The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-01-13
WAY.
TO CRAFT
TRUTH
Hawaii supervisorial Majority
Aided by Some Citizens Refuses
to Continue Work BY Probe
Commission Kealoha Double
crosses Decent Members.
avail speelaI 10 The Adverti.el.l

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iHILO, january 9.--All the hatred,
all the fear and all Che malice which
the disclosures Of the Gooding Field
audit have caused found expression at
the meeting Of the board of supervisors
which began last Wednesday. II found
rs climax in the passage OF resoIH
ton which placed the tlackest kind Of
an Irish curse on the probe commission
and all its doings and provided for an
investigation of,the commission BY the
county.
The matter of the request that the
county appropriate 10000 with which to
pay for the completion Of the Field IN.
vestigation came up early in the meet
ing on Wednesday, when there were
several citizens present who had called
partly TO discuss the proposed building
ordinance.
Kauhane, who, since he made his
entry into the Kealoha camp last
month, has become the most ardent OPP
ponent Of competent audit, made a
long speech, In the course Of which he
heartily vituperated the press wnich
had dared TO criticize him and his ae-
tions. Tie then tackled the probe com.
mission, dwelling particularly on the
fact that the commissioners had been
paid for Sundays and holidays. .tIf
that isn't graft, what is itfo asked
Kauhane, and there was some applause,
Citizens Opposed
John Scott spoke in favor Of having
he commission have charge Of the audit
until this was finished, but Wears, Mari.
ner and Guard all spoke against trust.
ing the commission with the money,
although they favored having Field fin.
ish the audit, under aicontract with
the county through the county attor-
ney.
No Grounds for Complaint.
In the afternoon the supervisors re-
ceived from Doctor Elliot complete
itemized statement, showing how every
cent had been spent by tire comm ssion.
Outside Of the showing that the com.
missioners had been paid for some Sun
days end the fact that the commission
had paid for services performed by
Breekons and the Audit Company OF
Hawaii before the commission existed
and the fact that Breckons appeared
to have received larger sums than had
been anticipated, there was no great
food for the ravenous hunger of the
grGft-hunting supervisors "A
In one respect in particular was the
record a heart, breaking disappointment
~ have been listening to the read
ing of this record veryscarefully,v said
kealoha when the reading finished
land have heard no reference to Tho
payment of $25 month by the com
mission to Kinney. Didn't you gel
iti' he asked the Tribune editor, who
was present.
Kinney replied that although he hal
given what assistance he could to tn,
| commission, he had never asked for OF
received cent from il. et'
This was a sad disappointment, par
ticularly to Kauhane, who had discov
cred this particular mares nest I
month previously and had been greatly
elated over the discovery, as had beef
others of his kind. IVY. '&H,
Tho supervisors passed the commission
accounts over to the finance committe,
for investigation and report 81
.'r.s,[. Wire Pulling Plenty.
The rest of the day was spent Il
wirePull'ng of the most strenuous sort
and several ridiculous situations arose
As 1t was known that Kauiane, Kane
hailua and Ewaliko would vote aeains
the commission and the Field audit. an,
as ~ was also known that Lyman
Iiitehard and Yates would stand pa
IN the;r light for a proper audit, tn,
question FOR while rested on the stanc
Of KealOhR. .I....f 7fEI5s ir.l- 4
kcaloha had made his public pledg,
Few weeks ago, in which he promised
IN writing TO vote for 'athe propose,
appropriation of $4,000, IL being O
course, understood at the time that tn
meant the appropriation for the Fielt
audit, as this was the only appropria
ton proposed at the time.
For while II looked as II Kealoh,
was really going to stick to his pledge
and his attorney, Mcbride, in this be
lief held a conference with Yates
frltehard and Lyman, with the resnl
Inat resolution was drawn up by Me
BRIDE, providing for the approximation
OF $4,000, with which Field should b,
PAID. under a contract made with III,
founty, 10 finish the audit within Pom
months and peport thereon to the coun
~ attorney and the board Of super
visors. The original Keaioha resolu
tion had provided, also, for the maxim,
by Field Of an audit of the commission
accounts and report thereon. but
Lyman and Pritchard would not stand
Tor that, so that portion was elided
ana the report referred to above wal
agreed upon. = .l-147 ~
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Hard Luck Story. 70 =.
50 everything looked lovely unit
late in the afternoon, when Kealohs
came TO Mcbride with hard lucL
story. He claimed that Thos. Cook, who
Is surety on one Of his numerous bonds
had threatened him that if he voted FOL
the Field audit he would withdraw from
his bond. Bondsmen are not MS easy
70 fnd now in Hilo as they used to be
and Kcaloha said that he was appalled,
at the prospect. So Mcbride looked nj
some OF those interested in the passaR,
OF the Field audit resolution. and nov
arose one OF the most ludicrous Incl
/ dents Of this whole sad business.
! ''if Cook goes off Kealoha s bond
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