Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-20
IS : SLUSH
fund ON
TAP? !?
Sensational Charges Mark
Hearing on Bill to Repeal
Sunday Closing of Bar
her. Shops .

Sensational charges that a BARRIERS
bill slush fund has been gathered
among the Japanese tonsorial artists
throughout the territory and brought
10 Honolulu 10 be used in fighting for
the repeal of the Sunday closing law
developed the most exciting commit
tee session yesterday afternoon that
has been held during the present Icgis-
Iature.
Charles Hummell, the boss barber at
the Alexander Young Hotel. openly
declared before the health and police
committee of the house that this
"sllIsh fund" had been collected and
thought to Honolulu to defend the bill
introduced by Representative 4. f.
Tavares of Maui Tayares, whose
measure would repeal the present
salute recurring tarber shops TO r9-
main closed on Sunday. became wildly
excited
Almost before Uummell could con-
clude his remarks Tayarcs was on bis
feet demanding recognition
"Mr Chairman" he shouted "That
Gmounts to charging me with graft.
end IL is not So Ii pus me Under
cloud. and for the sake of my repn-
tation I demand that he produce his
evidence and the names Of those from
whom be recsiyed his information
81 will not have any man making
wild charges Of this kind. Jie saws he
has been told on good authority.
demand that he give names. and do
mand that this committee go 10 the
bottom OF the charge
ssN Bill His Own Idea.
ct Is fhe, first have heard of H..
rs the intrnducer of the bin the
ctarge reflects ON mo. implies that
have cognizance Of this fund. I viii
say that no one asked me. to introduce
he bill. did II absolutely of my own
7ccord. because my neople on Maui,
'hn men who work all aav every dav
~ the week axcent Sunday. cannot get
y shave until Sunday. 1t works hard
shin on them. The present law makes
them criminals. because they try to
80 shave on Sunday. MANY have
l.een arrested merely because they
want to do honest work.
Tavares had scarcely finished
snaaking when HummeH took the floor
and quickly exnlained that he was at
tempting to cas- no reflection or in-
prIte motives to Tavares' actions He
said he did not think, when he made
the disclosure to the committee. that
the iutroducer had ANYTHING to.do with
the "siush fund" But he added that
hn hsped 10 get the direct informH
iion shortly. and when he did he woull
hand il to the committee He had no
nsmes to give at present.
Other Reports Of Fund.
Tha rumored existence of the fund
was not unknown before the meeting
fegan. This was indicated when
committee member asked an earlier
witness If he had beard ANYTHING con-
oerning a fund collected among the
japanese harbers to fight for The Ia
wares measure After the committee
meeting 2 member was heard to say
that another representative had bee"
approached and asked TO father the
farhers' bill, but had refused to
touch it, ... ...
Even without this unexpected fea-
turn. tie hearing was unusually inter
csting A crowd OF nearly 4 dozen
boss BARRIERS, several ministers and
two Seven Day Adventists hal their
say on its merits, The Adyanists. Of
course. favored the measure, on the
ground that ii fostered liberty of
thought and action.
Frank Pacheco was the only boss
barber to appear in its favor All the
other BARRIERS fought against the re-
peal of the Sunday closing law. As
sisting them were DR. Doremus Scud-
der, pastor of the Central Union
Church, Rev. II. f. Smith of the Meth
udist Church. James A. Rath, and a
number of other religious workers.