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with intruders for the past month. He
states that he has had to watch his
place carefully as some one comes
nearly every night On Saturday eve
ming q robber broke into his home
and stole S. On another occasion the
intruder took a bottle Of beer.
On Saturday evening two men wear
ing masks broke into the Odo Shoten
on Hotel street and took $50 from the
place. T. Odo, the proprietor, said
that the thieves were either Koreans
or japanese. On the same evening
robbers broke into the home of two
geisha girls and stole two pair Of Japa-
nese shoes.
The many burglaries reached a eli
max when the Yamane store at Kakaa-
10 reported that thieves had taken one
cent from the cash register Of their
store. They also missed two pair Of
pants, some corn beef and several
cans OF salmon. The men who did
the Job could not be located.
The Watamoto store on Alapai
street was another Japanese place
visited last week. The proprietor saw
two men trying to break into his store,
and the men ran away. He then call
ed up the police station and asked
that some one be sent at once 10 To-
cate the men. When he telephoned
he was asked by one of the officers
at the station whether he had lost any
money. When he answered in the
negative, the officer told him to come
down to the station the next morning
and report the affair.
Complain Of Disregard.
The Watamoto case is only one OF
many, say the Japanese, Of which the
police officers have shown an entire
disregard, and many prominent Japa-
nese have declared that 1t will be nee
essary for them to appoint some one
to look after their interests, as the
police. they allege, have failed to do
20. 1t Is stated that the Japanese
have appealed time and again to the
police, but have always received the
answer. Come around In the morn
ing and report"
Have Tried to BE Fair.
Police officials today said that they
have tried to give japanese the same
as Americans and that the
alleged operations Of a Korean auto
mobile bandit gang had not been
brought to the attention Of the depart
ment except in an unofficial way, and
that every effort is being made to APP
prehend offenders against Japanese as
well as others.
"The Japanese, IL they desire. can
be Of great aid to this department. and
we Will be glad Of Aeirs help. Sheriff
Rose said. when an article fcriticising
his department was brought to his at
tention. 1T IS not always easy to- get
petty thieves and pilferers. Five ex;
ira men from the detective depart
ment are now on duty all fof every
night going over all parts OF the town
In an effort 10 stop petty crime.
This week three of our men went
way out In the Puuloa district and
waited Cor hours concealed In the
brush to take two Chinese who had
stolen chickens from Japanese. We
sent the men as soon as the complaint
came in.
sin the cases mentioned In the Ha-
waii Hochi yesterday, no report was
made to this department The people
whom the robbers molestea did not
complain to us. and we would not have
known Of It had not one Of our officers
gotten word Of It.
Rose 6lames Mskino.
cat the bottom of all this is little
trouble with an in6uentia. Japanese
here, who threatened to get back at
he police for arresting him for not
having auto lights lit. The man Is
Frederick;S IS. Maxine, owner of the Me-
Sino drug store, at Nuuanu and Hotel
streets, and of the Hawaii Hochi. Ma
kino was stopped by traffic man
md brought in here once. and made
violent protest. Later he left his auto
standing for two hours at the curb
lear his store without lighting the
lights and was warned by policeman
Who told him not to letsit happen
again.
"'oh. don't know Maxine is said
% have answered, 7 may do 1t again
"A few days later he left his ma |
,hine without lights while he went |
INTO the Liberty theater. and for this |
le was arrested. He came to see me |
md again made loud protest and |
many threats, and then he went to a |
and gave a long statement |
this department
Maxine did not deny that his lights |
we're out and that he was violating |
he law. His only protest was that |
Inother car near him was standing |
without lights and the owner was not |
lrrested.
70 Partially Shown.
AS matter of fact, the owner of |
he other car was BROUGHT down here. |
explained why his machine was with
,ut lights, and was allowed to go. The |
'ame thing would have been done in
dakino's case ifshe had chosen to ex,
,lain But he did not SD his case
vent before the judge.
Just after this Y. Komatsu. an en-
,loye of Makino's drug store, was
,harged with having chefa tickets in
lis possession, and Maxine came |
Town and protested loudly that we ar.
ested only Japanese Now he Is hol-
ering that we don't arrest japanese"
Verifying, SheriH Roses statement. |
thief McDuffie said that Maxine came |
o him. and in the presence of De
ective Kellett urged them, to drop the