The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-26
GEO. DAVIS ON WARPATH
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second-elass passengers. That cost theI
: $4,000. because they were wrong
? carrying out the rules and look gu
that it doesn' t cost something her,
The law NAV be all right, but the mar
!. ner of enforcing it may be wrong
: Arguments for a rehearing must b
in writing" interjeeted BalIentyne.
"But 1 want to supplement the rea
sons by oral arguments. insist tina
a hearing means full hearing, witt
witnesses and the right to examine anC
cross-examine. In its administration
this board has usurped powers that d.
not belong to it. l want to get along
amicably with this board and not b.
forced into court, for I viii be forced
into court if you persist in your arbi
trary and unjust rulings"
81 must ask you to submit the mat
ter without argument, said the Chair
man.
"Then I am denied the right to ar
| que, am 1879 and Davis sat down with a
thump. "EThis is the first time in my
life that this right has been denied
me.'
81 move we go into executive ses-
sion" came from Commissioner Gil
man.
"Well, I will be heard later, Mr..
Clinton G. Balientyne," broke in Mr..
Davis, before the motion could be
either seconded or put. "And when
am heard it may be at considerable
inconvenience to you. 1t will be in
the courts and every day while l am
being heard I will compel your at
tendance, Mr.. Ballentyne. The power
viii be with me to subpoena every
member of this board to attend, This
may Inconvenience you, Mr.. Ballentyne,
but the effect may be salutary before
get through with yep,n =
Leaving this threat ringing in their
ears Mr.. Davis left the board to medi-
tate.
In the lobby outside he again affirm
ed his opinion that the board was
stubborn, arbitrary, important with
lsurped power and in danger of ami.
lilation. That the matter would be
aiken to the courts for a final adju-
location was his final word.
What Mr.. Davis requests and petit
ions for is rehearing of a rehearing
hat has already been disposed of by
he board and turned down. In the
executive session it was decided not to
'eopen the matter at all.
Senator Charley Mccarthy had been
before the board to discuss
some matter in connection with the
Criterion. In the first place the Critic
ion has been supplying many of its
patrons with two-bit lunches, throwing
n glass of beer This meal selling
s not included in his saloon license,
which carries only the privilege of sell
ng intoxicating liquors, smoking sup
JlleS anu Iu1ueId1 WdLcIS. SAnOhhS1
source of complaint against the Critic
ion is the fact that a wholesale bust
ness is carried on under the saloon
license. The board takes the position
hat whereas the license puts no limit
1n the amount of liquor that can be
sold it is necessary that the whole
transaction of selling and delivering the
goods must be completed on the prem
ses and that the department in which
the wholesale trade is done must be
fitted with doors and screens just the
same as the bar room. The effect of
this ruling will be that the Criterion
and all other saloons are prohibited
from delivering any wet goods, even
the carrying of packages out to a wait
ing rig being forbidden.
Neither matter was finally finished
at the meeting yesterday and will be
further considered by the board.
An application from a Chinaman for
a wholesale license for place on King
Strppt opnoSito AoIo porIy n oIaor1