Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-19

by business affairs at Wailuku.
1t was Senator Jim Coke's honey
moon. Accompanied by his bride and
his brother. Hugh, Coke joined the leg
islatiye party Saturday night at La
haina. Maui. But save those occa-
sions on which Mrs Coke could be one
of the crowd. the bridegroom was gen.
orally conspicuous by his absence.
I'VE are not asking much for Ko-
hala, but we would like funds for i'm
proving that highway stretch from the
belt road down to our section" said
Manager Arthur Mason. of the Maliu
Ranch, in the course of his talk at the
legislative luncheon. 4 :~=.
Outside the road question, Mr.. Ma !
son." inquired Norman Watkins, do
you think it necessary TO reconstruct
;nat Mahukena wharf2" ...... pm.
The Mahukona wharf," came the
quick reply. 'Why, there amt no such
thing" a. ..'~'
Health Inspector Bowman told the
solons that the plantations on Hawaii
have spent 100000 on sanitation in
the last two years. He also said there
have been few recent cases of en-
demic plague; while the situation is
by no means dangerous he urged pre-
cautionary measures, -" :
l.. A. Thurston, in the course of his
talk, declared that all Hawaii wants ,
4. N foi cIo 20, IF oc1ynr,, ~, ont a r,s,,sSt
ance.
rJusf what do you mean by a fair
share?" queried Norman Watkins.
Hawaii is getting all it's own taxes,
real and personal. and some of those
paid by other islands in addition
There is no grab-bag in Honolulu
these days"
Fhurston said the superintendent of
moneys should not be based entirely
en- population-that the less develop
ed lands neel the greater assistance.
The soions learned that the only
two white members of Hawaii coun-
tvs government have received the
blue enVelope"-that County Jailer
Maby and Engineer Southworth will
Dt 1OpDGu I'll LLG Guilty pdyIOll III IHG 4
end of the present month.
Circuit Judge Whitney and First AS
sistant Acknowledgement Arthur G.
Smith accompanied the lawmakers tol
Hilo and returned yesterday morning
with them. These two were not particu-
larly interested in legislative affairs, |
however AS court of land registra-
ton Judge Whitney Sunday morning
viewed the Umauma tract, where
about 1000 acres are in dispute be-
tween the Bishop estate and the ter
ritory. Attorney Carlsmith accom-
panied them as the Bishap estates
legal representative.
Representative William j. Sheldon,
who was born and raised on Hawaii,
and Senator Wirtz had their first
view of the volcano Sunday night.
Robert w. Parker, sergeant-at-arms
in the house, .gazed on the same spec
tacle for the first time since 1868, the
year of the great lava flow, when he i
journeyed up TO the crater with al
brother of King KaIakaua. He says
heFneafiy ffdze TO de6tff on the for
mer visit, beeause the only buildings
up there at that time were matched
huts OF the natives.
Representatives, C. III. Cooke and ].
III. Coney lost their travelling bags in
the excitement attendant on the hur-
ried departure from the Volcano house
Sunday morning. The bags were
brought down by automobile parties
later in the day.
Representative Archie Robertson's |
hat blew off on the outward railway
trip up the Hamakua coast Sunday
morning. On the return run he rode
in the engine, kept his weather eye
open and found the headpiece again, |
the engineer obligingly stopping the
special to let him recover it.
There is some opposition on the
Big Island to the selection of H. Good |
ing Field as member of the COM
mission to investigate Hawaii county |
affairs.
Among those who accompanied the |
legislators to Hilo were Attorney
General Thayer, Assistant Attorney
General A. G. Smith, Attorney w. T. |
Rawlins, B. F. Dillingham;, L. A. Thurs !
ton, President Kennedy of the Inter-
Island Company, and Robert Shingle. |
The question of inaugurating an an J
investigation of the territorial health !
department was discussed by num-
Der of the leading legislators during
the trip. 1t was intimated steps will
be taken in this matter shortly. !
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