Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-23

The trial OF Joe Rodrigues. charged
with having committed O. statutory of
Tense on the island Of Hawaii, was
commenced before Judge Sanford B..
Dole in the federal court this morning.
= Upon motion of United States Dis.
trict Attorney jeff. McCarn for a direct,
ed verdict, Kiiehi Sakuma and Kin,
Sato, charged with: having committed
a statutory offense,t were declared mol
guilty In the federal court this morn
+-a and released. j.! a..
Those members CT the Chamber Of
Commerce of Honolulu who may be
planning to. visit in the East Aext
month, and incidentally attending the
good roads congress, to be held In
Chicago, Illinois. December IA to IS.
are requested to notify the secretary
CT the Chamber of Commerce at their
earliest convenience. ess -
The War Relief Committee late Sat
urday afternoon eabled $1,000 to New
York City to be used expressly for
relief work in Northern France The.
forwarding of this amount leaves the
committee with $31. 40 on hand. Sub
seriptions are still being received. and
40 boxes of clothing have been for,
warded to the mainland on the steam
er Kentuekian. ;,....<.,t. 49,. 5.Zs
No session was held in the criminal
division Of the circuit court today,
Judge Ashford being called to SIT on
the supreme court bench in Associate
Justice A. P. Quaries' place in hear
ing argument Of the civil suit appeal
of Kapoluht Palau versus the Heie-
mano Land Company. Several Grim
inai cases are set for jury trial to-
morrow morning. as43 8
h Charged with hasing committed a!
statutory offense. Harry E. Apo, an
enrploye OF tie local postoffice, was,
arrested Satutday afternoon BY Depsl-
ty Marshal Albert Harris. Apo was
released .on bond to the amount Of
$500, and a hearing OF. his case, WIN be
held before United States Commission
er George s. Curry November IS at. Q;
O'Clock In the afternoon.
H. T. Wood, secretary OF the Pro-
motion COMMITTEES. viii undergo an
operation at the Queens hospital to-
morrow for an ailment from which he
has been suffering for some weeks,
past. He will be absent from the
Promotion Committee office for about
two, weeks During Mr., Woods alb
sence Sidney Jordan. assistant. secre-
tary. win be In charge Of the work OF
Tenders for the job of constructing
the wharf shed on the new Kuhio bay
pier. at Hilo will be opened by the
board of harbor commissioners at
1880 o'clock tomorrow morning. The
board will meet In weekly session at
8 o'clock. Whether the successful
bidder viii be expected to- accept pay
ment from the territory In the new
bonds issued two months ago, has mott
yet been determined
The trial of one OF the cases against
Joseph A: Doyle and Maude. Sch0ll-
Doyle, charged with having committed
a statutory oTfense. viii be begun in
the federal court Monday morning, De.
cember IL. Doyle and hisswffe each
have two indictments now pending
against them Mrs. NJ. Ferguson, Mrs.
Edna Ferguson Doyle and Mrs. Viola
Lukens will be- summoned from san
Francisco and Seattle to serve as wit;
nesses in the trial. ...
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The secretary Of the Chamber of
Commerce has received Information
to the effect that the Fidelity Trust
Company Of Baltimore is engfueerfng
an excursion to South America for the
purpose OF giving American producers !
AN insight into the possibility OF ship
ping American goods and produce to ],
South America. The trip viii con-
sumo 106 days. Honolulu concerns
wishing to secure full data regarding
the excursion may obtain it from the.
secretary Of the chamber. ]
Circuit Judge Whitney today author
lied Cecil Brown. administrator Of, the
estate of the late Walter c.. Peacock. /
to give Stewart, stawell and Nankiveill
OF Melbourne, Australia, his power of !.
attorney that they may poceed to force
collection Of large claim against j. .
MeA: Howden of that city. Il is al
legged Howden owes the Peacock es-
tate for moneys entrusted to him be- !
fore Peacock's death. The Peacock
estate. according to documents filed
In circuit court. faces creditors claims
aggregating $74,49SS5. E.,.
proved before Mr.. FERGUSON Left