Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-21
LIQUOR BOARD
GIVEN INSIDE
ON WAIKIKI INN
Executive" Session is Held to
Determine Disposition of
Lifting the Taboo

Because the attorney representing
the creditors of the Waikiki Inn is
absent from the city and the formal
application has not yet been present.
ed, the board OF liquor license COM
missioners yesterday afternoon took
no action on the matter of granting
after-houT privileges TO that institu-
ton. An attorney who claims to rep
resent independent creditors to whom
the Waikiki Inn is indebted to a total
of about $4,000, appeared before the
commission with a demand that they
make a thorough investigation of its
present conduct and affairs before
granting any after-hour rights. He
declared that despite the fact that
John t. Scully.1 the former manager,
is supposed to be disconnected with
the inn, his ehits are still accepted
and cashed there, and intimated that
other irregularities are practised.
Inasmueh as the application for ex-
tended privileges had not been placed
before the board formally, no cogni-
zance of the independent creditors
demand was taken at the time.
The board then went into a lengthy
executive session, presumably to dis
cuss the Waikiki Inn affairs, though
the nature of the busine IS undertaken
was not given out by the members. At
the close of the secret session the
board opened its doors and resumed
its public sitting, at which the trans
fer W license was granted the Pro-
gress saloon. The saloon is to be
moved from its present location at
King and Maunakea streets to 1922
1924 Smith street
Edward Quincy, the chauffeur who
was placed on the saloons tabu list
by Inspector Fennell about year
ago, following an accident in which
liquor is said to have figured, applied
for and received release from the pro-
hibition. ~ =s~;s
The members were all present with
Fred ID, Lowrey in the chair. After
the reading and approval of the min
utes of the, several sessions, the first
item Of business was an appeal to the
board by Attorney VIM. A. Rawlins, in
person, in behalf of Edward Cluney,
friend OF his whose name had been
ON the taboo list for a year. Since
his last conviction for drunkenness
and disorderly conduct, Mr.. Rawlins
stated that his friend was a public
chauffeur and this official restriction
upon him was not only stigma on
his character but hindrance to his
business. He desired to have his
name removed so as to allow him the
freedom of the saloons. The chair
man stated that the board would con- {
slider the request in executive session.
There being nothing further on the
docket, the chairman asked Mr.. Fen
nell, the license inspector, to go and
phone for some representatives OF the
new board of control of the Waikiki
Inn. He did so and after considerable
delay Senator Writ, manager OF the /
tobacco and liquor department of
Hackfeld & Co., appeared and stated
that inasmuch as the attorney for the
new company. Robt. BfeckOns, had de-
uarted to Maui, the necessary papers
could not be fled with the board I'M
til his return and he, therefore, de-
sired to hold back the application for. /,
speciaI privileges until the next meet
ing of the board At this juncture At
torney Harry T. Mills, who was pres :
emit with. several others, rose to his !,
feet and stated that the affairs of the
waikiki. Inn were far from being In
any sort of a settled condition. In
fact, they were very much. unsettled.
he said. II am myself a creditor and
1 represent other creditors and we do
to have Hackfeld and Pea
cock and the brewery, these big tish,
swallow the little fellows. The
board, he said may not know it. but
i. is. nevertheless true that Jack Soul
" is still the manager de facto, de
lure. and every other de of the Wal
xiki Inn. Mrs. Scully is stockhold-
r.. Jack does not intend to quit. No,
no. 1t is understood" said Attorney
Mills. "that the new management has
an agent down at the Inn whom they
re paying $40 a day to watch Scully
md it is we'll known that disorderiy
isticuffs are frequently taking place.
4 is disreputable. The board should
know the true condition of affairs, so
should the public" Il. <. I: -
The chairman of the board at this
,o;n+. ,roooodod tn call Mr. Mills to