The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-13

the government while the Bishop Mu-
scum is run by what Senator Chilling
worth termed in the Senate the other
day, 1.-The Bishop Estate Trust"
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1 asked an employee of the Honolulu
Iron Works what they thought Of
Or" j. Lor Wallach at the iron
works He was little non-committal
at first, but when he didn't hear me
announce dogmatically that Wanach
was a fraud and fakir-you see 1 am
not a practicing physician and so he
doesn't cut in on my business-he be-
came little less guarded,
"WeT, we don't know whether he is
any good as a doctor or not" said the
iron works man But he is all right
as a mechanic He is a four-dollar a
day man and knows how to do his
work He is a good machinist.
Doesn't he ever say anything about
his wonderful remedies among his fell
low workmen?" I asked
"Oh, he'll talk if anyone wants to
talk with him about it," was the re-
ply. He had his microscope up there
the other day and was showing of it
to US"
"Then he really has a microscopic"
1 asked, for I was beginning to be
both surprised and Interested
ooh, yes; he says it cost $500.
don't know anything about that but
it must have cost good deal by the
fine work there is on it. I can tell
about that without knowing anything
about microscopes.
Does he know how to use ito" l
asked.
II don't know about that" he re-
piled. Il don't know much about mi
croscopes. But he let us look through
it at things that were on slides. One
of the slides he said showed the mi
crobe of leprosy.
"Wallach makes four dollars a day
at the iron works and know he has
made considerable with his medicines"
said my friend, growing enthusiastic.
But he spends it as fast as he makes
it,"
What does he spend it on?" I asked
ooh, on microscopes, and chemical
apparatus and books and such things
He is always working at something
about diseases or medicines"
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Jack London writes me that he will
be with us before long. He expects to
make a start from the Coast this
month FOR the tour of the world in his
little ketch, the Shark. His departure
has been hindered in the. matter of
work on the wonderful wee craft in
which he and his wife and one or two
others will circumnavigate. London,
has now decided to cut out all paint
ing until he arrives here. He hopes
to be in Honolulu about three months
and will have plenty Of time in which
to put the finishing touches to the
Shark. From Hawaii the Shark will
SAIL LOT the SCUM seas.
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There is bill before the Legislature
to compel Office holders to pay their
taxes The Lord knows that we have
many tax shirkers in this country, but
the hottest bunch includes the average
public official. If some senator would
ask for list of delinquent officials, the
public would be surprised at the mum
Der and the amount owed the Terri
tory. 1t seems a pity that some way
can not be found to make officials pay
taxes. The bill in question would be
effective, but l am told that it viii
be defeated by the Hawaiian solons.
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Senator Faxon Bishop is making &
positively good presiding officer of the
Senate. Further, he is making gooC
i'm public life-so much so that his nam,
has appeared frequently of late as {
possible man for the office of governor
assuming of course, that there will
be vacancy in that office But
can recall the time when Bishop wa
not a popular man-not through an!
unfair act of his, but on account 0
his distant manner. And yet, hav
been told by men who work under hin
that the Senator is fair and square
that he makes a kind and agreeabl
superior, all of which / am willing I
admit. But the point Of this story lie
i'm the reference to his distant manner
When Bishop was running for office
he did not make a good "miXer''-tha
is, he did not go around jollying people
His friends were warned of this short
coming, but it remained for Fran
Richardson to blaze the way; he com
planned that Bishop was too cold; tina
he did not recognize people on tn
streets. This kick was carried to Bisho
and the next time the candidate me
Richardson he walked up TO him an
with a hearty slap on the shoulder sal
Hello Frank old socks, how are you.
The ice was broken and Bishop wa
elected