Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-13

Juan Pabricka, a Filipino who
pleaded guilty to a charge of filchins
SCI from the pocket of Japanese in
front of the skating rink several days
ago. was given a sentence Of five
years imprisonment by Circuit Judge
Ashford. The prisoners excuse for
the act was that he wanted money
to return to the Philippines. ..-%
On the ground Of non-support Cir
cult Judge Whitney yesterday grant
O divorce to Dolores Esther Ashley
from William George Ashley. Divorce
petitions were filed yesterday by Olin'
da r. p. Nunes. who seeks legal sep
aration from Manuel G. Nunes, and
by Augusta H. Graham, who accuses
William M. Graham of extreme
cruelty. .&'.
John II. Fischer, one of the three
defendants in the indictment re-
turned by the grand jury In the Wal.
kiki inn conspiracy case, has not yet
entered his plea, His counsel, w. T.
Rawlins, has filed motion to quash
the Indictment against Fischer, and
Judge Ashford will hear argument on
the motion Saturday morning, Novem.
Der q. -
Lowell K. Kupau, recently a mem.
Der of the Royal Hawaiian band and
still more recently candidate for
the house of representatives, has
turned to the practise of law for a
livelihood. He was granted license
yesterday to practise in the district
court. His political campaign was I'M
successful, encountering defeat at the
primary.
Residents Of Peterson lane, Palama,
are up in arms over the fact that the
board of supervisors, after having the
lare rolled and oiled, left it unsanded.
Owing to this lack of attention many
finely polished floors now are streak
ed with greasy. spots where the oil
has been tracked into the homes and
the householders have anything just
now but good word for the city
fathers.
The Chamber of Commerce has un.
der consideration the publication of
q complete and exhaustive map or the
city Of Honolulu showing the present
streets and illustrating the possible
ties of establishing through arteries
from the extremes of the city. The
plan for such a map was submitted
to the chamber by the Municipal Re-
search Club. The chamber now Is
preparing figures on the estimated
cost of such map.
Hung Wo, Chinese, who appealed
from District Judge Monsarrat's sen.
tence on four charges of gross cheat,
received q confirmation of the lower
courts judgment by Circuit Judge
Ashford yesterday afternoon. Hung
Wo drew a six months sentence on
each charge. Deputy City and Coun.
ty Attorney Brown informed the court
that about fifty similar charges had
been brought against the prisoner,
only four being tried.
Frank C. Beneyedes, the Democrat
ic candidate for city and county clerk,
likely will get back the $25 nominal
ton fee he deposited following the
primary election, resolution to re-
store the money having been pre-
pared to present to the board of SUI
peryisors today. Beneyedes Is not re-
quired to forfeit the SIS because he
did not become a candidate in the
finals; the present clerk, David Kalau-
okalani, Jr., being elected at the pri-
mary. gr
The vigilance committee of the board
of retail trade of the Chamber of Com
merce has submitted for the consid-
GRAFTON Of the members of the chamber
a bill which provides for punishment
for Misrepresentation in the sale Of
merchandise, shares of stock, bonds,
mortgages. partnerships and SER
vice. This bill, which is intended for
introduction in the 1915 legislature il
approved. Is patterned after similar
bills now operating in many states OF
the union.t The bill has; been referred
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