Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-13


u.s."
Scudder's memory failed like that OF
a life insurance president on the wit
hess stand He didn't remember sends
ing any such letter.
"Are you not member of the Civic
Federation, and did not that organiza.
ton write us that II we did not suppoit
this bill. II would advise our constitu~
ents not to vote for us?"
Again Scudder had lapse of meme
Dry. \
"Thank you," said Pail politely.
BOSTON's BOOZE.
"Have you ever lived in Boston,"
asked Long.
YES"
"And local option applies there?"
Yes, It applies to the whole State
"And yet they have saloons there?"
"Yes, az yet"
"Then," said Long. you feel that
what Is not good for Boston Is good
Tor Honolulu"
Scudder tried to answer this, saying
that liquor selling would be stopped
in Boston whenever its friends could
get votes enough.
The House by this time was plainly
'oshing the reverend gentleman.
Rawlins called HIS attention 10 the
fact that he had lodged the question.
He finally forced Scudder to admit that
Boston votes every year In favor of
saloons.
That was all from DR.. Scudder.
S. NJ. Kanakanui was the next to
take the witness chair. He began by
stating that there are only two parties
10 the question:, the saloonkeepers and
the anti-salooners. On suggestion Of
Chairman Sheldon the farther inter.
probation into English was cut out.
Sheldon urged the speakers To cut Il
short on account of lack OF time.
w. II. Castle also spoke on the ques.
ton, his remarks being also In Ha-
| waiian and untranslatcd.
Ex-senator Dickey, the reputed faith
! or Of the bill, was called on. Like his
predecessors he spoke In Hawaiian.
\ Dickey said he was the author Of tha
| bill. He was satisfied II would fulfil
its object.
DICKEY sTuMPED.
Pail can always be depended on to
ask question that makes the witness
wriggle. III a precinct shuts out sal.
cons. may u man still drink II he
wants to-" he asked.
Certainly, II he can get the liquor
He can go to another precinct ana get
| Il and take II home"
And wouldn't he get just as drunk
| MS II he bought the booze In his owR
precinct" asked Pail with grin.
pickey admitted that he probably
would.
Rawlins asked n series Of questions
regarding the keeping of records OF
rates. etc, that made Dickey finally
,dmit that the bill Is very defective
and would have to be much amended
before II could be made legal and eff.
tective.
Correa wanted to know II Dickey
wouldn't prefer to have the property
owners vote on the question rather
than the property holders. Dickey OF
course said yes. II began to appear AZ
II he, too, we're being joshed as Scud.
der was.
Dickey tried to explain that letter
Pail had asked about. He laid II onto
the Anti-Saloon League, denying that
the Civic Feds had had anything to do
with II.
SHOT FULL OF HOLES.
Rawlins, reverting to the bill. said II
was already shot so full of holes as to
be unavoidable. Dickey answered
vaguely that the difficulties could prob.
ably be gotten around.
Rawlins told him he couldn't buck
the Organic Act. He said 1t would
not be advisable for the committee to
iecomn end that the law pass.
KUHIO GIVES ADVICE.
The Chair called on the opponents
; of the bill to state their side.
: Sheldon then called on Delegate Ka-
lanianaole to speak on the bin. He
said he is not a total abstainer. He
takes his drink and is not In favor OF
prohibition. Il do not oppose nor
support this BILL" he said. 1T needs
= good deal of amendment, but think
, to preserve the homes of the poor Ha-
, waiians. | am one of those who in.
dulge, but can always keep my senses.
, "If you think this bill needs amend
= ment, why don't you amend II 80 you
8 will have good, workable law.
r II want to speak about the homes OF
us Hawaiians. What Is the result OF
I this liquor selling? The men go tn
n WORK, nut on lnelr return tney nave
9 nothing to show for II. And parents
: come home and act SO In the presence
: of their children that they have bad
1 influence and the children turn Out
/, bad.
9 I'm the States the people decide such
& questions, not the liquor dealers or q
u Civic Federation. Here there Is moth.
> ing to keep u man from drinking to
e excess.
9 Those who are opposed to the bill
C want to kill II, why | do not know
Q You should think very carefully, fol
y this Is an important question. II tn,
Fifth District wants liquor, let then
Q decide. II they don't want 1t, why
} should you force them to have It? 70,
Q should have consideration for the poo
q people who are going to ruin on nc,
70 count of the liquor traffic.
Pail moved that the committee ris,
!. and report progress and ask leave t
d sit again. Carried. The COMMITTEE,
+. rose and reported and the House ad
iOurnod