The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-02
HAWAII IN
PUBLIC EYE
Things of Local Interest Are
Found in the Coast
Files.


Islands during the week stay of thu
battleships' there on their way around
the world. Taylor says theS patriotic
islanders are preparing to make the oc
easion the gala event of their history
Automobile rides, sightseeing trips tC
points of interest about the islands
dinners, receptions, dances and enter
tainments of all sorts have been ar
ranged by a committee of sixty public
spirited citizen. In addition they will
make use of unique or attractive feat
ures of the celebration here that are
reported by Taylor when he returns on
the transport Sheridan May 6.
effect week" on the islands will be
a continuous series of holidays and fes-
tivities. The Hawaiians are so anxious
to give the jackies the time of their
lives that the police will be instructed
not to arrest sailors for minor offenses.
All little disputes viii be settled by
a citizens arbitration committee.
TO STUDY POLICE METHODS.
A. P. Taylor, chief of detectives of
Honolulu, arrived yesterday by the
transport Buford. Ostensibly, he is on
vacation, but in reality he comes to
study police methods here and to confer
with the local detective department as
to the best methods of policing Homo
lulu during the stay of the fleet. He
will also confer with the officers of the
feet ON that subject.
Taylor is newspaper man. He
went to Cuba during the troublous
times preceding the Spanish war and
got into communication with the revo-
lutionists for syndicate of Eastern
papers. He went to the Philippines
during the early days of American oe-
cupation. For seven or eight years he
was employed on the Pacific Commercial
Advertiser. When Curtis p. Iaukea
was elected Sheriff and Chief of Police
of the Island of Oahu, of which Homo
lulu is the capital, he asked Taylor to
take charge of the detective depart
ment. Taylor did so, and has given the
islands by far the most intelligent po-
lice administration they ever had.
WON'T SUSPEND ALIEN LAWS.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-The sugar
trust was given a body blow by the
House today when it refused to sus-
pend for a period of six years the
operation. of the alien contract labor
law in Hawaii. The purpose of the
of this law was to permit
the sending of foreign labor there to
work the great sugar plantations. The
bill came from the committee on i'm
with a favorable report. 1t
was advocated by Jonah K. Kalaniana-
ole. delegate from Hawaii. He said
that the laborers were needed there to
work the sugar plantations. Repre-
sentative Bonynge of Colorado said it
would result in the flooding of the
islands with contract Japanese and
Chinese laborers. As there was no duty
on sugar from Hawaii, the sugar in
terests in this country would be sub
jected to an unfair competition.
I TRICKED IN HONOLULU.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 21-Mrs.
veda Rodriguez of San Francisco,
who is employed as a stenographer in
he office of Edward NJ. Greenway in
he Kohl building, is another woman
who claims that she was victimized by
George E. Littell, who was arrested
asst week by United States secret SER
ice agents.
LittelI is now in the Alameda county
all awaiting trial on a charge of i'm
a government officer.
Mrs. Rodriguez says that Littell met
Ter in Honolulu some three years ago
md made love to her. The day set for
he wedding, she AYERS, Littell left the
stands, taking with him valuables jew
lis belonging to her.
Secret Service Agent Moffitt received
additional information from Seattle
which charged Littell with
having bunkoed several members of
he Masons' and Elks' lodges. Littell
pretended to be a member of both or
lers.
Mrs. Rodriguez called at the office
# the secret service agent yesterday,
eeking information regarding her dia-
nonds, which she claims were stolen
~ LittelI. Littell denies that he ever
net Mrs. Rodriguez, but Mrs. Roderi-
suez is positive that he is the man who
ook the jewels. Chief wnkie of the
secret service has instructed Agent
doffitt to make every effort to have the
nan held for the Seattle officials Chief
Nilkie charges that Littell has mas
lueraded in several cities as a secret
service operative and that he has OBJ
aimed large sums of money.
There is a reward of $500 offered for
lis arrest by the Tombstone police, and
he police of Boston and Chicago would