The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-10-08
LETTER WRITING
HAS DONE GOOD
tFrom Sundays Advertiser)

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IF 1 can accomplish the same re-
/ suits in quiet way that I could by
making arrests 1 feel that / am JUS
titled in doing So" said Sheriff Iaukea
yesterday in regard to the charge ad-
vanced against him by Chairman Hus-
tace of the Board of Supervisors, that
he was not enforcing the Automobile
Ordinance as he should. II notice
that Mr.. Hustace makes public men,
ton of the fact that there is much
less speeding IF automobiles than there
used to be, and I think this very fact
shows the results 1 nave been able to
bring about with my letter writing
The idea of the. ordinance is to check
high speeding, not to cause the arrest
of anyone if it can be avoided.
TT must be remembered that the
ordinance in question was in doubt as
to its legality for some time. We had
made an arrest as a test case, on ar
understanding with the members Of
the automobile club. Young Lewis
was arrested and his case was appeal
ed to the Circuit Court. While his
case was pending we did not want to
take any further action, and the mat
ter was only decided the other day, the
appeal being dropped because, L have
been told, the others interested failed
to come up with their share of the cost
of fighting the ordinance. By that
time the new ordinance was in course
OF preparation and 1 did not want to
go ahead with arrests II-il il vas CIV
en- out, because 1 did not know wha.
direction it would take.
'In the meanwhile, however, 1 wrote
warning letters to all who were re-
ported to me as running their machines
too fast or of allowing minors to act
as chauffeur, calling their attention to
the ordinance. In almost every case
the matter has been remedied. The
main trouble with Hustace, the same
as a good many others, is that they
are not as familiar with the ordinance
as they think they are. For instance,
the ordinance allows an unlicensed
person to run a machine provided a
licensed person is on the front seat
with him. Now some have called my
attention to persons so driving, think
ing that the law was being violated.
L
are almost without exception machines
in stock with dealers and the law al
lows them to be exhibited and driven
licenses and numbers.
I'm one breath Hustace states that
the police are doing excellent work.
when the mention is made of larger
and in the next he de-
clares that the police are rotten. In
the matter of more money I am only
going to ask for what we real
y need. 1 do not want as much
as was given before. but 1 want
to pay the country police
living salary and also to increase
the special force. The men on
the special force are working long
hours on small pay and are doing ex-
,ellent work, but I must have at least
Two more men in order that the ones
[ have now can get a little rest. In
his matter of an increased appropria-
ion / should think that the Supervisor
Chairman would at least wait until the
natter comes before him in the proper
way before hurting out his opposition
% granting the increase. 1t looks to
ne. however, as if Hustace were try
ng to hinder us in every way he can.
you might say for me, however,
lddAd the Sheriff in conclusion, that
am sorry Hustace isn't pleased and
hat hereafter 1 will try and do better
or his sake"