The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17
IN9BR-ISbAND HAPPENINGS

HILO. November 14.-Tribune: Po- !
iceman James Ewaliko took part in
he fag.end of a luau while on duty !
On his beat, and shot friend in the !
knee. This surprising event took
place last Saturday morning at Puueo.
His explanation is that it was an ac-
cident.
The mau in question took place at
the residence of William Roback, an
employe of the Electric Light Co., at
Puueo last Friday evening, and lasted
into the early hours of Saturday Ac-
cording to statements made to Depu-
ty Sheriff Fetter and Lieutenant
James Kepoo who was detailed to
the case, one Burrows, an
engineer employed by the Hilo Rail
road Co., and others were sitting on
the yeranda of the Roback place,
when Ewaliko came past the house.
He was then in uniform on duty
Roback called Ewaliko to come in
size, ana Jue pOll'e OlHNSl 'NNNI'~'
the invitation.
According to the tale Of those pres
ent. Ewaliko's revolver was protrud-
ing from his pocket, and the celebra-
tors asked him to lay it aside. The
officer proceeded to do so, when in
some marvellous way his handouts,
which were in the same pocket as the
revolver became tangled with the
trigger. and as a result the gun was
discharged The bullet struck Bur
rows i'm the knee, but glanced only
without touching the bone. Burrows
was laid up for a few days on the adj
vice of his physician, but will soon
be able to go to work. Burrows says
that he and Ewaliko have been
friends for years, and that he believes
that the shooting was an accident. He
declined to swear to warrant against
Ewaliko
The handouts in question were of
the ordinary type, two cuffs connected
with a single swivel link The part Of
the cuff which is bent back in order
to admit the wrist of a captive, is con-
trolled by a spring, which keeps the
cuff shut, except when it is opened to
it's full width and it would be impos-
sible to carry it in a pocket in this
position, especially so if one carried a
gun in the same pocket. The story on
the whole makes some very eXtraor-
binary demands on ones Imagination.
1t may be added that Deputy Sheriff
Fetter states, frankly, that he does
not believe it. He will make a fur
ther investigation.
The Mosquito Campaign.
/ Definite plans of procedure in carry
| ing out the mosquito campaign were
outlined last Wednesday afternoon,
when the five citizens who as district
commanders will have charge of Il
section of Hilo each, met with SAM.
tary Officer Bowman. Jack Easton
was elected the committees secretary.
Bowman explained that the board
of health would place a salaried in,
spector in each of the five districts
who would carry on the actual work
of inspection for mosquitoes, in add
ton to performing his routine duties
the cleaning up of unsatisfactory
premises, which he would enter in al
order book. In case these orders
were not carried out, he would re
port to the commander who would
then try to make refractory citizens
come to time. Hilo did not have any
large sum of money to spend on hel
campaign, as was the case in Homo
lulu where seven hundred men were
at work, but in case it became neces
sary to place a gang of men at work
these would be furnished by the board
of health. However, if the work
could be carried out without such il
would be greatly to the credit of HilO
Easton called attention to the post
office as an Objectionable institution
and Wright suggested that it be con
demned as unsanitary, so that HilC
might finally get rid of this scab OF
its civic pride.
1t was suggested that the aid of thu
teachers Of all schools, public and pri
vate, be enlisted in the campaign, an,
the plan was thought a good on. Il
this connection Carl Smith state MIA
in Puueo some of the residents ha,
for some time past held out a stand
ing offer Of five cents for any con
tainer containing "wigglers." TIL
children had consequently PRACTICAL,
freed that section of the district iron
mosquitoes.
1t was finally decided that the ali
of the Japanese and Chinese profes
sional and business men should b.
enlisted, as well as that Of the teach
ers, and several meetings of the com