The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-02-28
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Crime Decreases Under Prohibition
During the past year prohibition
has become effective within the Ter
ritory. In the light of experience in
other jurisdictions / think it may be
safely predicted that as an effect of
prohibition crime will decrease in Ha-
wall" says Chief Justice Coke, in his
biennial report to legislature. Among
other things the Chief Justice shows
that gambling was the only offense to
show an increase in number of con-
victions during the biennial period.
Drunkenness decreased from 1914 to
1850, or nearly 33 per cent. Gambling
increased from 9494 to 10,079. The
number of convictions for some other
of the more prominent offenses shows
as to violation of liquor laws, a de-
crease from 24S to 143; as to ~offenses
against chastity, a decreased from
1856 to 637; as to offenses against
property, a decrease from 1881 to
1909; as to %offenses against peace, a
decrease from 20S2 to 1890; as to
homicides, a decrease from 80 to 20.
The increase in gambling cases
among the Japanese was 1866 and
among Koreans 80. There was a
marked decrease of gambling among
the Chinese and Hawaiians, 5S5 less
of the former and 12O less of the
latter being convicted on this charge.
The influenza epidemic has finally
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been closed in several districts. 1t is
said that there has not been much
pneumonia as yet with the epidemic.
Hilo Paper Sued For Alleged Libel
HILO, Feb. 24-Charles Warren
has brought two damage suits for
s250O each against the Hilo Tribune,
charging he was libeled by a story
published concerning the Emma War
rem murder trial. Suit was filed in
the third circuit court, the papers ar
irving Sunday on the Mauna Kea.
Mystery Covers Death OF Chinese
Mystery surrouds, of killing of
Lee Yui, an employee of the terri
torial asylum laundry, whose body
was found hidden behind one Of the
doors of the institution Thursday
morning.
An autopsy performed by DR.. R. G,
Aver revealed that the Chinese had
come to his death, presumably
through the carelessness of some
reckless motorist. The Chinese laun'
dry worker had II fractured ribs, a
broken neck, a punctured heart, and
fractures of the legs and arms
Death was instantaneous, it is be
lieved.
The police have a theory that after
the man was killed he was removed
from the street to the laundry and his
body secreted there, perhaps by some
one who knew where he was employ
ed.
Chief of Detective McDuf1e and
Deputy Sheriff Asch said that it still
was unknown who was responsible
for the death of the Chinese.
House Is Moved To Escape Lava
The overflow of lava at the Volcano
still continues, according to L. w. dc
Vis-Norton, and has now increased
to such an extent that the instrument
house back from the east rim of the
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a safer location. The shelter house
has been destroyed, as was predicted
more than a week ago, and the lava
is now running over a wide area or
that side, the government survey
marks having been deeply buried by
the lava.
"The instrument house seems tc
annoy, Pele," said Mr.. Norton. I'll
was originally built at the northern
rim of the pit. but Pele at once start
ed to shake it to pieces. Then she de
veloped a Tuning patch near the
house, and made it impossible t.
breathe with comfort. So the houst
was moved, but a few months lateI
the lava covered the site. The house
was then erected some way from the
old rest house, and it was felt that !
was perfectly safe, but now 1t vii
have to be shifted again"
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