The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-25
DEFINITIONS Of CR|NP
SHIPPING MASTER LEWIS DIGS
THEM UP.
Says They Sound quite Respectable,
and That Turk and Lewis Are on the
Beach to Stay.

"Crimp: 1. one who looks after the
loading of vessels 2 One who decoys
men into the army or navy. 3. One who
decoys sailors on board vessels for
hire"
Oscar c. Lewis the shipping mas
ter, has been looking up the definition
of crimp in dictionary, since he has
so many times been called a crimp, and
the above is what he found. He has IL
written out in a small notebook which
he carries with him. Every time he is
called a crimp he may look at it and
see that after all crimp is not called
any hard names by Webster.
There's nothing particularly bad
about a crimp, according to that" said
Lewis this morning. People might
think it meant a murderer or something
like that by the way the term is used.
They call Turk and 1 crimps all the
time, and are after us as if we were
doing nothing but dirty work, when we
are only doing a legitimate business"
Turk was present when Lewis made
the remarks about the Crimps and their
business, and the two voiced a Joint
protest against the treatment they are
receiving in Honolulu. I'VE are doing
business like anyone else" they said,
and we have the same right as anyone
else to charge what people are willing
to pay. Ours is the same as an en-
ployment office, and does business III
just the same way Captain Bray is do
ing shipping as we are, and he is not
called all kinds of names.
There is a gang here who think they
can get Turk and Lewis off the beach
by working public sentiment against
them. They have made up a combina-
ton to do this. If we can get Turk
and Lewis to shake the town. they said
we shall be able to cabbage all the
business, and there will be good thing
in it But they won't get Turk and
Lewis off the beach. Turk and Lewis
are on the beach to stay, and they'll
keep right on shipping sailors. When
ship comes in Turk and Lewis will
go after its business and quote rates
to the captain, and If he wants to do
business with them they will get him a
crew on the spot. We can lay our
hands on men like money in a bank,
and when we tell captain he can have
men at certain time he can order a
pilot
There is another definition in the
Standard dictionary, different from the
one which Lewis found. 1t is number 4,
nautical, and says: "An extortionate
man who preys upon sailors" But
Turk and Lewis say they are helping
the sailors. Both have meal tickets on
the home" in their pockets, and when
ever they meet stranded tar whose
pocket cannot supply his stomach he
can go to the home. I'VE give them a
meal and maybe a bit of tobacco and
they can have a bed, whether they have
any baggage or not. and that's more
than they can get at the Government
home"
Turk and Lewis accosted Rev. j. L,
McComb yesterday to know why the
evangelist had selected them for a tai.
get in his rapid-fire practice from the
pulpit at the Joyful News Mission. The
meeting was more cordial than either OF
the belligerents had had reason to ex-
! pect. Farther than assurances from
Lewis and Turk that they We're gentle.
men and engaged in noble work foi
| the benefit of sailors nothing was ac,
cOmplished.
Last night McComb again referred e
| the heavenly twins" but in more mod
crate terms than on the previous even
| ing.