The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-12-01
TOWN TALK
By The Man About Town.

1 was glad to see Governor Carter
out in the rain Thursday with his silk
hat getting wet as he reviewed the
National Guard. It was a rare treat
and it was a deep diplomatic more on
the part of the Governor. He made
himself solid with the boys
1t was the governors order that call
ed them out for inspection and his
word could have ordered them back
but he did not do that. He got out in
the rain, and took the downpOur in the
same manner that the boys in khaki
did. He discarded his umbrella and to
say the least his silk tile will need
ironing after the drenching it received
It might be added that the Cover
nor's probable reason for wearing the
hat was the knowledge, that silk hat
contrary to general belief, will stand
more rain, with less damage, than any
other style of hearwear.
SSSS
Prince Curtis has always had queer
luck whenever he wanted to give the
people the benefit of his services. When
he ran for tax assessor under the first
County Act, and was elected, they de-
manded that he furnish a $15O,OOO bond,
and when he had hustled the requisite
papers the election was declared void.
Then, in 1904 he ran for Delegate to
Congress, was beaten by Prince Kuhio,
appealed the case to Washington and
was awarded the defeat. Now he runs
for County Sheriff, is elected by IA
votes and Brown is trying to take it
away from him. But Iaukea says he'll
fight it to the last ditch, even if it
means a new election-neXt term.
SS01 ,--~-
If ever there was a cry of "Wolf,
Wolf" without the wolf, it occurred
yesterday in the Supreme Court. w.
A. Kinney, who is as hard a fighter
and as game a fighter as the local
legal fraternity can boast, was the
man who uttered the cry-although it
was only said to himself and to a few
people about him.
The cause for his crying wolf was
the error which he and Judge Gear had
made in counting part of the ballots
in the Vineyard street precinct.
funny versight-which was
not very amusing to Iaukea-14 ballots
were taken from Iaukea and given to
Brown. When the announcement of
the change was made CONSERVATION
was created. 1t was that CONSERVATION
born of the most mystifying causes.
Nobody could explain it. A. Lewis, Jr.,
the chairman of the inspectors of that
precinct, said he could not. Naturally
doc,
PLANTATION. Kinney rushed to examine
the envelope from which the ballots
had been taken. The seals had not
been broken. That was apparent be-
yond any possible question. Then Kin
ney looked at the bottom of the en-
velope. "Oh," he shifted Indignantly
is Vidocq tones, they have steamed it
and opened it that way" But when
the error of the count was rectiied,
Kinney forgot all about that steamed
envelope, and had to join in the laugh
at the joke on himself. Up to the pres
emit time there has not been any evil
ience of fraud in tampering with the
ballots in the recount.
I dropped round to the police station
he other day and canvassed the pros
poets of those likely to lose jobs it
e,ukea succeeds Brown as Sheriff.
Brown, Of ccc)se, will go into the pri- >
-ate practice OF law, possibly with
Judge Davis as a partner, and will
cave rClltiCs alane. Henry Vida will
90 to Alaska to seek gold, unless he is
,ffered job as detective on the Ad-
,ertiser staff. Harry Murray will open ,
local agency for voting machines
which should be popular after our con- {
est experiences. Jimmie Boyd intends t
o go into small farming making spe-
ialty of eggs and pineapples. Joe Nc
Iinnon expects to get a job as First s