The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-03-06
PINkHAM LIST
lis HANGING
FIRE
No Disposition in Washington 70
Hurry over Appointments in
Hawaii - Wilder Visiting
Around-Frear May Take Trip
to Bermuda While Drydock
Question Is Being Considered.
By Ernest a. walker

mail Special to The Advertisef)
WASHINGTON, February 21.--Thers
are no signs here Of an early deternina-
ton Of Hawaiian appointments. Coy
ernor Pinkham's recommendations arc
before the departments, including
those for Judges. There is little TO be
learned as to what the outcome viii
be. Attorney General MeReynolds pro-
eeeds very slowly with patronage mat.
tiers. because Of the vast amount OF
other work pressing him. Judge Arthur
Wilder has been In Washington, look
ing the ground over, but has gone away
10 return after a short while.
Ex,GoSefnor Frear has gone to New
York and may visit Bermuda. There
promises 10 be quite an interim before
the congfess acts upon the drydook
matter. He and W. +. Dillingham; and
the engineer, r. b, Smith, have been
following that case very closely at the
navy Department, but expect no fur
Their developments for some weeks. As
the matttr now stands, il Is very much
to the liking Of the contractors. They
have had difficulty at the navy depart
ment, with Secretary Daniels, who,
however, has now come around TO the
position which he was urged to take at
the start. At
Expect New Contract.
cefWe are now waiting for the naval
engineers, Cox and Harris, TO develop
the new plans, said Ex-Governor
Frear today. taThe house naval com.
mittee is expected 10 recommend an in.
crease of the appropriation for the
dock. We expect TO eomplete the dock
under a new CONTRACTS or under a snip
elemental contract, when these matters
have been slispJAga' of Ii will be a
couple Of mouths before the case is
fully cleared ,np.Y5gs go
As is probably understood in Homo
lulu, Secretary Daniels has had to re-
verse the position he took at first. The
responsibility for the situation WINS
pressed upon him. Although iheiwas at
first disposed to go ahead and finish
the dock. even though it might not be.
ne, ga63 n dock, rs the Navy required,
be concluded IL would DO preferable to-
have the naval engineers draw new
plans, along the lines suggested by AL
fred Noble.
r. T. q L. Bin.
The Hawaiian Rapid Transit Bill is.
described as beingiin good shape before
the House Territories committee, not
understanding complaints from Hawaii
over the delay,i The committee and tho
house have been engaged upon ether
business that had first call However,
Representative Lonergan, chairman of
thu subcommittee, which has been Civ
ing il confederation, believes the bill
should pass the house and there are
good prospects that it will Representa-
tive Lonofgan is preparing a speech In
behalf OF the bill, whTeh will shortly
be reported and placed upon the house
calendar.
aIIawaiians here have made some in
quiries about the Immigration Bill, now
pending before the senate. Elk Cover
nor Erear was, heard before the house
committee when IL had the bill under
consideration. 1t looked for . time as
though the bill would certainly pass
the senate, but the latest word is that
the President is opposed TO the literacy
test and this may lead TO some modif-
cations in the senate Immigration com.
mittce. afFEN
Wilder's Card Story.
The following is printed in Wash
ington paper this morning:
t'old King Kalakaua, Of Hawaii, y
who ruled the Islands of Hawaii years
ago, before sQneeRl ILL., was merry
old soul, just like our old friend King
Cole,'' remarked Judge Al A. Wilder,
prominent lawyer and iurfst, of Homo,
lulu, at the ShSreham. g He was fond
ofpoker, and whom he could not enter-
tain his American guests in any other
way he would invite them to quiet
session at cards ID didu 7 make much
difference TO King Kal whether he sat
behind a pair Of denees or a straight
flushI he was always there with bet
or course, he always lost, but he didn't
mind, aud after paying out all the icash
he had he would give the winners or
ders on the chancellor of the excheqner
] presume there are numerohs orders
signed by King Kal on the Hawaiian
chanoellor Of the exeheoner still exist
ing, but it,is not ON record that any
Of Interviewer was paid.
rt'I played in game with King Kal
one time+-it was a long time aeo-and
We had q Very enjoyable party. The
king didn't like to lose, and there were
times whom, be wouldswin, although gen,
orally hek did not. On this occasion i
was holding q hand against the king.
il was Apparent that he had the cards,
for he was more than ordinarily reck.
lass i'm his betting. was sitting back
of a straight flush, and, Of course, Il
had reason to believe that the pot was
mino. We bet back and forth far a
long time, and finally King Kal called
me. ! threw down my cards ~ al
straight flush. The king looked it over
and said drily: tN tf attH,..
"a II is no good, II have Ave kings.
Five lingslhI asked, IN, '.a
- Yes, Ave kings be replied, 'here
are four, and Lam the other one. !"