The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-27
HARMONY ONCE
MORE PREVAILS
IN THE BOARD
The Minority Protest Spread on the
Minutes-A Midnight
Session.

lnever saw women or girls about the
place.
The same kind of testimony was Civ
en- by George H. Green, James Pa
kele, Hawaiian carpenter. Joe Ma
chado, who had on occasion acted as
bartender, George Broadley, who had
himself been refused a drink because
drunk, Joe Brito, foreman for E. J.
Lord, John Reposa, Frank Ornellas,
and John Andrews.
| The three partners, John G.. Correia,
J. G. Pereglio and A. O. Rosa all tes-
titled to the perfect observance of the
law.
/ Representing the protestant Lyle
Dickey said that it had not been con-
| tradicted that directly opposite the
saloon is the Kakaako Mission where
religious services are held every even
ing. Every day kindergarten exercises
are held there. 1t is a center of in.
struction. There are Sunday schools,
and temperance meetings there. And
especially ON Saturday evenings when
according to the testimony of the ap-
plicants themselves it is a '.tough
night" and drunken men come there
to raise disturbance, and are put out.
| When they are put out where are
they? In the street right in front of
| the mission.
"If this is a church, chapel or school
within the meaning of the law, then
it may be taken into consideration and
not otherwise said Judge Perry.
1--WE do not claim that" replied
Dickey. "But it is an existing institu-
ton and the relation of this saloon to It
is something that the Board in It's dis
cretion may take into consideration.
while disputing that" said Judge
Perry, perhaps it would be better to
leave the argument until later
This was agreed to.
Then the first witness for the
protestant was produced. It was lit
tie native boy known as Hale. His
age was given varously as six and as
ten years old. Chairman Ballentyne
began questions to determine whether
the bov knew the nature of an oatn
and the difference between right and
wrong sufficiently to be allowed to tes- |
tify. The child seemed partly stupid
and very much frightened and abashed. |
Very little could be got out of him,
though efforts We're made both in Eng
lish and Hawaiian. Finally Chairman /
Balentyne decided that he might be
sworn and his testimony taken. Judge
Perry objected to this
Then the same kind of effort was
made to get his testimony. It was
sought to get him to testify that he had
frequently bought beer there for his
mother. The boys answers were inco-
herent and in so low voice that few
could hear it.
w. C. Peacock insisted that the tes-
tirnonv should, be loud enough so that
it could be heard. A. few minutes later
he. declared that any body of men who
would seek to get testimony from
child like that Ought to be scarified, +
crucified and fiayed."
Chairman BaIlentyne called for order
and insisted that the Board was seek
ing to secure facts and hoped that there
would be no disorder.
After little further Of what was
clearly futile effort to get testimony
from boy frightened beyond measure,
Frank Thompson arose saying: :,
In the name of humanity / protest
against this.
There is no inhumanity being prac-
ticed," replied Chairman Ballentyne
somewhat hotly.
At this juncture Commissioner Lucas
the belief that nothing could
,e accomplished by further efforts with
he witness and after consulting other t
commissioners, Chairman Ballentyne
aid they would excuse the witness.
Edward Lilfka1ani said he had seen
he small boy, Hale, near the Wlgwam "
aloon with an empty can and IS gold e
iece and saw him go into the saloon. a
hen he saw him come out with the >,
an full of beer. He took the beer
way from the boy and took it to Mr.. =
.yder. II
Gilman asked if the boy had any
loney when he came out. Lilikalanl
aid he didn't know, as the boy ran =
gay when he took the beer away
ON him. crying that he would tell
Is father.
LiIikalani said the boy got the beer -,
the back door and he identified Pc
,glio as the one who had given the .,
lid the beer.
On cross examination he said he lived
it'll his adopted father, Hon. E. K, ~
ilikaIani; that his mother was deaf,
a deaf-mute, and that he had in lie
ructions from his mother to remain mi
it'll her all the time and that he only 10
ft her when his father was at home NJ
P. w. Ryder, superintendent, under stl
estions from Lyle A. Dickey, said IL
had seen drunken men about the WI
loon. going in and out, boys in their A.,
ems. On June IL there were about 10,
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