The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-11-27
CIVIL SERVICE
BOARD IN ROW
WITH SHERIFF.
Another Scene In Farce Comedy
Over Too Bad Jaok'ls
Enacted
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After Tumultuous Session Matter
Of EliuibIes Is Referred To
City Attorney

Another scene in that farce comedy,
the Honolulu Civil Service Commission
versus Charles II. Rose, city and conn
ty sheriff, was staged last night at a
meeting Of the commission in the city
hail. The cause Of il ALL Too Bad
Jaek,' Kalakiela--sat quietly in a
corner with HE hands folded, with new
er smile nor frown TO ripple his
placid countenance, looking for all the
world like the harvest moon He was
going to be appointed sheriff Is clcrk,
and protect the sheriff 3 interests coz
cred by Roses $4,000 bond.
Battle RACES All Round
All around him ragged the eddying
whirl Of the smoke Of battle.
First Peter Baron, tenderfoot mem
Der Of the commission, discharged his
heavy artillery, and Jesse +. Makai-
mai threw in a bass rumble or two.
Attorney w. It. Rawlins. appearing
before the board in the interest of two
men on the eligible list for appoint
ment to the vacant elerkship under
discussion, rose and expatiated long and
loud upon the merits Of his contention.
He finally "got the goat' Of Commits
sioner Makainai, who tried TO drown
him out and had to bq called TO order
by the chair. This stage Of the pro
cccdings was highly amusing.
Sheriff's Letter Is Read
The meeting opened with the reading
of letter submitted by the sheriff in
which he gave his reasons for objecting
to the five men whose names were sub
mitted to him for the selection Of a
clerk. They were all Incapable Of Gil.
ing the position, he said. Some were
morally unfit. They were William
Sims, the sheriff's own brother-in-Iaw
whose habits were not to the sheriff 4
liking; Lang Akana, who may yet. be
tried in the circuit court for beating
up a man whom he caught swiping
prickly pears of the tree in his own
yard; L. Ewaliko. who gambled and
assaulted and battered somebody, fol
which he was convicted and released
under suspended sentence; P..V. Knud
sen, who passed satisfactory civi
service examination well up towards
the top of the list, but whom the sher
| III had learned was once discharged
from a bookkeeperls position for in
competency, and John III. Annoy, VIII,
had only general clerical expert
ence'' of a dozen years or so. He die
| not have the benefit Of, the experience
of Jack Kalakiela, who after actually
working on the job Ave or six months
could only pass, seventh ON the list.
Baron Moves TO Strike
Peter Baron moved that the name
4 Of Sims and Ewaliko be stricken from
-. tnk
tied. Rawlins vigorously objected, a
very great length, not repeating him
self more than three or four times Of
any one point. Makainai beeam
highly Disguised and everybody els
bored. Rawlins persisted. When h
sat down, Baron attempted to make hi
4 original motion which Chairman Body
refused to entertain on the group
that it was not in conformity with tn
rules or any powers possessed by tn
board. He had to finally rule Baro
out Of order. The latter, highly IN
eensed. shouted that he was not TO b
gagged or bullied by the chair an
n that he would take an appeal. II
4 later thought better OF IT, gay
Il Baron made an impassioned appea
Il The sheriff and commission shout
work together in harmony for the il
terests of the public. The sheriff b.
ing under "a ten thousand dollar bon,
would want TO be protected in the ma
ter of selecting his subordinates. ii
. thought the purpose of the civil SCI
, vieo law was all very well, but tina
the rules could well be gotten aroun
TO fit this particular case. He ais
thought, the decision of the suprem
court to the contrary notwithstanding
that the sheriff being elected by tn
people was much superior authorit
to the civil service commission appoint
cd by the mayor. q
City Attorney To Decide p"
The chair refused TO entertain an
such ideas. He demanded that prope
evidence Of the truth of the allegation
made by the sheriff be submitted, an
intimated that it would be for the pFt
lection Of all concerned, both the con
mission and the men eligible for III
appointment, that the city attorney d
eide who, If anybody, should be r,
moved from the list and how /.
This was finally agreed to by al
and at the next meeting of the eommii
sion the required evidence will b
called for. IL it appears that any of tn
men on the list wish to withdraw, /
that any Of them are unlawfully on tn
list by reason of having made falls
statements upon their application
blanks, then the proper procedure wi
be determined Thus the moetin
enuou.