The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-05-25

| 'HNH hilt TWO cities llfIeu the
embargo last week. however. the coun-
ty authorities did the same.
The restricted saloon men feel in
lured The local authorities, however.
realize that the public interests are
conserved and decline to attempt any
action.
While most Of the saloons are open
| In this city they are required to close
at p. IN. They are not allowed to
sell to habitual drinkers. minors or
persons under the influence of liouor
Patronage is very light and no disor-
ders or cases of drunkenness are re-
ported.
SALOONS WERE RUNNING
! BOTH NIGHT AND DAY.
| IN this same connection, the San
francisco Chronicle OF May saws:
saloons along the San Mateo couptv
border line are running day ana night
never closing. A quarantine line to
prevent San Franciscans from reaching
them Is being established
The situation has become So Grave
that the police declare that the civ
Will soon be at the mercy of disturb
ers unless all neighboring cities and
eouh'ies snail at once restrict or pro-
hlDit the sale of intoxicating drinks.
Durins the past few nights every
Terry boat returning from Oakland and
Alameda has been crowded with men
VINO mad spent the day In open saloons
across the bay. The manners and Ian
guage OF these men have given GREW
Gus ofense to women and children.
ana 1t has been made dangerous for
any sober and well-intentioned person
to enter the city at night Once ar
rived In the city, these men crowd the
street cars and roughly handle all In
their way.
The Police Commissioners met ves-
terday afternoon and decided To most
police guards at every ferry boat slim.
Ihese guards will be instructed to
stop every drunken person who at
tempts to land from ferry boat. He
VIII be compelled to board the boat
again and return whence he came. The
railroad companies have been advised
To this effect. and the order of the
commissioners will serve as a warning
TO transportation companies that thew
VIII not be permitted 10 bring drunken
persons into this city. Similar action
VIII be taken I'm respect to drunken
persons coming from San Mateo
county.
Conditions as bad prevailed I'm the
southern portion of the city The dis
turpahces IN that section are caused by
men ana women who are supplied with
lquor by the roadhouses in San Ma
leo county The police say that the
problem Of drunken people from
neighborng counties has become So
great that they can not cone with II
They declare that unless the neighbor-
ing counties will close their drinking
places, the nightly scenes of drunken
disturbances in San Francisco will
have to be cured by some arbitrary
and effective act of the Federal or
state authorities.
Chief of Police Oman yesterday ad-
dressed the following letter to Sheriff
Mansfield of San Mateo county. in the
nope that the county authorities VIII
remedy the drinking evil without wait
ing for any positive interference by
superior authority:
San Francisco, Cal, May z 1906.
u. II, Mansfield, Sheriff, Redwood
City, Cal.
Dear Sir We have reliable infor-
nation that four saloons just over the
line in your county on the san Bruno
road are selling liquor to dsreputable
people. That yesterday afternoon there
were from two to three thousand men
ana women congregated al these places
and fighting. causing a gen.
eral disturbance and making It unsafe
for respectable people to pass that way
At o'clock last night It was necessary
TO send to the South San Francisco no.
lice station for assistance Hoping you
VIII take this matter up Immediately
and put stop to such dsgracefuI
conduct, / remain, very respectfully,
u. f. OMAN, chief OF Police"
All OF the Police Commissioners re-
gard the unrestricted sale of liquor I'm
neighboring counties as forming
grave public peril. They denounce as
an outrage the failure OF the authori-
ties OF cities and counties about the
bay TO prohibit or rgidly restrict the
sale of liquor during the period of San
I'ranclsco's urgent need
Police Commissioners Pohelm and
)'Grady stated today that they re-
garded the opening OF saloons IN Ala
media ana san Matoo counties az little
'NNNN ~ NNAWlNNNAlH no NANN9 ANlllk Niini
San Francisco can do now, they said
h TO prevent the people of this city
going INTO neighhorlnR counties unless
hey have police permits,
Commissioner Reagan said that M
he authorities Of this clly are power
esH ~ control the ACTIONS ~ the au-
horltlos OF other cities and counties.
le would favor placing u police guard
n lhg Oakland ana Berkeley mOles,
Ilo would De- said. hafa this guard In
0tucled 90 arrest every drunken por-
ann Ytn might hp UylnR IA reach Fan
'unriroo. ana a. turn him over 90 tho
ioliro ~ iho Alamgda county cities.
In lhNi way Rnii Reagan. the ely
hni made ihe men drunk would haFa
h krep hin unlll ho should bpcoias
.uher