The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-10-03
PROBLEM
EKCITES HIL0ITES
Chairman Board 81 Supervisors
Tells Of he Numerous
Blind Pigs.

Incense commissioners held some months
ago, when Deputy Sheriff Fetter
was appointed license inspector, the dis
satisfaction with this action has been
very general. Il Is, however, only re-
Gently that this feeling has found open
expression. Next week il win become
matter Of public discussion, for il Will
be brought up at the meeting Of the
board Of supervisors.
81 am not personally interested in
the question as to whether Fetter is
the liquor inspector or not, " said Super.
visor Lewis yesterday. 81 have moth.
ing whatever against him. However.
have had large number of people come
TO me from time to time to complain
! over the appointment of the deputy
sheriff Of South Hilo as inspector. These
people point out that this district is the
most Important one on the island, and
that II merits having the undivided at
tention of one deputy sheriff. If the
license inspector is TO do his duty as
such at all, he must travel extensively
lbout in the other districts, and in the
meantime he can not attend to his du-
ties as deputy sheriff of South Hilo.
think that there is great deal
W. IhHfitt III the Claim tnat neither Eef-
ter nor any other man can hold both
POSITIONS 7 rnderstand that in Hama
Spa Mr.. Marciel. who was both school
nrincinal and Judge. had been told to
take his choice between these two Jobs,
md feel that the same course should
he taken in the case of Fetter. He
should be deputy sheriff or license in.
spector, but he should not be both
Tlli,,d Toi... NT,,,,.o...,,.
son my recent trip around the island
was impressed more than ever with
the utter uselessness of the present
course taken by the board of license
commissioners, and with the need for
the appointment of an efficient ins2ec-
Tor who can devote all his time to the
} work. 1t is a well known fact that
blind pigs are exceedingly numerous
all over the island. They are particu.
larly plentiful in the Hamakua district,
! where every plantation camp has one
Great quantities of liquor are being
shipped to these blind pigs from Homo
lulu. 1 found that one Japanese firm
would supply the illicit sellers great
quantities, but would ship in many
small lots to one and the same man un-
der different names. Thus Smith might
get one order shipped in four lots under
the names of Smith, Brown, Robinson
and Jones, but all the booze would 20
to Smiths establishment.
- As ] said, ] shall bring the matter
hefore the hoard of supervisors at the
coming meeting. ] know that the board
has not the authority to take any ae-
ton, but as the complaints have been
made to me, ] am going to see to it
that the responsibility is placed where
it belongs, namely with the sheriff.
We will ask the sheriff to come before
us, probably before the finance com
mlttee, and ask him whether he will
allow the deputy sheriff to continue to
serve as license inspector also. OF
course, the sheriff has the say, and all
: we can do is to pass the matter up to
, him.
Lewis sent a letter on the same SUBJ
lect to Chairman Moir of the license
commission. The epistle was read by
the members at the meeting last Thurs
DAY and was right to the point as to
t blind pigs.
No Action Taken.
No action was taken in regard 20 the
letter. Chairman NOR stated that fine
secretary would be instructed to ac-
! knowledge the receipt thereof, and to
state that as there was nothing tangible
/, for the-bOard to take hold of, no action
had been taken.
After the meeting of the license COM
missioners the members were asked
what had been done by the license
inspector during the several months
since his appointment. Tt was stated
that he had made several arrests of
Illicit sellers, which had been prosecute
ed in the usual manner before the
courts, and that he was now working
on a matter, the nature of which could
} not be disclosed Mt present The inspee-
tor later on stated to the board that he
had made no arrests.
The only matter which the board
took up at its special meeting was that
of the application Of a Japanese named
Kpbo, for q secOnd-class saloon license
for Honaunau, Kona Again the tobac-
co company and Manager Daniels fig-
ured, County Attorney Beers appearing
before the board to say that they OBJ.
ieeted to the granting Of the license,
as they wanted no saloon in the. vicin.
ity of their establishment
License Granted. na
. Judge Wise, who appeared for the
applicant, called attention 10 the fact
that the board could not legally pHy
any attention TO any protest which had
not been presented to 1t In written
form. lie dwelt at length on the legal
I aspect Of the matter. 80
There Is no law on the statute
books which can compel as TO issue
, lieense, II We don't want to-" said
, Moir.
I Judge Wise hastened 10 admit that
there was not, and finally, on motion
by Homer, the application WAS grant.
ed, subject 10 the lling Of a proper
bond, ~ the bond offered WAS found
20 be unsatisfactory
Secretary Lyman produced d e0lleer
ton " al lle rules aud regulations
b promulgated by The beard frlm time %
J time \ being ihe idea 10 unity them
: and mako enfh amendments az might
seem advisable Among ihesf rule
j prohibiting nironiipHn 10 puddle dnRki