The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-26
the chairman. who Immediately left the
POLICEMEN WILL ATTEND.


The crowd didn't know just what TO
DO then. In little knots they gathered
about the room, many thinking that
another hearing, set for nine o'clock.
would come on. II was finally an
nounced, however, by Chairman Bal
Ientyne, that there was nothing further
doing that night and that for the meet
ing tonight there would be policemen
present to preserve order.
rs it a fact, Mr.. BalIentyne. that you
have actually sent for the police to ar
rest US in this roon9'' demanded VIII
liam Lishman, who had been an inter-
ested listener throughout the whole
stormy night.
! Il will have policemen here to pre-
serve order. certainly answered Bal
lentyne.
Haven't the public any rights here
at ALP further demanded Lishman.
Yes, when they show the proper re-
spect for the Commissioners answer
ed the chairman, who wanted to close
the discussion. There is no use trying
TO get up any personal argument about
this, gentlemen. The Board is a Judi
cial body and order and proper de-
corum has to be preserved in our meet
ings."
do understand that the hearing set
for nine o'clock will come up tomorrow
at eighth asked Attorney Paul
Strauch, who explained that he repre-
scented some of the applicants. And
do understand that the other hearing
that Of the wigwam, is off because OF
what you call disorderly conduct
Ballentyne told him that he had the
right idea exactly. The crowd then
drifted out, as there seemed to be moth
ing else to expect in the way OF ex-
citement.
PROHIBITIONIsTS SUPPORT AP-
PLICANTS.
The meeting held in the afternoon
was remarkable only for the fact that
J. NJ. Martin, the agent of the Anti
Saloon League, and P. Ryder, the head
Of the Kakaako Mission, appeared in
new roles, that of advocates Of certain
applicants for licenses. In both cases
they explained that they were choosing
the least of several evils.
The anti-saloon agent supported
Thomas McTighe's application. If there
were TO be any licenses issued for the
Fishmarket neighborhood. he said, he
thought that McTighe ought to have IT.
He was opposed to the whole saloon
business. lock, stock and barrel, but he
recognized that there were degrees
even in that business.
superintendent Ryder wrote a letter
in favor of Carl Buschgost, the pro-
prietor of the Germania saloon, in Ka-
kaako, endorsing him as one of the fit
test Of the saloon men of that neigh
borhood. The same applicant was arm
ed with certificate of character from
A NJ. Brown. who stated that no COM
plants had been made against the Ger
mania during his term of Office as
sheriff
Isaac l. Cockett. of the Kalihi sa-
loon. had an advocate in the person of
George Barker, a Kalihf resident, who
stated that the saloon was both a con-
venience and necessity
The other applicants were Albert
Lucas, corner of Hotel and Bethel
streets; William Lishman, representing
the Seaside Annex; Chun Hing; the
Seattle Brewing Company. wholesale;
and P. A Dias of waipahu.
NINE LICENSES DECIDED.
Prior to the public meeting held by
the License Commission last night, the
Commission announced nine decisions.
six were approvals and three denials
of applications
Among the successful applicants is
Coekett for the Kalihi saloon, although
this is not within the general boun-
diaries at first laid down.
Two of the saloons in the Fishmarket
tabu bounds are cut out, and the Opera
House Annex will close it's doors. The
whole list passed upon at the session
is as follows:
Pang Lum Nov, King and Kekau-
like saloon license refused.
Pang Kang Chez, F'ishmarket, saloon
license refused.
Y. Muraoka, Waimanalo, saloon IL
cense approved.
John T. silva, Pantheon saloon, IL
cense approved.
Moana Hotel license approved
Isaac Cockett, King street and Ka-
mehameha road, saloon license APP
proved.
NJ saiki. Aiea. saloon license APP
proved.
P F. johnson. honolulu. saloon IL
cense approved.
Patrick Joseph Monaghan. Opera
House Annex, saloon license refused.