Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-08
DIR. WADMAN And
J. H. MAGOON UP
IN SUNDAY CASE
Continued from page cne)

represented by W. r. Castle and when
arraigned pie AIDED not guilty.
Before his case was heard, John H.
MagOOn, manager Of the Consolidated
| Amusement Company, who, like DR..
Wadman, hau been served with penal
summons, was called on for plea and
also pleaded not guilty. Magoon was
accompanied to the courtroom by ]. c.
Cohen, president of the theatrical com.
pany. and it was Cohen who later made
all the defense.
The defense in the Doctor Wadman
case waived all technical formalities
and Attorney Charles F. Chillingworth,
special assistant to the county attor.
ney, opened the case for the prosecu-
ton with the examination of Police
Officer w II. Hutton and Sheriff Rose.
Each testified briefly as to the facts
Of the Sunday night service at the
Popular, meme of which was denied by
the defense Sheriff Rose testified that
few days after the Popular services
he had talked TO Doctor Wadman,
who had said he was responsible for
the holding of the service.
Doctor Wadnan Makes Statement.
Doctor Wadman was then called to
the stand and asked by the prosecution
If the Popular program on the Sunday
night in question was an educational
service"
May | make a statement in expla-
nation of our attitude?" Doctor Wad-
man asked the court, and was assured
that he might.
THE services at the Popular are
part of an educational and religious
campaign carried on in behalf of the
Anti-SaloOn League and Of public well
fare and order in this community"
said Doctor Wadman. "At the invita-
ton of the department Of education
number of months ago have delivered
educational lectures on the subject OF
the liquor traffic in many schools of
the territory, under the auspices of the
Anti-Saloon League. I have received :
the heartiest cooperation of school !
principals and of many leading blIsi- !
ness and professional men in Hawaii. |
/ say this to prove that the service |
at the Popular was not a show at all |
but was part Of our religious and edu- !
cational work"
How Popular Service Originated.
He told how the moving pictures of |
Ten Nights in Barroom" had been
recommended to him by John Hughes |
of the Oahu railroad, testified that he |
had visited the Popular theater during !,
a performance, and verified the high |
and educational character Of this par
ticular film and went on to say that
Manager Sam Blair OF the Popular the
alter had voluntarily donated the use 7
of the theater, of the Ten Nights"
film, and of the moving picture mai
chine for Sunday night service that T
Doctor Wadman wished to hold I
This was a religious seryice-the I
program will show that" ssid Doctor
Wadman. 1T was opened with a hymn,
Onward, Christian Soldiers and dur
ing the program several other hymns \
were sung. The service was absolute
ly free. We had distributed tickets
to 400 school children with the CO.
operation of the school principals. The
religious features were emphasized, as
were the educational features" L
Religious Features Emphasized.
He further testified that in advertis-
ing the service, the word SHOW" was
not used because the. program was not
a show in any sense. No II
fee was charged and no col
lection taken UP. Speaking earnestly, II
Doctor Wadman declared that the Pop
uIar service did not in his belief trans
gress the Sunday closing law at all, Il
because of its essentially religious ma
ture - .= ~ ii
With this statement, Mr.. Castle rest
ed the case for the defense.
Question Of Technical Construction.
Attorney Chillingworth made brief Il
statement. saying that the matter was
a question of the construction of the
statute OF 1905-whether such pro.
gram as that given at the Popular was
4 SHOW" within the meaning of the
word show as prohibited by this stat
ute e. -.>.- ,~-a n s~7s%. ~. g. II
1T is all question of whether such
A service as that at the Popular comes
under this law, and we contend that Il
It does not" said Attorney Castle. '"If
t is applied to this service, it will II
apply also to church services and lee II
lures and anything Of the kind. H
Not "Show." ..-.s... " IT
"The word show in the statute II
means, if it means anything, show Il
given for money The service at the
Popular was not a show" III
Judge Monsarrat announced that he
would take the case under Amusement
Until tomorrow morning. III
" This case being temporarily dispos-
ID of that against Magoon was next.
Sheriff Rose testified for the pros II
scution as to the fact of the moving 4
picture show being held last Sunday H
light at the Bijou rheater. IN
Cohen was the ONLY witness for the L
lefense. He took the stand and made
/ statement of his position on, behalf Il
# the Consolidated Amusement Com
,any. Cohen argued that the Bijon II
how was not violation of the law. 4
"My motive in giving this entertain | 4
nent was purely one of benefit to the II
'eopie of the city and county of Ho- III
lolulu. We want to give the people
God, healthy amusement on SUNDAY II
lights and keep them off the streets. I
;ohen Raising Moral Standard" III
81 have been in the theatrical bust i