Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-04-06

80 extensively for the immoral purpose
Of these women as the premises on the
Waikiki side of the Iwilei road, and
also little further up the road which
he wishes to close up.
Moral Reasons.
Your Committee cannot believe that
this is done for any moral reason as
there are a few families living on the
Eva side adjoining the particular por-
ton SO set out, while on the Waikiki
side of the road there is nothing ad-
joining except vacant lands, the Fer
tjlizer Works, the Oil Tanks and the
United States corral, which is hardly
ever now used, and by no families
whatever. Any and all such rules and
regulations, in the opinion of Your
Committee should be Immediately
rescinded by the High Sheriff.
Want All iwilei.
The whole of Iwilei makai Of I he
Oahu Prison has been used for the pur-
poses of prostitution for some time
past, and your Committee cannot see,
except for personal reasons, why the
High Sheriff. or any one else. should
try to force any of these people into
any one particular portion and espe-
cially In portion where the High
Sheriff, from the evidence produced, is
personally interested, owning quite a
piece of property in this small corner
set apart by him upon which is located
the Offices of Doctor Cooper. as well as
being interested In the Fidelity Insur-
ance Company, as a director, which
company owns three large buildings
containing, according to the testimony
OF Ogata, about forty-eight rooms,
which brought, prior to the order Of
the present High Sheriff, less than one
dollar per room per month.
Hoffman, and Judd.
In regard to who the examinations
are made by your Committee feels that
the examinations as at present carried
on by Doctor Cooper should be stopped
for the following reasons:
| According to the statement Of Doctor
, Hoffmann, 1t takes from fifteen to thir-
, ty minutes to make one proper exam
ination. Doctor Judd states that 1t
would take twenty minutes or more
to make one proper examination. Say
, II took the least time mentioned, name
ly, fifteen minutes, It would take to
examine forty-fve women which Doc
tor Cooper states he examines In from
two to two and one-half hours, eleven
hours and fifteen minutes. This will
give you some idea as to the manner
In which these examinations are being
at present made. Doctor Cooper ex-
Amines forty-five In say from two to
two and one.half hours, this Is at the
rate OF from IS to 20 an hour, or on
an average one In about every three
minutes. Doctor Cooper's own state
ment shows that 1t takes him from 8
to 10 minutes in ordinary cases, and In
extraordinary cases from fifteen to
twenty minutes to make proper exam
ination. Your Committee makes these
;, comparisons to show the results Of
his testimony II you scrutinize 1t care
fully. Besides this Doctor Cooper tes-
titled before your Committee that he
had given these women the benefit of
q free clenic at Iwilei, which surely
must take some of his time. When
any such examinations show disease
the card usually given her is taken up,
and she is simply allowed to go on her
own account with instructions not to
ply her trade until she is well and q
new card issued to her. In the mean
time she can go where she pleases in
tie city so long as she makes daily
call at Iwilei or brings a certificate
that she is being attended by some
practising physician, and your Com
nittee agrees with the statement made
; by Doctor Cooper when he testified
that these women could easily spread
disease because they were out Of con-
troll. In fact these examinations as at
present carried on are, in the opinion
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