Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-20
MALICIOUS.
AUTO THIEF
WRECKSCARS
Person or Persons Taking Mo-
tors for Joyrides Deliberately
Disable Mechanism; Police
Hot on Trail of Suspects
u nth the recovery Of another ma
w chine early this morning which
w a said tn have been stolen and

a. nth the recovery Of another ma
w chine early this morning which
w Is said to have been stolen and
a report that still another machine
was stolen last night, the police au-
thorfties are much aroused with
growing determination to fix the re-
sponsibility for the series Of thefts
that occurred over the weekend.
Well directed suspicious are being
followed out and II Is expected that
soon the persons responsible for many
Of the thefts will be found.
| Il have told the police to shoot II
anyone in an automobile refuses to
stop when they are ordered to do so
by a policeman" declared julius w.
Asch, deputy sheriff OF the city and
county of Honolulu.
/ Lying In the ditch On School street
near Asylum road, automobile 1925.
owned by the White Seal laundry and
generally used by Frank Schmidt, was
found early this morning by s. K. Fer
reFa, motorcycle officer. One tire was
blown out, the tools were gone, but
the engine was still going
T. No, reports of this theft came to
the station and the police think Il
was taken last nigh. without the
A Japanese boy reported that ma
chine 1890, recorded In The automo-
ole book as the property If Mrs. Ivy
Young, was stolen last night from its
garage at the home Of the boy in
Kalihi. The machine rs believed to
have been taken about midnight and
was said TO have been seen near Scho-
field last night shortly after that
time. As yet no report Of the theft
has been received.
i With the. theft Of Ford touring
car belonging to Frank p. Hurley,
contractor, the work Of thieves over
stolen from In front u the owner 3
residence at 1895 PaloIo road, report
ed Immediately 20 the police and
found BY them yesterday at Aiea. 1t
was brought to the police station.
The maliciousness OF the auto Iniei
IL seen In the condition in which
Hurley's car was left. The spark
plugs and magnetic had been removed
and small stones had been put into
the cylinders, which VIII necessitate
taking the whole machine apart.
Thieves took car belonging to-
w. G.. Allen from In front Of his resi-
dence on Wilhelmina Rise on Sunday
morning. The car was allowed to
coast down the hill, but had not gone,
far before It smashed into q telephone
pole, damaging the fender and radia.
tor. Il ID said that thieves came
up 10 the place where the stoleH Ear
was standing IN q Ford automobile
and that one Of them got out Of It and
took Mr.. Aliens car. ss
/ Automobile 2111 was taken from
the associated Garage on Saturday
i night by Frank Cayaco, who, when
found Q little later at King and Alakea
streets, claimed that he had been CIV
en- permission to borrow the car by
the owner. However, Henry Hus-
tace, who had been using the car
and had Just returned to Wai-nae,
said that he knew nothing Of the per,
mission. Az yet the matter has not
been satisfactorily settled. 1t was
reported to the police, but whether
It was . theft or not is not known. {.
A Scripps-B Booth car, the property
Of Sergt George Stutzman, u. s. A,
1922 Kamehameha w road, was mot
stolen as was first believed. The pc.
lice say that the machine was loaned
| TO another person on Saturday after
noon TO be returned on Sunday after,
moon at o'clock. The machine was
taken from in front Of the Moana on
Saturday afternoon. and when IL was
mot returned on Sunday at the speci.
fled time the owner began to fear
that Il had been stolen and reported
| Il to the police at 1880 O'Clock last
night. At 1890 the machine was re.
turned to the owner. 49, ...- y.
Speaking of the numerous auto
thefts. w. r. Harrington, president of
the auto clubs today said: 4
"of course the Honolulu automobile
club ID interested In this epidemic
OF thieving that is going on. We have
been following the development of It
for some time and Mr.. r. b. Booth
has specialized on the subject He
Is convinced Of the inefficiency of
the police and their methods.
$50 far as independent action is
concerned, the suggestion has been
1 MINUS VI SnApAOytuB private uSteC-
tive. This, IL done at all, should be
by the insurance agencies. Some time
ago the proposal was made In the
club that we start an Insurance bu.l
reau for our members. The objec,,
ton was made that We would thus
come in competition with members
Iof the club interested In the insur-
ance business, and the objection pre-
vailed Therefore, It seems to me
that any steps towards private polio
ing Of the city should be taken by
the agencies, which would of course
have the hearty support Of the auto
mobile club and all owners.
The primary difficulty of the
whole situation Is found in the OBJ
yioIs inefficiency Of the police de-
partment which lacks the initiative
and discipline that should be the dis
tinguishing character Of police admin
istration in growing city. The po-
lice management has never passed
out Of the small town class, except
In its consistent refusal to acknow-
ledge that it has any faults"
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