The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-18
Town ; TALK
By Tho Man About Town.

he asked. He was told there were, and
he asked If one could be found and
sent out. In half an hour Japanese
plumber arrived on the scene and fixed
the tap,
see that old McElroy the chronic
bum has at last found work. For years
and years, McElroy has been a regular
applicant at the jails for admission.
He gets a sentence for vagrancy,
serves it and then goes out looking
for work and hoping he won't find 1t.
In nearly every instance his wish is
realized. When he gets good and hum
CRY. he goes back to the police station.
Several times the authorities have re-
fused to allow the old bum to impose
ON the taxpayers but he is like the cat
he always comes back. McElroy was
put aboard the s. S. Soncma last week
and shipped to Sydney as coal pass
err. He WAS great passing up work i'm
Honolulu How energetic he will be
when it comes to passing up coal into
the furnace of the ship is question.
He will probably continue his cat-like
proclivities and come back here soon
and go back to Jail.
G G @ G
If L were Sheriff Brown l would put
a very quick and complete stop to the
local police practice of arresting, try
ing, convicting and furnishing a certain
class of offenders, all in profound Sc
cresy. Heaven only knows in how
many cases here, individuals of va
rious nationalities have been quietly
taken to prison., confronted with charg-
es held guilty, offered trips away and
spirited out of the country, all with
the knowledge of perhaps only a few
people Immediately concerned. 1t is
all very well to oblige complaining
witnesses who don't want publicity
The motive may be good, but the pro-
ceeding is a gross outrage. 1t was an
outrage that the Chinese of the famous
queue incident should have been allow
ed to leave the country unpublished
He committed a crime for which the
highest possible penalty might have
been hanging yet in order to save the
feelings of the relatives of his victim,
he was, according to the police state
ment of the case, allowed quietly to
leave the country, absolutely unpunish-
ed. 1t might have been better if he
had been lynched. Besides opening
the way for this sort of injustice, the
secresy plan in such matters opens
fearful opportunities for unjust accusa-
lions and it constantly places the po-
lice in danger of such charges as those
brought by Komori The latter was
either guilty or not guilty of an afro
cious crime. If the case had taken It's
regular course there could have been no
trouble AS it is, claiming innocence,
he has a valid kick against 10 days in
iail untried and unaccused.
9 @ o @
Chairman George w. Smith of the
oahu County Board of Supervisors
suffered as an orator at the Republican
meeting last Saturday afternoon by
reason of the fact that the board has
had to cut down expenses, by laying
off a number of laborers formerly en-
ployed There was a little gathering
of Hawaiians in one part of the audi
ence which clearly showed this. AS
the chairman came to the front of the
platform they gave their cry; mo
moneyl Aole makemake!" And at va
rious times during his speech, the voices
might be heard, uttering that all-signi-
fcant cry,-"No money! Aole make
make"
Auwe!
Q @ Q O
have a plan to prevent cruelty in
tails. as well as faked-up stories of
cruelty in jails. 1t is along the lines OF
policy of some of my prohibition friends
i'm dealing with the saloons. 1t is to
have a law providing that all all walls
shall be transparent. Let the public
look through heavy plate glass walls
into every cell, at all hours. Not only
will this make it impossible for officers
to administer water cures, but 1t will
greatly add to the punishment of con-
finement. How many there are who
serve quiet little terms in Jail without
anyone knowing anything about 1t!
And how much harder everyone would
strive to keep out of transparent jail!
o @ Q @
Morgan sold parrot the other day,
If went to a missionary family of Ha-
wall and is, I understand shipped for
Kona by this time. There was quite
a lot of bidding for the bird, which sat
silently and watched the proceedings
with all the solemnity proper for such
an occasion. 1t didn't say word, but
I have been told that it can talk, and If
my informant is right it will create