Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-04-02

clean these by allowing them to have
all the grass growing on them, which
could be used as fodder or bedding
for horses or cattle. Such experiments
have been tried before with great sue.
cess
Furthermore. owners of such lots
could rent them to enterprising people
to grow vegetables upon. with the un-
Outstanding that proportion of the
crops thus grown be given the owner
OF such lots In compensation for such
privilege. In this way, property
owners would be supplied with fresh
vegetables and in addition would have
the satisfaction OF knowing that their
vacant property was not only being
kept clean, but was an ornament to the
: city.
Doubtless you will be surprised when
! tell you that was called into court
last Saturday morning to appear as
witness. In marked contrast to his
honor the presiding Judge and the pro
scouting attorney, both of whom were
most courteous. the defendants atto-
ney, who by all accounts is a most
estimable man. was just the reverse.
He asked so many prevalent and
seemingly impairment questions that
the prosecuting attorney had to step
In and ask him TO refrain from such
cross-examinatiOn. Being sustained by
his honor the Judge. the defendants
attorney, to use slang term, had to
take a back seat"
This practice of asking peculiar and
irrelevant questions In the course of
cross-examination is closely akin to
the antics OF very enthusiastic base.
ball fan who says and does things for
the sole purpose of rafting the
pitcher. suppose the defending at.
'torney tries TO rattle" the witness by
asking such peculiar and at times
really funny questions.
y have known men on the witness
stand sass" the defending attorney
most numerically. much to the de-
light Of the spectators. But ! consid-
er that the dignity of the court
should at all times be upheld. As
this was my first appearance and
being a Malihini, the opposing at
torney was not too irrelevent, but
he might have been II he had not
been promptly checked by the pro-
scouting attorney, who behaved in
most courteous manner.
1t seems such n roundabout me-
thod to "bull-bait" witnesses on the
stand by asking questions that APP
pear to have nothing whatever to
do with the case. Perhaps 1t is to
break the monotony of the court,
but II seems to me that much Yalu-
able time is thus wasted for which
the dear public" have to pay. How
ever, II the fellow Is paid to ask
these questions 1t must be all right,
but what bothers me, is why another
man should have to be employed to
keep him In check.
AS hear that you are leaving for
Honolulu for two months visit,
will wait until your return to Cali
fornia before writing you any more
Malihiihi iclttIs. lHtSe ittleTS HdNS
undoubtedly done great deal OF
good, but on the other hand some
peoples feelings have been hurt.
But 1t was unintentional, as a Mali
hini is not supposed to familiarize
himself with all phases OF condi-
lions which prevail here within the
space OF three months.
Since these letters first appeared,
the Promotion Committee have con-
denied the sale of fake picture pos
tai cards. action is now being taken
to have Waikiki Beach cleared of
coral, or at least certain portion
cleared OF this dangerous growth so
that bathers may enjoy dip in the
briny without fear OF injury. The
Shippers Wharf Committee have
made an appropriation of $1,000 a
month towards the campaign which
the Board OF Health Is now waging
against mosquitoes, which have now
become menace to the public