The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-06

appeal to our coming visitors. Luaps
will be something which the visitors
may not care for, but which they will
all want to attend, for the experience.
The hula seems to be black balled by
my friend who used to handle the
reins of government with varying sue
cess. What has been the result. Two
hula trusts have been organized and
the sailors will have to spend their
money to see tie one thing in which
they are sure to have expressed great
interest, for the hula is as well known
as the Territory of Hawaii itself is.
The highty-tlghty dance, instead of
being given under the management of
the committee, where it could be limit
ed to grace and poetry of movement,
has now been turued over to out
siders, who can reap a greater harvest
the nearer they come to violation Of
the law without overtsepping its
bounds.
Fifteen thousand dollars spent on
foot, fruit, music and like things would
go a great distance and would make
the visit OF the fleet a memorable one
to the visitors, though the Honolulu
people themselves might not derive so
much entertainment from it. But
that comes back to the original pro-
position as to whom are to be enter
tanned
There is a proposition on foot TO
spend a large amunt of money in
giving dances at the loc9i hotels, VINO,
in turn, refuse to maze any donations
to the fund 1t is well known that
the dances in this city at the hotels
are given for but one reason, to in
crease the bar receipts. Is the com
mittee going into the business of
drumming up trade for the hotel bars?
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The passing of Sam Johnson is
worthy of note. | have referred to
his career more than once in these
chats of mine and have invariably
touched on some point that hurt,
though Absolutely llO liuhCS va" ~
tended. In my last effusion on the
subject over which / am now about to
perform an autopsy, l wondered why
some big plantation did not snap him
up. Now he has been snapped up,
though not by plantation.
Sam could dodge in and out as well
as any man l ever saw. In politics
he was always working, mainly with
one view in end, to hold the position
he held under the government He
was in politics for this reason. Their
for the same reason, to hold his job, hi
got out of politics. But have al
ways believed that he was ready tt
switch back again, and for the sam
old reason, to hold his job.
Sam has been an honest worker TO
the government, and while his politics
was never based on the broad grounC
of what was best for the Territory
till his own personal position was en-
sured, his administration in the roaC
department has been the most tho
SAAA
cient one that has ever been seen il
Hawaii. We all wish him good lucl
in his new position, especially Charlie
Achi. who would even like to see hin
raised to be a Grand Duke of Russia
for then he might never come back.
The Chief Decident was absent iron
last nights meeting of the Commotiol
Committee and sent note asking tina
his resignation be accepted, suggestin
that the chair be filled by somebod
capable of creating a greater commo
ton than he.
Scarcely had the Soakretary finishe
reading the epistle when there was
burst of Chinese fireworks and some
b, dy threw Thwing through the doc
with such force that he landed in tn
wastebasket.
81 move Thwing for Chief Commc
TONER" said Molten Airs, rising.
Someone seems to have previousl
moved the gentleman" said the Soak
rotary, acting as Decident orCommote
in Extraordinary.
Call him in" cried Booster.
A search of the hallway reveale
Girls All Garter hiding under the stail
way, rearrranging his switch.
Loathing the limelight, Garter wa
conveyed, wriggling, to the meetin
room, whereupon Satan, with an ey
to the eternal unfitness of things, pre-
posed that Carter, alias Garter.
exalted to the rank of Chief CommC
toner.
You mean ranked to the eX-altar
: said Booster, having in mind the Twin
sacrifice for the benefit of the prol,
tariat when Carter was Governor.
NO motion of Satan's can be COZ
s sidered" remarked the Soakretar
= for he is behind in his dues"
e Give the devil his dues" laughC
o Thwing who found it difficult to art
n cuate with his knees pressed again