The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-12
TWO H|RDUS ARRESTED
ON GAMBLING CHARGE

UM 6A|MBllNG CHARGt
Two Hindus were arrested last night
under Section 3175, Revised Laws, for
being present at a gambling game. Spec
tators to the number of about twenty.
including Hawaiians, Portuguese and
japanese, were also arrested and charg-
ed with the same offence.
One game was conducted in a little
alleyway opposite the Pantheon Saloon,
on Hotel street, under the glare of
torches and within few feet of the
street. 1t is the place where the game
of rings thrown at an inclined table
where knives and other trinkets were
placed, has been in operation for sever
al weeks. The Hindu, however, had a
piece of black oilcloth on which were
pasted dollars, halves, quarters, dimes
and nickels. For ten cents a spectator
could get five rings to toss one at a
time to the oilcloth. If ring encircled
coin the thrower was given the equi-
valent of the coin on the cloth. The
police arrested the proprietor and alT
the spectators who had merely stopped
while passing by to look in.
The other game was in the half of
store on King street, Palama, con-
Quoted by another Hindu. The same
devices were used. The game, or what
ever it may be termed, was played
| openly and number of Japanese had
gathered to watch, the same as they
have watched the ring and knife game.
| All were arrested.
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g., IoJ 60 ba
sible formation of machine in the
| road department. There cannot be n
machine in the fire department. No one
would stand for that, however much a
party man, while the electric light de-
partment and the engineer S depart
ment are so small as to be practically
nothing. The police and road depart
ments are the main departments and
the Democrats want them both. / do
not think that Mr.. Kinney desires to
have any machine built up, but there
are others in the Democratic party. l.
think Link McCandless is the daddy of
the whole Democratic program, from
the start.
"I suppose / am being criticized for
/, not holding myself in a non-partisan po-
sition in this matter. / did try to pre-
serve that position, though. l con-
suited with Mr. Fern regarding the lease
of the city offices and tried to show
that i was ready to advise him in any
way desired, but | found that he did
not intend to consult with me or ask
for my advice. Then, when the Super
| visors came to me L advised them. L
am being blamed for some things which
i have not done, however. The Monday
proceedings were not on my advice, al
though the business done by the Super
visors on the following day was. :.
"The whole matter will have to be
taken into the courts, l suppose. This
could be done on an agreed statement
of facts, if we could get together to
agree on the facts. I think this doubt
full, as things stand now'
Kinney Says "Go to Law
w. A. Kinney, the legal adviser of
the Mayor, states that the proceedings
now will have to be in the courts. His
idea is to submit Section l46 for in
} depreciation. This is the section un-
der which the Mayor appointed Wilson
, and the others in his long list of ap-
r pointees and the rights conferred upon
him by this section are those which he
/ is willing-or waste waive in the
compromise.
Q If the Supreme Court decides as Mr.
Kinney thinks it will, that the appoint
ments. were legal and are in effect, il
}. will leave the ones now doing the city
d work in fix for their pay. In talk
Q ing over the Ibasis of agreement, Mr.
;, Kinney had suggested that all who hat
Q done any actual work should be paid
but if the matter is left to a fight thu
n question of paying these men, provided
It their status is declared illegal, will
j. mean another fight, probably.
It "The Republicans claim that the,
# elected the majority of the Supervisor
IS and therefore should control every
e thing" said Mr.. Kinney. "They for
IS get, however, that while they won tn
ID majority of the legislative Offices, tn
Democrats won the majority of tn
executive Offices, Mayor, Treasurer an
II Sheriff. Neither party won complet
o. victory at the polls and neither part
ought to consider that they alone repr,
n sent the electorate. ] am not spoili
id man. ! want no Office and have aske
p for none for anyone. 1t is not a que
ar tidn of jobs, so far as / am concerned
at but there must be little give and taxi
nd If the Republicans have the heads Q
he three of the four city departments, til
ch Democrats ought to have one of four.
to
re Jack Kia has been out nearly ever
he night, and is in his oldtime form. Jac
so ALWAYS delivers the noodR