The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-06-21
BOOZE SELLERS
WILL BE GOOD
Confined from Pnre one.l

best brands in their shops, imitation and
compounds included, that they would
be good and do everything they were
told TO do.
There wasn't man-jaek of them
who wasn't willing, even eager ani
anxious, to cut out reetiication, imi-
tations, compounds anything and ev.
erything except the best and most
wholesome kinds Of booze. And it was
up to them to promise, too, for the com.
missioners had set their hearts as q
flint on one point:-No more com
pounds, no more limitations, either to
be made or sold; no more selling OF
small quantities by wholesalers.
In short, the booze business in Homo
lulu must be revolutionized, and the
murder-provolSing combinations that
have been a disgrace to the community
and the ruin of the liquor men as we'll
as of their more unlucky victims, must
be eliminated.
Board Takes Pity.
And the board was merciful. Its col
leetive and individual hearts were
touched by the fearful plants of the
liquor men, and in the majority of cases
| it tempered authority with pity and
gave the suppliants another chance
Only five applications were denied,
though the applications of the whole
salers were granted only on condition
that the license holders write letters
to the board promising to carry out the
new policy of the board as regards COM
pounds, limitations and small selling.
Hoffschlaeger & Co., whose license
was refused at the meeting last
. rnlo nj
the end of the usual executive session
the badly wanted license was granted,
on the conditions above outlined. The
company was represented by b. G.
Peters, who presented an affidavit sign
ed by H. Foeke, president of the com
pany, to the effect that at the previous
meeting the company had no reason to
believe that the license would not be
renewed, but was now persuaded that
the refusal was due to the belief that
the company has been selling com
pounds and limitations. If the board
would formulate policy, said Peters
/ Hoffschlaeger g. Co. would be more
than pleased to comply with it.
1.-THE company had always endeavored
to live up to the wishes of the board
and was prepared to stop anything
that the board did not want.
II There was one difficulty along the
lines of rectifying, Peters said; that
is, that the internal revenue laws re-
quire dealer to hold rectifer's Ii.
cense for the mere fltering of liquor
Chairman Cooke said he understood
that and that fltering would not be
objected to. What the board does OBJ
ject to is compromising. He said, too
that he had been informed that Hoff
: sehlaeger G. Co. have been selling more
: liquor than they have imported, and he
thought this rather strange, if the com
pany claimed not to have done any
! compromising. "Mr. LANCE once tolC
= lme,' he said, "that the company
= makes imitation liquors whenever i
. has orders for them.''
Mr.. Peters once more promised tina
8 the company would cut out the com
|. pounding and also the importation o.
b compounds and limitations.
: All Will be Good.
Hop Heng & Co. also came up on 1
y lrehearing, E. c. Peters representing
n that firm; too. The same promises wer
demanded and promptly given, and botl
II firms were granted their licenses, o.
Il condition they write letters promising
y to be good.
81 Kwong Cheng Lung was another firm
f that was sure it could do everything
d the board wanted. Farm Cornn aI
g peared as spokesman for the compan
I. and promised to cut out all compoun
e limitations and small sales. The licens
IS was granted on condition that the fir
7 carry out these promises and also Gu
u out the sale of dago red and othe
a cheap grades of liquor.
George A. Davis appeared on behal
Of the proprietors of the Aala salool
y asking for a rehearing. 1t was granite
~ ! and Davis in his usual vigorous lal
>, guage told tine board it ought not
10 discriminate against man because
" happens to be a japanese. 1t ougf
,e not to be the policy to deny renew;
n. of a license on the mere ground tht
IN the number of saloons should be Gu
ne tailed. The country is largely indeb
ct ed to the Japanese for its prosperit
and every Japanese ought to be above
to carry on his business here. 60
you're going to prohibit the sale {
liquor" he said, "why, prohibit it e
ed t:rely. If you re going to refuse
he grant license to any but American Gil
zens. why, say so, but then the Ia
wouldn I stand for five minutes. -
Mr. Davis won his case, with the q
sistance of E. A. G.. Long
A number of the other applicants a
n peared in person or by proxy in su
port of their applications. Most
them were successful, but a few 10
to ont, for what appeared TO the boa
good and sufficient reason. The boa
refused to grant license to Lishm
6 Day for the Old Corner saloon, a
with this refusal passes one of /
landmarks of Honolulu, and one of
few remaining waterfront saloons. 7
place has long had an unsavory rel
tatiOB.
No Sunday Privileges.
j The question Of a renewal Of sund
privileges came up through the appll,
lions Of Alexander Young, the seasi
Hotel and the WAIKIKI Inn, and
board, while granting all three lieens