Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-06
ALL READY FOR UNSCRAMBLING
Of new HAVEN RAILROAD

ven's Eastern stock should cease i'm
mediately upon the entering of the
courts decree, whether the stock had
been disposed of or not. II was for
this reason that arrangements we're
/ got under way so promptly, the desire
being to have the stock "lifeless" as
brief a time as possible. s5.-..-...
Renewed Efforts are being made to
hasten a hearing on the New Haven 8
application to retain the Long Island
Sound steamship lines Il now owns.
Under the pending decree this ques.
ton is to be decided by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. A hearing
was set for last June, but Commits.
sioner Judson G. clement postponed 1t
until September. as.. Il.
A second adjournment was taken to
the calendar for this month, and then
Commissioner Clements, declaring
that he couldn't work more than
26 hours day." adjourned 1t for a
month more. -.. -
Expects No More Delay. RI
John w. III. Grim, who will represent
the New Haven at this hearing, said
that he expected no further postpone
ments, especially in view of the part
the question plays in the scheme Of
dissolution. A formidable array of
petitions has been laid before the CON-
mission from commercial organtza-
tons Of Connecticut and Rhode Island,
asking that the lines continue under
the New Haven.
These petitions lay especial empha-
sis on the value of the freight; service
to and from New York that has been
built uD as a result of New Haven
ownership.
The special grand jury that has
been inquiring into New Haven mat
tiers completed the third week Of its
work yesterday. Former President
Charles 8. MelIen was once more the
only witness examined by James w.
Osborne, who is serving as special
assistant to the attorney.generaT IN
the hearing. Mr.. Mellen will again
take the stand when the jury resumes
Its sessions next Tuesday.
continuously for a week under . tenn
porary permit with no danger OF be-
ing officially inspected
The resort at King and Smith
streets has been running about a
month. under much the same plan. It
was said at the city hall today that
1t is owned by enc s. Hoshino, Jap
anese. Sometimes he rents the hall
to others, sometimes uses 1t himself.
Always the dances are held on tenn
porary permits. These permits have
been issued to Hcshino, to various
glee clubs and to Walter Camp, an ex-
soldier. Camp now has a temporary
permit fer dances on the nights OF
November 4, 8 and 6.
For nearly a month this place has
been operating continuously, without
official inspection.
The Star-Bulletin was informed this
morning that last night the Hotel
street resort was charging girls five
cents admission and male guests. 10
cents. Dancing cost Is cents. It is
said girls were being urged TO enter.
The site ID nearly opposite the Cock
EFT saloon and Is said to have been
formerly condemned by the police de-
partment. -: ~. ..'.s.
The provisions of the city ordinance
contain the following, which is also
made part of the license: 'fet<'~
Section 5. The annual fee for a
license to keep public dance house
in the city and county Of Honolulu
shall be ten dollars $4,000. Licenses
may be issued for any single dance at
a license fee of one dollar t$1.00D.
"All licenses shall be subject to the
following conditions:
The dance hall and the premises
in the vicinity shall be brightly lighted
during all the time II is in use.
mo undue familiarity between part
ners shall be permitted at any dance
Persons under the. influence OF