Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-07-11
GUT OUT SALOONS
KAUAI LICENSE BOARD
TAKES RADICAL ACTION
Spitz at Koloa Turned Down-Whole.
sale Licenses May Be Grant
ed-Some Citizens
Speak p

! Llnue, haudl, July o.-lne haual
Board of License Commissioners held
a meeting last Monday to consider
several applications for licenses as
advertised
The meeting opened very tame
with the consideration of the appli-
cation of S. Makaila for a license to
retail liquor in Waimea. The in
spector's report was unfavorable to
the granting of such license, and
! the Board without discussion turned
it down. The same was also the fate
of the application of Chin Yuen for
the same place. Nobody appeared on
behalf of the latter applicant, but
Mr.. Makaila was represented by w.
J. Sheldon, who spoke earnestly on
behalf of his client. He admitted
that the applicant had not had very
good reputation in former times.
Now, however, the man had repented
and had led an exemplary life for the
last six months, and he therefore urg-
ed that he be granted a license. The
Board thought otherwise and, as said,
refused the request.
The application of the Koloa Wine
Co. was the next one to be taken up.
The inspector reported that the COM
pany had complied with all the re-
quirements of the law with the eX-
ception of that of getting the consent
of the majority of the property hold
ers within 1000 feet of the intended
saloon. He also thought the COM
Eany fit to hold a license and could
personally vouch for the character of
its manager. c. w. Spitz, one of the
partners in the concern, spoke in be-
half of the application. He MAIN
tanned that the application was ac-
Ccmpanied by the consent as required
Ly the law, but that the inspector had
put different definition on the
meaning of the word property holder
from that accepted by the Territorial
Treasurer in the case of applications
in former years. :.
There was protest signed by a.
number of property holders and ten
ants in kolOa against the issuance of
any license at all in that district but
Mr.. Spitz asked the Board that it
defer action on the application under
consideration in order that he might
prove that several of the signatures
to the protest had been obtained
through intimidation. The Board,
however, refused to accede to this re-
quest, but took it up and on motion
refused to grant the license.
J. K. Gandalls application was the
next to be brought up. The inspect
or's report showed that he had com-
piled with the law and that he was
a fit person to hold a license. A dis
cussion arose in connection with this
as to how far the new
law allowed the holder of a retail IL
cense to solicit orders outside the
Place of business or whether it allow
premises only. The majority of the
ROard thought that there was no re-
either as to quantity or to
but as there seemed to be
some doubt about il, they were I'M
willing to grant a retail license un-
til they knew where they were at.
Several persons in the audience were
heard, among them A. S. Wilcox, Rev.
,senberg and j. X Farley. They all
urged the Board to put as many re-
6trictions on the liquor traffic as pos
sible. The liquor was now seeking
the man, and finding him, too In
every camp cooks or others acted as
agent of the dealers and kept stock
of goods wherefrom the laborers
could be supplied at any time of the
day or night. 1t was demoralizing
the whole country and drastic meas
ltres were needed to uproot the evil. !
Mr. Spitz said he would agree not /
TO solicit in any of the camps for Il |
month if the Board would grant him !
q license. At the end of that time
It could be seen whether it was the !
traffic in the camps that did the harm |
II not.
The Board didn't think that would
De any test at all, as there was at |
present enough booze in the different !
amps to last the thirsty ones over
he dry spell
1t was repeatedly asserted that the
only way TO reform the present con-
iltions was to do away with the sa-