The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-13
FOR A PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATOR
Suggestions Advanced to Gre
ate Such an 0ffice---Public
Guardian, Too.

discussed in Judge LindSay's court yes
terday, the judge stating that such an
appointment had brought about good
be advisable in this Territory. The
question of administrators and guard
ians has had several airings in this
court of late and some guardians who
have been remiss in their duties have
been sharply reminded of the fact. This
has led also to the suggestion that a
public guardian might also be appoint
ed with advantage to many.
There is one thing I do believe" said
Judge Lindsay, land that is that
guardians should be required to fur
nish the bond of surety company in
stead of a personal bond. It is difficult
to tell what a man is really worth. OF
course, in the case of large estates
there is comparatively little chance for
loss on account of the fact that the ac-
counts are more closely scrutinized. But
in the case of a parent who dies and
erty, any relative may come before the
probate judge and ask to be appointed
guardian and generally there seems no
good reason why he should not be APP
pointed to look after the affairs of the
child or children. He puts up a per-
sonal bond, which may be good or may
not be worth anything, and the wards
are liable to suffer from his careless
ness or trickery.
Even in the case of large estates,
where the bond of supposedly rich
man or corporation is put up, there is
a chance for loss, as one never knows
whether a man is really rich or on the
verge of bankruptcy. For that reason,
1 think all guardians bonds should be
those of surety companies, SO that there
would be no chance for loss.
There has been entirely too much
carelessness in guardianship matters in
this Territory continued Judge Lind
say, land 1 believe that a change such
as I have suggested would be bene-
fetal"
SUPREME COURT HURRIES MAT
TIERS.
A decision was handed down by the
Supreme Court yesterday morning in
a matter which had only been sub
mitted to it the previous afternoon, the
matter of the constituting of the will of
Hebron Noholoa, deceased,
who had been resident at the leper
settlement. The knot to be unraveled
was whether the maker of the will had
intended to include the property she
owned in Honolulu with that owned at
"a cy|,e u fsoJI
erty known belonging to me and APP
pearing in my name" which she had
willed to her husband.
The contention of a niece of the de-
ceased that the Honolulu property was
not included was denied by the Su-
preme Court.
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
Mrs. Sarah Mitchell, who claims An
derson Grace as her legal husband, her |
former marriage having been contract |
ed at time when she was so intoxi- |
Gated that she did not know what she |
was doing, and who was recently ar |
rested for a violation of the Edmunds |
Act, along with Grace, was examined /
before United States Commissioner
Hatch yesterday and ordered held until I
the next term of the Federal grand |
jury.
SERVED PAPERS IN JAPAN.
An affidavit of service. bearing a big
oiue seal and 81 consular stamp, was
lied yesterday in the divorce matter
of Zoe Haimoeipo Ayers against Thorn
rs Eugene Ayers, the defendant being
1 resident of Yokohama. The affidavit
vas subscribed to by E. G. Rabbit. vice
Of th< |
n Yokohama.
WANTS NATURALIZATION.
An application to be admitted to citi-
,enship has been posted in the Federal
court by Otadimov Tasilievitch Mis-
'henko, citizen of Russia who arrived
n this country on January II, 1901.
LEONG GETS ANOTHER DAY.
An Leong, who is being cited for con-
empt for refusing to pay the amount
t allmony to his wife ordered by the
ourts and who has twice gone to jail
n that account, was up before Judge
De Bolt yesterday for the same thing.
lie was given until today to give the
natter further consideration the Judge
hitting that perhaps thirty days in Jail
Iould give him time to decide.
COURT NOTES.
1t is stated that the Department of
ustice at Washington will examine
Ito the recent transfer of the island t
Lanai for property in Honolulu by
lie Territorial officials, the object be- 8
lg to made a test case of the claim
lat the title to all the Territorial puh- .
domain is vested in the Federal gov .
The matter of the appeal of :
. L. McCandless regarding the in1unc-
on proceedings instituted by him in r
oposltion to the exchange will come
before the Supreme Court this
orning. G
Court fees to the amount of 81 were L
4sterday taxed against the plaintiff a
the case of Fullerton VS.. Pierce in .,
ldge Lindsay's court, the action be-
g one to collect $40. judgment being k
ven for the defendant Fullerton "
reatens an appeal. W
by stipulation the case of Yamamoto 10
. Alexander Craw has gone over for
e term. =,
the following men to serve as sub 9,
tute jurors to serve during the re- n,
alnder of the term, have been sub n
tied by jury commissioners James L.
n ~ u