Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-07
LIQUOR DEALERS
TO HELPSTOP
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If not, by some other means.
The main points of the plan now
favored by the commission are these
That sweet wines be sold for the
following prices
In the saloon. by the fOur-OunCe
! glassfnl. at and only for consumption
on the premises. at 10 cents pei
| glass.
If taken out of the premises. to be
sold for 40 cents per quart bottle and
$3.50 by the gallon.
! If delivered by the liccnsee NiQuor
! GealeF) TO bona fidc desideaces. the
price to be 81 gallon, deliveries to
be made only in regular delivery
| wagons Of the licensee, with the name
of the dealer plainly marked on the
| wagon.
That the new scale of prices go in
to effect on January /, after all
liquor dealers have been fully mott
/ fled Of the prospective changes.
The commission, Of course is not
able to make it's suggestions an or
der, and therefore the plan is put up
! as request to the dealers. The deal
ers, who We're present in force yes
friday, readily agreed to the proposal,
and it is not believed that there will
he any difficulty in having the higher
scale adhered to.
The idea of doubling tho price for
wine sold by the glassful over the
counter and by the quart is to stop
the present practice of gulping down
the strong liquor as if it were beer or
any malt liquor. These wines, it is
fstated, are of 20 per- cent alcoholic
strength, whereas beer is of only four
;or five per cent sertngth, and the
haSty guzZling of several glasse full
OF the "dagO red has a quick and
deadly effect on the drinker. The
commission feels that where wine is
wanted for home consumption. to be
drunk as the Latin races drink it,
slipped with food. etc, there is less
danger of harmful effects, which Is
the reason why the commission pro
posed comparatively small increase
in sweet wines when sold to bona fide
residences and delivered by regular
delivery wagons. The commission
does not abuse it because It is cheap.
The meeting of yesterday was al
interesting one. The commission gave
ample notice of the meeting and was
prepared to discuss any legitimate
plan that might be brought forward
to meet the problem, but the plan out
lined above seemed to meet with gen
cral approval. incidentally, repre-
sentative of the Sailors union who
was present declared with emphasis
that the "dag0 rcd" was exceedingly
delcteriOuS in its effects on his broth
er-SailorS and he heartily favored any
plan to check the sales of it The
commissioners are still ready and
anxious to hear of plans to solve th,
problem, and another mcoting will be
held next Friday to tax" final action.
The chances are that the plan talked
over yesterday will be adopted
The plan rests on the assumption
that by raising tn" pric" of the cheap,
wine. less of it will b" bought. and
lcrhapS wine or beer If loss harmful
con: position will tc ordered. "Drv"'
wines, il is stated, contain only about.
- per cont alCub0ur strength, aH
compared to the ~ per cent of tn"
"dagO T"d'
J. AShm1n Between
suggested. As an aid to III" tahu syy.
TEN on habitual drunkards. that e..
cry individual thus ClaSScd be per-
SOnally escorted around to every Sa.
loon and introduced to every hart"n-
der.
No action on tho subject MAS takou
however. Following report hy.Li-
quOr Inspector FCnn"ll tho board dc
Cidcd to summon the owners Of tho
Sunrise Saloon to appear ncxt Friday.
December H., and show cans" whyI
the license OF that establishment
should not be suspended indefinitely
Fennell reported that he caught d
barkeeper at the Sunrise serving a
badly intoxicated man on the night
Of November 2S and stated that the
house had been in trouble several
times before
The secretary was also instructed
TO issue warning TO the Merchants
Exchange against permitting drunken
lrm on III" premises. F,mrlI had
Uuud one lhCFr. ihuuLh the man had J.,