The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-01-26
.H0RLEY STANDS !.
ON HIS DIGNITY
. (From SUNDAY Adyertiser.l

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FRANK HURLEY, foreman at the
Moiliili quarry Is strategist OF
n no mean eRIiber, II the manner In
which he outfanked County Engineer
Wall and disclosed all Of the plans ad]
secrets Of this now famous quarry to
the "enemy,' Supervisors Larsen and
Horner yesterday morning, Is anything
to judge by. s
II seems that Mr.. Wall became peev-
ed with Mr.. Hurley few DAYS ago
for telling too much about what he
knew OF the high finance and inner
workings Of the county rock pile, and
consequently fred him. That Is, he
stopped Hurley's nay and issued orders
that he was to keep of the quarry
premises. These orders were not given
to Mr. Hurley verbally. They were sent
out to him on the elegantly embossed
paper of the county engineers Office.
Under all ordinary Democratic proce-
3ure the incident should have closed
there. But it did not. FEt Xxx.
1t seems that yesterday morning
early, the county engineer had his
slumbers disturbed by telephone call
announcing the fact that Mr.. Hurley
was back on the job. After .hasty
breakfast Wall repaired 10, the police
station for reinforeements Now, Mr..
Hurley, according to those, who have
an intimate acquaintance with him,
weighs 342 pounds in his stocking feet,
and is handy man with his fists, 1t
is also said. ISL g. 90
IaulHea Gets Detail 81 ~
"Give me the biggest man you have
on the force" said Mr.. Wall as he
marched into the police station, rein.
forced with a timekeeper and his chauf-
feur. "I'lI get that man Hurley out
of there if 1t takes the whole police
force and derrick to do it, Ser
geant Fred Iaukea, who tips the beam
at $40 pounds was singled out as the
man to undertake. this hazardous task
and left in the automobile with the
county engineer and the aforesaid rein.
forcements. t'.h ~ s.. -.
Arriving at the quarry the besieg.
ing party found Mr.. Hurley calmly
smoking a pipe on the edge of elf
as he tossed 200-pound boulders into
the depths below and watched them
crumble into small pebbles. thereby
saving the county some expense.
"You re fred" said Wall, N''and I
have the strong arm Of the law with
me to prove it, * ....
Presuming that. / am, why make
such a fuss about it and why the pres.
ence of the handsome copf" replied
Hurley, with q beaming smile as he
tossed another boulder in the air and
caught it deftly in the crook Of his
right arm. 20 ..-'
'FroubIe is the last thing am look,
ing for, said Sergeant Iaukea, as he
watched the bouldefs dropping into this
pit. "WalI says that you are fred and
your presence here disturbs him. Beat
IT before have to call out the National
Guard - tela+t FIX.
"Fmed, 7 may be, but why should
leave here, is something cannot un.
derstand. There is no pestilenee here
that know of. The board of health
has declared no quarantine on the place
and us taxpayer | think have per
feet right to see what Friend Wall is
doing with our property. Another thing
that makes it embarrassing IL that |
have an important engagement here
with Supervisors Larsen and Horner
They want me to show them about the
place and explain few things j have
no intention Of stealing anything;
neither will / get my hands in the
rock erusher and spoil the machinery"
These were arguments which neither
the strong arm of the law nor County
Engineer Wall could answer, and the
besicging party, chagrined, returned to
the city. Y "J.,. +
1t was learned last night that Super.
NIsors Homer and Larsen spent pleas
ant afternoon at the quarry yesterday
with Mr. Hurley and learned much as
to the inncr workings and high finance
Of this institution = u, ~ .