The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-11
MANY BRAND WALLACH AS FAKER
BUT URGE THAT HE BE TRIED sOUT
Plain Speaking Done
on Both Sides of
the Case.

"I believe that this man WalIach is
a faker from top to bottom. I regard
the presence of this man sitting here
before this board as an insult to the
board and if I were a member I would
throw him out of the door," was the
keynote of the address made by Dele
gate to Congress Kala, ,ianaole before
the Board of Health yesterday after
noon. The Delegate was only one of
a dozen who pronounced Wallach a
brazen faker. but with a few excep-
4ions each of the speakers, including
the Delegate, stated that they were in
favor of giving him chance to demon
strate his claimed cures in order that
tent of his taking.
ct know this man can cure Ieprosy."
was the answer made to these speakers
by Charley Motley, Wallachs principal
supporter. Il know that he can cure
the disease because I have seen him
do it,
The meeting was an eventful one,
the office of the Board of Health being
crowded with interested persons, in
cluding several members of the Legis-
Iature. In the hall and Clustered
around the windows outside were
others. listening to the speeches and
occasionally applauding what was said
in WalIach's favor. The crowd was
for Wallach, the officials and the prom
inent ones present were against him
inasmuch as none would credit any of
his claims, although willing to allow
him all the rope he wanted with which
TO hang himself.
At the conclusion of the meeting
Wallach tried to address the board, but
he was squelched and sat upon so hard
that he could only Indignantly protest
against what he called foul play.
The meeting lasted from three o'clock
until five. at which hour an adjourn
ment was taken until another meet
ing should be held at the call of the
chair. 1t is certain from the tone of
the remarks made by the members of
the board both during and after the
meeting that had the matter come to
a vote yesterday Wallach's hackers
would have been turned down.
There were present, in addition to the
full membership of the board. Senators
w. o. Smith, John c. Lane and c. |
Chillingworth, Representatives Castro, |
Paoo, Long and Kalana, High Sheriff |
Henry, Prince Cupid, Attorney General |
Hemenway, c. H. Mcbride, the Gov
ernor's private secretary; Charley /
Motley, J. Lor Wallach, the storm GEN.
ter, and large number of others.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
In taking up the Wallach matter,
President Pinkham passed over three
petitions to be read. One of these had
been presented just before the meet
ing by Charley Motley, the accredited
committee of one of the Independent +
Home Rule party; another was from
a number of Republican members of
the House and Senate, and the third
was from a number of the patients at
Kalaupapa, who announced their read
mess to take Wallach's medicine under
the directions of DR.. Goodhue, stating
that they knew it was useless to ask
the board to let Wallach come himself I
to the Settlement. The Home Rule Pc
tition quoted much law and asked that
Wallach's claim be considered. The +
Kernel of the Republican petition was: 6
Whereas, during the year last past, |
the Hawaiian people have been led to g
believe that one, ]. Lor Wallach, has I
cure for the said dreaded disease Y
known as leprosy; and
Whereas, the agitation has been so V
great that your petitioners believe that V
there is and will be a great deal of t
if said J. Lor Wallach
is not permitted to have an oppor- s
tunity to demonstrate what he and his b
so-called cure can do; and
Whereas. any step which your hon. t
orable body can take to alleviate, If Ii
not cure, the said disease with which G
about a thousand of friends, relatives W
and acquaintance are alleged to be W
afflicted with would be an act OF n
humanity:
Your petitioners would respectfully L
and humbly pray in the interests of fC
humanity that Il
The said J. Lor Wallach may be d,
permitted to treat three or five persons,
how at the Molokai Settlement, pro- in
lOHnCpd hx~y RI AFFLICTED with ! =.
he disease known as ieprosy; it