Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-17
LOCAL and GENERAL

/ LOCAL AND GENERAL |
A meeting of the Promotion Com.
mittee will be held in the rooms OF
the committee, Bishop street side
Young hotel building, at $3.50 O'Clock
this afternoon.
Clubs for the study of Spanish, Ger.
man and other languages are TO be
formed at an early date in connection
with the educational classes at the
Young Mems Christian Association.
ihe Associated Charities referred
the matter Of its proposed central
employment bureau to the Merchants
Association yesterday afternoon for
the approval Of that body. President
Guild has placed 1t In charge of the
trade and finance committee for In
iycstigation.
Suit was filed in clfSait court today
lby Ripley e Davis. architects, against
the Kapi0lani Estate for approximate
III $1,000 alleged to be the balance due
for their work in connection with the
tconstruction of the Kapiolani block
at the corner of Alakea and King
streets. The papers are filed by
Thompson, Wilder Watson & Lymer,
representing the plaintiff.
"Kaimuki Improvement Club-Wh
You Should Join. Is the subject of a
24-page booklet which has just been
issued by tie East End booster organ
ization, and which contains a number
OF interesting reports upon such topics
as membership. roads, transit and pub
lie improvements, the clean suburb,
end sidewalks and curbings 1t is a
booster proposition pure and simple
and well worth ones time to read.
Alleging extreme cruelty, William
A. Spencer has fled petition IN cir
cult court asking a divorce from Lee
war Bright Spencer. He says the
wife and mother did mot give proper
care to the home and the 9-year-old
Fchild and asserts that Gin company
with male persons Of lax morals" she
took automobile rides in and about
Honolulu, remaining away from her
home and duties for days at time. "
Edward w Quinn filed suit in cir
cult court todRystO attadh $500 war;
rant due ]. K. Davis from the city and
county for work performed for the
municipality by Davis. The suit is
based on a judgment obtained by
Quinn in December 1871, against
Davis, E. w. Congdon and A. w.
Meyer. when they were copartners In
the Chambers Drug Company. The
judgment was for $3.50. so; none sof
which plaintiff says has beep paid.
An unusually large numbeE of Inn
migrants are in detention at the fed
eraI immigration station OWING to the
arrival recently of the Korea, Hong
kong Maru and Shinyo Maru from the
Orient Inspector-in- Charge Halsey
said this morning that, in spite. of q
few rej0ctions due to trachomaa the
general, condition of the immigrants
is good. Al large number Of picture
brides are among the new arrivals
The B. F. Dillingham; Company has
given notice that it intends to fore
close q mortgage which 1t holds
against the Miller Salvage Company,
Ltd. Hawaiian corporation. and the
property conveyed by the mortgage
will be sold at auction at the rooms
OF the James F. Morgan Company on
November Is, at noon. The property
to be sold consists Of the steamship
James Makee, the schooner Sailor
Boy, the launch Carrie, the launch
Spray. a spare ships boat, skiff and
q cargo boat. and also quantity of
chips fittings.
The federal grand jury may finish
Its labors temporarily tomorrow and
he excused until called again by the
new u. s. district-attorney. jefferson
McCarn. Asst. Dist.-atty. G. G.. Bit
ting said today the jury has been
working with dispatch this week, com.
pleting investigation Of large mum
Der of cases of minor importance and
that practically all these may be fin
ished tomorrow morning or afternoon.
The office viii then be ready for the
new incumbent from Nashville, Tenn,
and R. w. Breckons will leave tomor-
row afternoon for Hilo, to resume his
work as special prosecutor in the Ha-
wall county graft affair. :,
The community extension commit
tee. OF the Y. M. G. A, composed of
Dr. s. d. Barnes, Rev. d. C. Peters,
George Andrus, G. w. Patty and L. r.
Killam, met at the association yester-
day afternoon to plan the work which
is to be carried on by them during the
coming year. 1t was decided to con-
tlnue the noon shop meetings at the
Honolulu Iron Works and the Cation,
Neil Company. Work along these
lines will probably De started for the
men at the o. R. & l.. shops, and at
several Of the military posts. "a The
members of the committee were ask
co to investigate the conditions and
determine whether or not the men