The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-02
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MEET IN
SECRET
Deliberate Long but
Have Nothing to
Say.

The members of the Liquor Dealers
Association. to the number of about
twenty, held a meeting last night in
the hall over the Palace saloon, on
Palace square. The meeting lasted for
over two hours, being followed by a
meeting of the executive COMMITTEES.
but no information as to what was
done was given out. All the ex-deaI-
- ;, Fred Kiley of the Fayorite, Joe
Clark, R. n. Spencer, and the others
whose doors are locked, took an active
part in the meeting, but to hear them
tell it nothing was done except to tell
a few stories, crack a few jokes and
adjourn.
1--WE only talked the affairs of the
association over generally. Nothing
definite was decided upon and there is
nothing to teIl,'' said Fred Kiley.
1T will all come out pretty soon,'' re-
marked Spencer, but this was going too
far for the other members walking
home from the meeting place and he
was detached from the vicinity of a
reporter and whispered to vigorously.
Whatever action was decided upon,
and it is a good bet that they didn't
talk altogether of the weather or the
price of sugar, the association MEM
bers evidently do not want spread
abroad too soon.
MANY CLOSED DOORS.
In spite of the threats of some of
those dealers who have been refused IL
censes that they meant to keep their
bars open in defiance of the Commits
sioners, there was no sign yesterday
that any of them wanted to break the
ice for a test case. The Favorite
Grotto ran as a restaurant only, "a
number of its patrons having meal
tickets that are not altogether punched
out. The Sweet Home, where Joe
Clark's friends held high reveI during
the past few months, looked like last
years birds nest. The Oahu saloon
had its annex cafe open for a short
while in the morning, but the sand
Wiches without the excuse We're not
patronized as they have been for the
past few Sundays, when the ball games
made so many persons hungry. The
Greater New York was both locked and
barred and the voice of the phonograph
was stilled. Down in Kakaako the out,
casts wandered drearily up and down
before their closed places and poured
many a tale of woe in the ears of
whoever would listen. To some it |
seemed that there was nothing else
,10t1
the echoes of GabriePs trump. In
some of the forlorn places the bright |
mirrors reflected nothing all day but
the clerks from one or the other of
the wholesale houses, working in soli- /
tude to make an inventory, preparatory |
to moving the wet goods back to the |
vaults from which they came.
COMMISSION MEETS TODAY.
The License Commissioners will hold |
another public hearing of an appIica- /
ton for license this afternoon, that |
of White & Colburn, Of Pearl City, for
a saloon license coming up. 1t is ex-
pected that after the meeting this
saloon will be in the also ran class,
some complaints having been made
about the way it has been conducted
Of late and there was also some talk
Of having the grand jury look into
the habits of some of the patrons of
the joint.
GEAR ENTERS PROTESTS.
1t is probable too thai Fred Kiley
will ask for a rehearing of his case,
with the expectation of having a res
taurant license, without the after hours
and Sunday privileges granted. 1t is
possible too, that the protests filed yes
terday with the Territorial Treasurer
by a. Y. Gear, the attorney of Spen-
Ger, Calhau and others who have been
refused, will be considered. These pro-
tests were put in with three tenders
Of money for license fees, as follows:
1. A tender of $267.40 for years
license. being the balance required aft
er applying the expired value Of a
F'ourth-class License under Act g.,
Session Laws of 1905, which license
has been returned TO the Secretary
IN compliance with the present law.
p A tender of 1888. 90. being six
months payment for a Retail Saloon
License as applied for by him less the
dneXpired value Of the Fourth-class
Saloon License which he holds under
the law of 1865 and has returned to
the Secretary for the issuance of a
new license, to which he claims he is
entitled under Section 50. Act 119,
Session Laws of 1907.
8. A tender of $4,000 and 81 90 ad-
litional for the Stamp on the Bond, /
being full amount required for a six
months payment on a Retail Saloon |