The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-06-25
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Brewery Settles With Bartlett
THE brewery wrote Mr.. Schu-
man, "has dealt with the differences
existing between it and its late man.
aler Charles G. Bartlett, in a business.
Tie manner, and has arrived at n set
Element of the amount claimed from
Mr.. Bartlett to the Brewery on basis
satisfactory TO the directors, and in
fact has secured from Mr.. Bartlett all
amounts claimed by the brewery to be
due from Mr.. Bartlett"
The text of the letter in full follows;
"In conformity with a statement
male by me to your chairman in a
conversation between the chairman and
myself, on yesterday, l desire on be
half of the Honolulu Brewing and Nal
ting Company, Ltd, to make to your
board formal statement Of the alleg-
cd connection of the company of which
| am president with the saloon bust
ness in Honolulu. This statement is
made by me after consultation with
such of the directors of the company
as are at present in Honolulu, and
with their full .acquiescence. might
state that more than a majority Of
the board have been consulted.
No Control Of Saloons
"At no time whatever has the com
rany been in any manner whatsoever
Interested in the profits of any saloon,
save as profits accrued from the pur-
chase Of beer manufactured by the
company and purchased by the saloons.
At no time whatsoever has the brewery
in making loans 10 any saloon keepers,
insisted, either directly or indirectly,
that the saloon keeper making the loan
should deal exclusively or at all in the
beer manufactured by the brew cry.
"From time to time the brewery has
made loans to saloon keepers, although
not by any means to the extent indi
Gated in the public press. At the pres,
sent time, loans made to saloon keep.
ers do not aggre ate more than about
the sum Of $4,000, and some of then
are represented by mortgages given tt
secure open accounts. In each instance
provision is made for the payment o:
interest.
Mortgages Secure Loans
"1n most instances the loans made
nv the brewery to secure advances OF
existing Indebtedness have been secur
leases, and real estate, and in every
instance where a mortgage has been
executed, the mortgage has been placed
Of conveyances.
1.-The brewery has never been, and
is not nov, interested in the profits Of
any saloon, and has never insisted, and
does not now insist, that any saloon
Nd all
in the beer manufactured by the brew
cry.
S'The brewery has never paid any
money in any improper attempt to in
fipp"ee legislation, either national OIL
local. Any expenditures made rela
tive to legislation win be shown by
the books of the company to have beer
legitimate expenditures.
No Money Paid Kuhio
at has never at any time paid an!
money to the Delegate to congress a.
Washington. or to any member of the
local Legislature, or to any person TO
the nurposc of influencing Improperly
the Delcgat" to congress, or any mem
Der of the lcal legislature.
"The Irewery has dealt with The
differences existing between it and 1T
late manager, Charles G. Bartlett, in
business-like manner, and has arrived
ct settlement of the amount claimed
from Mr. Bartlett to the brewery OF
basis satisfactory to the directors
End in fact has secured from Mr.. Bart
lett all amounts claimed by the brew
cry to be due from Mr.. Bartlett.
1.-THE statements made herein are o
course necessarily general in thei
nature. We hold ourselves in readi
meas, however, should the generality o
the statements not be sufficient 70
YOUR commission, to submit to you
commission all of our books which yoI
think il might be necessary to inspec
for the purpose Of determining that on
statement is correct.
Restrict Commission Probe
"In this connection, however, W,
should relv upon yOu, should you deem
the inspection necessary, to make pub
lie only such matters as would dea
with the subjects Investigated by you
We relieve that your combustion wOnl'
promptly frown upon any attempt t.
have your powers used for the purpOs
Of prying into affairs concerning whicI
You have no jurisdiction.
"We must not be understood by thi
cOlnmeht TO even dlrectlY AUNT Una
the affairs of the corporation would no
stand Investigation, but we simply cal
your attention to the fact that tn
rover which is given you relative t
the granting of licenses and the inves
ignition Of facts concerning the advis
ability Of granting such licenses, is on
for which pcrsons opposed to the con
duet of a lawful business may attemP
to baye Won abuse.
Three applications were before tn
board in the afternoon session.
clifford Kin3aN. maHHGer of tn
rrab iva Hotel and proprietor of tn
oil"f"a Beer Garden, al Joining SchC
ra'7 R"~racks, cleared himself of tn
r'"'cst lodged against him by the Ant
SHloon Lengue, which had accused hir
y" ronc"aling an interest in the bee
gPr 'rn other thGn his own.
r"TnghamS On STAND
W""er Di'li"eham end his brothC
T"'~'I '""k the stand and were eN
aHrined under oath by A. l.. {. Al
kinsdn.
'tN@r bar" heard the % sin on tn
ff~ects, su""osG - nsNed Mr.. Al
kiR,on. "tO the effect that you an
FoNr brother and Fred Smith ana m
Iinthr" 90" interested in t"c Leilehu