The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1921-02-09
ORDER RESTORED
IN U. S. SAMOA
Reporter and Naval Officer Try
to Get Control of the
Administration.
ODD MIXUP IS CLEARED UP
Governor, in III Health and Under
Charges, Commits suicide-Is Com
pleteIy AbsoIved by Naval
Court of Inquiry.

San FranciscO.-American Samoa's
beetle-inspecting chief of police is out
of Jail, and the judge, who has seven
other jobs, is again holding court, ac-
cording to advices from Tutuila. This
change back to normal followed a ma
val inquiry which resulted in dissipat-
ing an attempt by naval officer and
former newspaper reporter to con-
troll the naval administration of the
American possession In the South
Seas.
In furtherance of this attempt the
naval officer, Greed H. Boucher, lieu
tenant commander, and the ex-report-
er, Arthur A. Greene, enlisted the
support of Commander A. c. Kali,
second in rank to Commander War
rem ]. Terhune, governor Of the
island. The three filed charges against
Terhune and his administration, and
finally Kali tried to send wireless
message to the navy department at
Washington, branding his superior as
insane.
Takes His Own Life.
With the message in front Of him,
Terhune, suffering from i'll health.
committed suicide. The pitiful part
Of this tragedy developed when the
naval court Of inquiry, already en-
route to Tutuila from Hawaii, abb
solved Terhune's administration of all
charges, recommended the deportation
Of Greene, the court martial of Bou-
cher and the removal of Kali from his
post.
Among the charges filed against
Terhune's administration was one
that officials were drawing illegal sal
aries. ]. Hurkin Mailo, native chief
of police, and Judge A n. Noble were
especial targets of Boucher, Greene
and Kali.
After Commander Terhune shot him.
self Kali became acting governor, and
he Jailed MailO on charges that the
chief of police had urged the natives
TO oppose the activities of Greene and
Kali. Previously Boucher had alleged
that Irregularities of the Terhune adj
ministration included paying MailO as
''beetle inspector" as well as head of
the police force, but that no beetles
were inspected.
Judge Noble, who, besides being dis
trict judge, was secretary to the COM
mandant, registrar of titles, secretary
of native affairs, judge of the probate
court, superintendent of education, as
sociate member of the high court and
vice president of the American Bank
of Samoa, was charged by Boucher
and Greene with being instrumental
in alleged misuse Of funds and au-
thority. Kali closed Mobiles court
when the former became acting gov
ernOr.
Board Sits Eight Days.
The board of inquiry sat for eight
days Testimony revealed that BOu-
cher for % of his IS days service,
was under suspension ON three
charges-carrying a pistol, attempting
a mutiny and falsehood Boucher's
examination revealed that he posed as
a secret service man without author
ity; publicly criticized the secretary
of the navy and the President; in
subordinately communicated with au-
thorities in Washington in violation
of regulations, and committed many
other breaches of naval regulations.
Upon examination he declined to
answer many questions on the ground
that the answers would fncriminate
himself. He acknowledged that all
charges he made were based upon
hearsay and without investigation.
1t was revealed that documents were
stolen from naval officers, but an at
tempt to introduce these by Greene,
who acted as Boucher's counsel, was
oyerruled by the board.
The testimony revealed also that
Greene and Boucher created unrest
among the natives in an effort to
change the government and assume
control for themselves. Their activi-
ties resulted in organization of natives
into a committee" which forwarded
an appeal toPresident Wilson to re-
move Governor Terhune, and the ma
tive unrest was manifested by several
fights with the American sailors.
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