The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-14
POI BILL KILLED.
CHOLERA REAPPEARS
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Admita Truth.

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Admits Truth.
Although denying, in an afternoon
paper, the statements made by The Ad-
vertiser in regard to his department
Yesterday, Doctor Mackall admitted
yesterday afternoon that it was en-
tirely correct, except for the fact that
it stated that he and others had gone
to thirty poi shops on a certain Sun
day, instead Of "thirteen,' an mad
vertent mistake admitted by this paper.
Instant Action.
Yesterday afternoon Doctor Mackall
issued an order, without consultation
with the members Of the board of SUI
pervisors, which order was later con-
iirmed by the health committee of the
board, to the effect that all poi shops
in the city should be closed, asking the
police authorities to be notified.
Mackall, in company with Kruger,
started out in the afternoon to close
the shops up, and made another tour
in the evening. None of the shops have
been supposed to be operating, any
way, since the poi ordinance went into
effect, as none of them has been given
license.
Twenty-Five shops have thus far been
inspected by the doctor out of the fifty
two.
Poi in Legislature.
The climax of the entire health situa-
tion came in dramatic fashion yester-
day morning Doctor Mackall and Su-
pervisors Murray and Kruger, the for
E. h. kl,n
other the chairman of the sanitation
committee, were present in the senate
chamber, anticipating from The Adj
vertiser story some explosive remarks
regarding the situation.
When house bill 100, the poi bill,
was taken up, Senator Kaleiopu arose,
and after a long speech, in which he
claimed that the legislature was coun-
tenancing dual authority and detract-
ing from the counties, moved that the
bill be tabled
Fairchild rose to answer and speak
on behalf of the bill, intending to in
sist upon a central health power, when
President Knudsen, on the ground that
it was not debatable, put the motion.
Robinson, Baker, Makekau, Chilling
worth, Kaleiopu, Quinn and Hewitt
voted for the motion and it was car
ried. One of Kaleiopu's remarks on
the bill was that it was peculiar that
the board of health should ask that
sanitary matters be turned over to it
at this time. They did not know then
of the cholera.
The moment the bill was placed on
the table Mackall, Murray and Kruger
left. Mackan went at once to the
board of health to notify President
Mott.Smith that his bill had been lost
and was there met with the stunning
information that cholera had broken
out in the city again. He Immediately
rushed to the poi shop where the presi
dent and the board officers were al
ready working rapidly, Here he gave
out his information.
81 don u see how the man had the
gall to come down with that news wheI
we were in the midst of our trouble, ,
said Mott-Smith yesterday, just pre-
vious to the board of health meeting
Up to date, Mott-Smith has consist
, emily refused to discuss Mackall in any
way, and even this remark was not in
tended for publication, all the inter
view that he would give out consist
ing of:
elbow long will the people stand fol
this temporizing9"
The president was the most bitter
man in the city yesterday notwith
standing, for he feels the stigma OF
the epidemic keenly, although it does
not appertain to the board of health
In discussing Kaleiopu's reasons, given
for the tabling of the poi bill, Mott
Smith described them as ga mass OF
glazing misstatements, almost Grim
inal."
Another inspection.
Mackall issued his order to cloBe VI
the poi shops about three O'Clock. Be
fore that, however, Senator Chilling
worth and Supervisor Murray took
hack and went to as many shops al
they could in, that short time to SCI
conditions for themselves.
In the first shop they visited the,
caught the Chinese proprietor in an &C
of indeseribable filth in the room wher,
) the poi was manufactured. Murra,
wanted to arrest him on the spot, bu
Chillingworth wouldn't let him, saying
that there was to be trouble enough.
In the second shop they visited the,
found a Chinaman cleaning fish on tn
: poi-mixing board. In al half a dOzei
others, the proprietors claimed that the,
had never been notified that a poi ordi
: nance had been passed by the city o.
that there were any standards in exist
eDce for them to live up TO.
Health Committee.
The sanitary committee of the super
visors yesterday afternoon passed
;; resolution backing up Doctor Mackall
orders, reading as follows;
"On the recommendation of Docto
Mackall, all poi shops in the city an
= county of Honolulu with the exeeptio
! of the Kalihi poi factory be closed INIT
. further notice" The resolution wa
proposed by Mcclellan and seconded b
= Amana.
There Is a strong doubt as 10 tn
legality OF this measure as the onl