpile."
Mr.. Hamburg then proposed that a
committee be appointed TO carry out
Mr.. Harris's suggestion. Mr.. McInerny
seconded the Trent resolution. Mr.
Harris put his motion in more definite
form, which was to the effect that Ku-
hio be asked to explain more explicitly
the reason for sending his cablegram
: The motion passed and Chairman
Smith appointed Messrs. Harris. Paris
and Hooking on the committee.
The meeting then adjourned subJec:
to call in special session today by tele-
phonic order from the chairman.
LABOR MEN OPPOSED.
; A petition was also circulated yes
, terday morning to represent the build.
ers, traders and laborers. A cable.
gram was also sent to Washington ask.
: ing the Delegate to defer all action un.
5 til the newest petition should reach
l i'm. The petition circulated yesterda,
: and readily signed. was as follows:
, To Delegate Kalanianaole, Washing.
tom
ri We, the undersigned. representing
? the workingmen, laborers and mechan.
I les. taxpayers of the city OF Honolulu
e Island of Oahu, Territory OF Hawaii
respectfully show that we are in favor