The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-06-11
SUPERNSORSARE
IN PICKLE over
SUNDAY MOVIES.
Mayor Crowds Through Three
SpeoialM Meetings ToGet'cer-
HI. tain Permits Through
ARNOLD GIVES NOTICE
HE'LL NOT DO IT AGAIN
Then Larsen's Note For 500
Held BY Frank Anterior
+., Creates Gossip


ingenious laws, the Educational and
BiLlicalY moving picture ordinance,
permitting Sunday exhibitions, lis rap'
idly developing intoSpublic scandal.
80 The supervisors feel 1t. Larsen and
Hoilihger are in open revolt and the
others are FESTIVE. In order that the
Consolidated Amusement Company may
not miss its Sunday receipts, the board
met three times yesterday. .e.. .
ut the first two sessions, called for
half.past twelve and half-past one, no
quorum could be obtained. Four mem
bers finally were called to order by
Mayor Lane at half.past FIVE and "a per-
init vas put through as fast as the
application, the report of the police
committee of the board and the roll
call could be read.
The permits issued are: For the
Bijou--The Pathe Weekly, history OF
current events; the Hearst -Selig News,
history of current events, and "The
Girl of the Golden West character
unspeciffed, but doubtless instructive.
For Ye' Liberty--The Pathe Weekly,
the Hearst-Selig News and Gas Ye
Sow, Biblical Film"
Mayor sE.iles Broadly
Mayor Lane smiled broadly as the
title "a Biblical Film" was read, and
the supervisors voted aye in a row
AHA, Arnold, Horner and Single.
Larsen and Hollinger attended none of
the meetings.
The restiveness of the supervisors
showed itself in the half.hour wait be-
tween Eve o 'clock-the hour at which
the third meeting was called-and the
time quorum was obtained by the an
rival OF Bob Shingle. Sitting in the
Office of the clerk of the board, they
held an informal caucus. .rs'
81 serve notice here and now, " Ar
mold informed the mayor, "that this il
the last special meeting called for this
PURPOSE that l, attend.p,y ,4i3 s.y.ssit1fr
Arnold is the mayors floor leader
He was perfectly friendly, but quite
firm, and in the general talk that fol
lowed there was no dissent among the
others from che self.evident truth that
such eagerness to serve the convenience
of any individual or single interest II
doing the board no good in public opin
ion.
Arnold Gives Warning
Mayor Lane proposed to give thing
a more seemily aspect by delegating II
rcI ort favorably on films exhibited II
them and issue permits for their dis
Hay: .,
"tbe charter won't permit ID, and !
you attempt 1t, shall have to figh
you.
"Move that the application, whel
made, be referred to the police com
mittee with power to act. In tina
way you will steer clear of snags. -
The mayor didn't think so and ad
vanced parliamentary reasons for hi
opinion. No decision was reached, bu
the discussion bore witness to the real
zation of the city administration tina
sOmething has got to be done.
Supervisor Larsen s attitude ha
changed toward Sunday movies sine
"Tillieis Punctured Romance" wa
shown last Sunday. He favored tn
ordinance, but opposed permit fo
Tilhe. Since it was granted, he ha
not tried to hide his chagrin.
One Of the supervisors yesterda
tried to account for LARSEN shift b
repeating jocular remark Larse
made in public, but which he now prol
ally regrets.
Larsen Has Little Note
You fellows he protested, afto
the Title permit was issued, care gi'
ing me lot of trouble explaining m
attitude to Frank Anterior. If l don
behave, he may call my note" ~
The story was public property yeste
day in the city hall, and there was
disposition to put sinister constru
ton on it, -E".
81 don I think anybody ought to |
telling the members of this board no
they Shall vote, said Horner.
MAYOR Lane nodded his head. San
thing said on the street Is public pro
ety." he cOncurred; ''it oughtytO 4
T. intcd u. piece of public inform
ton" stg
Larsen last night was sorely torn |
conflicting emotions. He didn't wal
tn talk at all and yet he longed to vel
his Indignation. First he denied Il
converse tion, then he admitted il, b
Insisted that it had been misco
struGd.
"Mr. Atherton," he said, sis n
lend, a man whom | respect and a
II ire. ! wouldn' t do anything to q
g. fruh him for the world.' But he
si'tcd that no influence had be,
fought to bear on him.
AZ for the note, first he said it h,
hrHn paid, then that it twas only +
hundred, anyway" and finally tn
i was his own business and no part
- public's. 49,,
a horton Is Frank
Nv. Athcrtou was perfectly ope
frank and friendly about the who
j. riNcnt. tH'".
~ don't care to get into the new
rapcrs any more than is necessary
b" said, "but II / can be of any 81
AN'rc in clearing M misunderstan
Mn, ] ain very glad 10 do IL,
. my attitude toward Sunday the