The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-01
FLAG RAISING
At THE JAIL
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and lowering OF the Stars and Stripes
should at all times be made a matter
of dignided and impressive ceremony,
as indeed it is in both the army and
the navy, and so decided that this, our
initial iagraising should be made as
impressive as possible.
"The county jail was taken over by
the county on the LIST of July of last
year At that time the High Sherif's
workshops were standing on this
ground We soon after started to re-
move these old buildings, leaving this
but an empty lot. We started to i'm
prove by building about fence and
erecting suitable buildings for work
shops, hospital, etc, and making this
bare lot a suitable entrance for the
county Jail. On the Sth of November
the first ground was broken for the
commencement of these improvements
when Sinclair put in the first concrete
work for the bathhouse, and since then
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you see before you, the work shops
and other buildings being completed
as you see them now. / have to thank
the mayor and board of supervisors
for making possible these results, for
without their liberal allowance of
money this work could not have been
accomplished. l have also to thank
the county sheriff for allowing me full
sway over the institution, which is
now complete.
AS to myself l never saw the glo-
rious flag that we are about to raise
until the year 1865 in the city of Ham
burg, and from the first time l set my
eyes on that flag l began to love it.
For the one that patterned that flag
must have had heavenly inspiration,
for he took as his pattern heavens
armament, the blue sky and the, stars
upon it, and the stripes which remind
one of the shooting stars that shoot
to the four corners of the earth, and
now raising this flag over this institu-
ton is most appropT ate, To- ne mean
ing of the flag is liberty, of which
these inmates are deprived during
their incarceration.
my wish is that this flag may ever
float over the land of the free and the
home of the brave, and may we never
see it lowered but by brave, true
and loyal American citizen"
Mayor Fern delivered a happy
speech IN English. Besides relating
the history of the manner in which
he and the supervisors had handled
the Jail business when it was turned
over to county management, he brais.
ed Tailor Asch for the able manner in
which he had carried out all the me-
chanical details and his most efficient
conduct of the Jail The fine appear.
ance of the grounds was not equalled
by any hotel in the city and ne doubt.
ed if there was any Jail premises in
the United States more attractive
looking
Supervisor Logan spoke of the op
position at first met in the board
largely instigated from the outside, tc
taking over the jails even when the
legislature ordered. He shared in the
pride that all concerned must feel IL
the great improvements made and
highly complimented the management
of Mr.. Asch. The new buildings anC
equipments rad cost about $4,000 anC
there was not a dollar owing for then
which was not covered by warrants
already in the auditors hands. Re
ferring to the flag he said it was {
pledge of humanetreatment to the pri
soners, yet it frowned upon disobe
dience to the laws, upon those whC
preyed upon their fellowmen and thos'
who unnecessarily made themselves
burdens on society AT the same tim,
within the walls over which it flew
those who were there for violating tn,
law were shown ways of making al
honest living and were enabled in
measure to get even with the state TO
the burden of their maintenance b.
means of the useful labor they pei
formed during their detention.
Mr., Davis gave an eloquent speech
in which he expressed appreciation c
!. the reform effected in separating tn
Jail for misdemeanants from the pen
Tertiary for convicts. He dwelt some
what on the contrast between prise
conditions of fifty years ago with thos
) of today. Then the chain and the dun
l. geon were the lot of offenders of a
7 degrees. Now prisoners were treate
: humanely ana like men capable of b,
t ing turned into the ways of right Ii
: ing. In conclusion he uttered a poe
i ical apostrophe to the flag that, as
a previously said, was designed les
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