Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-03-18


and has commanded and must com.
mand the attention of the citizen, law.
maker, physician and humanitarian.
This vice has been coexistent with |
the human race and has preyed upon |
the morals as well as the health of ali |
people Of all ages. And this Grand /
Jury feels that they should not shirk
their duty in any spirit of prudery and |
put this matter aside as unfit for pub |
lie consideration.
When a pestilence, as for example |
smallpox or cholera. breaks out in a !,
community and threatens to attack its
population, mems fears are at once
aroused and steps Immediately taken
to counteract its progress. Every cit.
izen in his interest in society, and ev.
cry newspaper voicing his sentiment
appeals for help in its suppression.
But unbridled public prostitution is no
less to be feared. II lays the founda.
ton Of the future illhealth and misery
of posterity. And your Grand Jury
feels that this subject should be con.
sidered by the community Of Honolulu
In that light.
Call for Opinions.
Having the foregoing in mind, and
Your Honor. and the evils which are
desired to be corrected. during the
progress of investigation, we called
before us representatives Of the clergy,
press, medical profession, police and
laity. The question has been approach.
ed from the standpoint of morality and
public health.
We find that prostitution is carried
on y, oil 10 Int 40 a. Mt In
the business or residence sections. Ac.
cording to testimony of police, unrec.
ognized houses of prostitution do ex.
list. and houses of designation are be.
ing constantly watched and the occu.
pants prosecuted.
Disease Results.
Medical testimony proves that since
the annulment of the so.called Act to
Mitigate. disease resultant from this
social evil has been greatly on the In.
crease. And your Grand Jury sug-
gests that although under the existing
laws II is impossible for those in au.
thority to pursue any coure except that
aiming at the extinction of this evil,
and although the provisions Of the
Act to Mitigate cannot be legally en-.
forced, until such time as the evil can
be wholly stamped out, or the Terri.
tory be given authority TO iesisiate OF
such matters. this community has the
right TO demand OF the police authori'
ties 'nat they restrict 10 certain hmits
the class Oh people engaged IN ms
Grass OF business, ana that some med.
lcai requirements not INCONSISTENT
MIN .ne Jaws pe enlorceu'
nooe .'on .,ouse rTe
oh , .n,s matter yo"r "'anu jury rePor's
DO '' Tna, .,,, o,,r uos ,,u,o, -.
that after having secured the attention
NJ tho Central tele.,bone oesco Ave
n,irm,es .ionsa, hatnro oo,,n,nnio,,ion
VAS had with tho Central Arc station
and some seven minn,es 70 COT Tho
WaL,Li Arc s,at;on mr. ,rnn, 20, ~
twelve minutes m notify the Arc do.
nor,m.nt hat ,bora was n Arc
Tho, thera was nm ,noxhorst,h,o
s,n,,x NJ wa,or u,tbin ono Zoe, ~ ,ho
bnrn,ny bnild,nos which hv oc,noj
weir measurement amount to Gao ,Oo
ya,ions evarv twentv-four hours mr.
4 7sIis salons nor minnie with M per.
ceptibIe variation in the aow
, z That within 500 feet of the burn.
ing building there was a four-incb
ground hydrant with n two-inch out.
| let
II 4. That within 1900 feet Of the
burning buildings there was n stand.
; ing bydrant with one 4-incb and two
: 2ih-incb outlets
1. That some thirty-6ye minutes
elapsed between the arrival Of the an.
paratus of the Are department and the
procurement of a stream Of water thai
was of sufficient force and f,ow 10 h,
: of any prcatical use.
: st -. u,..,
Tho, hoi ,ho ovo,ohIo u,o,o,
been nseJ within reasonah,e tim,
5 nS,ar the arr,vai ~ Tho Are danor,nan,
!. tbo cn,tosa occur,ad hv NJ Nnrth
would nrnhabI,, have hoa1 savaa in,an,
that unSer tho nresent manage
mont there are.
m No reyuiar t;mes NJ ipsnec,ion
70, No reoords Ion, mr. written 70
morris made of fire. drills mr. ,nsnections
IA M diagroms in tho nnssessio,
n, tho nanar,mant n, Tho ovaiIahI
water hare in Uoroln,r other tba,
the regnIar budran,s.