The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-10

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air craft to make q fight around the
world during the progress Of the FIX.
petition, The fight TO commences and
end at tho Exposition. It is expected
that the offer of this immense sum viii
attract al tho great ficrs Of the world
and eahso the construction Of air craft
Of size and design not yet attempted.
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WASHINGTON, February 8. - CAS-
ISOLATED Press by Federal wirclcss) -
The sp-callcd alimony dodgers in the
United States Navy were assailcd on
the floor Of the house yesterday by
Congressman Bowdlc Of Ohio, who, in
introducing resolution which would
make II mandatory upon Secretary Of
the Navy Daniels to have reported all
disobsdicnecs Of court orders, scored the
practise Of sailors taking advantage Of
ships departures to evade Appearance
Es.s ~ - @s's SSsH " -, .,.'.,.
money looming Club at tho staplos
and ~ his connection With IL, but en-
phaticaIly declared that at all times
he had absolutely prohibited gambling
or the sale Of liquor. In this latter
he is supported by Supervisor Pctric.
Kaaihue's High Finance.
Regarding the money loanipg opera.
tions Rathbprn laysafne blame for any
on fkaia Ksaihuc. lie
says that Kaaihue was formerly in the
employ Of the garbage department
and while in that employ operated u
money lpaning club organized by the
employees.
Last July, says Rathburn, Kaaihue
organized similar club in the road
department at the stables. The plan
was to band employees of the stables
in an organization, each TO pay an en-
trance fee Of SIS and dues of 81 each
per month. The money thus aecumu-
lated was to be loaned to members of
the club who were in financial stress
and desired a loan at the rate of If.
teen per cent, per month interest.
Rathburn says that the club had a
rule that loans were not TO be made
TO other than cluD members. Rath-
burn says he had no knowledge that
this latter RULE was violated until the
seni.annual meeting in NDeeember,
over which he presided as chairman,
when a dividend was to be declared
and II was found that Kaaihue as
treasurer waa short $50 in his accounts.
'Rathbutp says that ,Kaaihue then adj
mittcd tAat he had loaned the surplus
in the treasury Of the club to outsiders
and that he was at that time unable
TO collect either principal or interest.
One OF his creditors, he said, was John
Luiz, timekeeper of the road board!
Club Dissolves.
Rathburn says that Kaaihue was not
required to make up the shortage but
that dividend was declared az the
time and the club disrupted. Rath,
burn says that for his share he re-
ceived his original IS membership fee,
50 which he had made in monthly pay
mcnts and 81 premium. Each Of the
other eighteen members also received
81 premium. Though. that club was
disrupted at the time, Rathburn says
that Kaaihue, has since then organized
another club with Sam Kaeo as sole
partner, both men advancing $50 as
capital, and that they are conducting
loans among the employees of the de-
partment.
In reference to charges that blind
pigging had been allowed at the
stables Rathburn uttered an emphatic
denial, stating thRtat all times he had
absolutely prohibited sale Of liquor on
the premises. &s
He admitted that just prior to
Christmas when the Receiving Club, as
the money loaning organization was
known, discussed giving luau to tho
supervisors, that Kaaihue suggested
that the club could make handsome
profit by running nice little private
blind pig and money for the luau
could be obtained in that manner.
Rathburn says ne opposed this from the
beginning, even against the argument
of Kaaihue that the latter would be
responsible for all consequences If
there was detection by the police and
that he would pay all fines. Rath-
burn says that Kaaihue stated openly
that he had for a long time been sell
ing liquor at his residence near the
Keawe road.
Baked at Raw Pig.
lncidentRlly Rathburn says, the hiau
to the supervisors was given, the club
donating TWO bottles Of gin and three
dozen bottles Of beer that all the SUI
pervisors but two were invited; that
only Messrs. Petrie, Markham and
Hardesty accepted the invitation; that
the pig was not fully imued when the
trio arrived and that they left under
the plea that they had had surfcit
Of turkey, but not until they had par
taken of the gin.
Rathburn severely arraigned the
political leaders in control OF the city
and county government for what he
styled "underhand'' work in ousting
him from Office without hearing aud
claims the dissension at the stables
dates back to the time when former
supervisor Smiddy ordered him to tell
North, who il an appoihtco Of the
board of supervisory and the mayors
personal nominee, that when he was
not busy in the engineers office that
he might make use Of his time in
clearing the stables. This Rathbprn
refused to do. North draws $i25 a
month. Rathburn has received 500 a
month. Dole, who win succeed Rath,