The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-20
SCENT
A CONSPIRACY
Fired From Pepeekeo Planta'
ton, Accuse Employers of
BIacklisting Them.

HILO, April 1.-THE lanais of the
police station looked like a section
from Manila last Monday morning as
they were crowded with Filipinos who
were looking for the Sheriff The
were well dressed. All seemed to
speak very good English. Their story
was that they have been working at
Olaa, but some weeks ago had left
there to go to work at Pepeekeo. On
Saturday, they said, they We're told
that they were no longer required and
were paid off. They darkly limited
| that this was the result of some mys-
terious plot between the plantations
because they left Olaa. The case was
not one which came within the Sher-
ifs jurisdiction. as he at once as
sured them. and the Filipinos went
away looking perfectly happy. Inquiry
at Pepeekeo led to the information
, that the men were let out simply be-
the suggestion that there was any
combine against them being absurd.
| GAMBLED AWAY EMPLOYERS
MONEY.
Taketa Umeichiro employed as
salesman and collector for the Noun
tain View Saloon, was arrested and
lodged in jail on Saturday morning,
charged with embezzlement. Taketa
made his March collections, but made
no return to Manager Limo. He adj
mitted that he had lost a sum of $126
at a Japanese gambling house during
February, money which belonged to
his employers, but either did not know
or would not tell how much he col
lected during March, which he gam
bled away. 1t is possible that his
populations may mount up to $500.
He will be held until some idea of
the extent of his thefts can be ascer-
tanned.
PRISONERS AND PARKS.
A dozen prisoners have been work.
ing on the new park lot, the old Jail
site, removing old tree trunks, stones,
bottles, tin cans and other rubbish,
also leveling it off so as to make
good playground for children living in
the neighborhood. All that it now
needs is a light fence around it SIM
liar to the one at Mooheau Park, and
this has been promised by Supervisor
Todd. VIM. Vannatta, Superintendent
of the TIilo Water Works, and Jailer
J. HI. Maby have been in correspond
ence with the superintendent of Pub
lie Works and the High Sheriff, in
Honolulu, for permission to make this
playground. for more than a year, and
are naturally pleased at their final
success.
LEADERS OF THE HERD.
The local lodge of EIks held their
annual installation Monday evening
when the following became officers for
the ensuing year: Exalted Ruler, c.
F. Parsons; Esteemed Leading Knight
J. D. Easton; Esteemed Loyal Knight,
F. E. Hime (absent but to be in
stalled later: Esteemed Lecturing
Knight, H. H. Moorhead; Secretary,
DR.. Henry Hayes; Treasurer, J. d.
Kennedy; Tyler. Carl Wichert; Trus-
tee. J. T. Moir (reelected). The ap-
pointive offices will be announced by
the new Exalted Ruler later.
NEWS NOTES.
Mrs T. T. Chave returned from San
Francisco on the Enterprise.
There are now nearly a dozen horses
at the race track that have come to
town to train for the Fourth of July
events. .
Deputy County Attorney Noa A1ulf
went to Maui last week, having Learned
ed by wireless of the death of his
mother.
Sheriff Keolanui will start in a few
days for Hamakua, thence going on to
North Kohala, and perhaps round to
Kau. His particular business is to
have a talk with some of the newly |
appointed deputy sheriffs and police |
officers, giving them line on their |
duties. He expects to be away for |
three or four weeks.
During the whole of last week the |
volcano continued to be very active, /
being more so on each succeeding
night. The whole floor was a mass of
fire and within two hundred feet from
the top. On Saturday night the |
fountain of fire shot up level with the
brink and visitors found it hard to |
leave the spot and return to the Vol |
cano House.
Superintendent Vannatta had a very |
successful sale on Saturday of the old |
Territorial buildings. the total amount |
realized being 1896. The buyers for the
Bridge street building We're G. F. At /
fonso, $3.50; ]. Kai, $105; Kimura, 800. !
The two Volcano street lots went to |
Father Otto, $120, and A. Kaiser, SIS. |
Captain Fitzgerald bought the Pono-
hawai- street lot for $135. l. E. Ray /
was the auctioneer.