Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-18

This Field report has been rumored
for several weeks. Early this week
the Star.B Bulletin forecast q probe OF
the brewery financial dealings by the
commission, and. this forecast came
true yesterday afternoon when Field,
snbpoenaed BY the commission TO ap-
pear as q witness and TO produce docu.
ments bearing on the matters at issue,
was called 10 the chair at o'clock
and ordered to show the report.
IL was brought out in bis. testimony
that he made the report as a result
OF the minority stockholders suit
brought some, time ago which forced
Bartlett to make restitution OF mis-
appropriated funds, led 10 his ousting
rs president and manager OF the brew
cry and soon after to his quitting the
territory.
Following the minority stockholders
suit, Field WAS employed for stock.
holders, Il Il stated. TO make q thor.
ough examihation OF the brewery's
bookss lie did 80 and drew, up a re-
port which was presented to the board
OF directors Of the brewery but never
made public. In fact, IL has never
been presented to the stockholders.
Under authority OF the law passed
by the last legislature, the liquor IL
eense commission subpoenaed Field to
appear and TO produce his report j He
submitted copy Of the'report to this
commission yesterday afternoon and
II was then made q matter OF public
record. During the afternoon and
evening, in their examination of the
retail saloon-men. the commissioners
and their counsel, Clarence II. Olsen.
and the Anti-Saloon Leagues attor.
eys, Lorrin Andrews and A. l.. c. At
kinson, often referred to the report
and portions OF Il were read bearing
on the particular allegations against
the men under examination.
The Honolulu brewerysis not under
probe. and the chairman Of the COM
mission, f. ID. Lowrey, 50 stated sew
eral times yesterday. but the manner
In which Bartlett,s management In
volved brewery funds and the retail
saloon business 10 90 intricate and
complicated that to Get at the bot
tom OF the retail license Investigations
the commission 10 going INTO brewery
finances very closely. IL 10 this that
has opened up the whole matter OF the
handlinp o. brewery funds.
Fields report is Of % typewriter
pages. The first part is q briefed
statement of the misrepresentation OF
funds BY Bartlett. In this part APP
pears d summarized account Of the
arious deals by which retail saloons
'aave been financed, In part at least,
by brewery funds. II also contains
other items, as for instance, q com
plicated deal centering around The
Macfarlane Company, wholesalers.
This company closed down business
on February is but Is now applying
for q renewal OF its license. It II on
the slate for Investigation this after.
noon. In this section also appears q
statement Of q number of notes out
standing for loan Of brewery funds;
q statement OF the amount of dis
counts" Bartlett is declared to have
grabbed for himself, partly BY . sys-
TEN Of alleged forgery, also number
Of what are said to be bad bills.
Here appears for the first time in
his report an item Of $3.50 put down
as "cash received for political work
done at Washington by the Delegate. :"
This item Is later gone into. more fully.
IL shows In brief that a brewery check
for $3.50 was drawn payable to cash
on Jan. %, 1914, the receipt signed
by Bartlett stating that the money
was for the political work In Wash
ington by "the Delegate.
The second part of the report takes
up the various items summarized in
figures and briefly explains them.
The third part is q statement OF
outstanding bills receivable to saloon
keepers on January 1. 1915. This shows
that at this date. according to Fields
findings, the brewery had S74.l95.S5 OF
its funds among retail liquor men and
others.
. II is the contention OF attorneys for
the Anti-Saloon League that this
proves that the brewery is SO heavily
interested In number Of retail bust.
,Pssses as 10 be virtually financing and
Controlling them, and that the han
dung Of brewery funds in this man,
ner Is contrary to the eornnnission's
rests blished rules.
{ B2rtletts total known misappropria-
tons, according to the Field report,
amount to $45.7S7.40.
The Field Report.
! The report takes the items up in
detail as follows:
The incorporation OF funds by
Charles G.. Bartlett Of the Honolulu
Brewing & Mating Company. Limited,
and which have been acknowledged
by him, amount, with interest. to $45s-
7S7.40. This sum, covered by thirty
three specific items. has been arrived
at from the available records of the
brewery company. Looking to the fact,
however. that the cancelled brewery
checks for the years 1919 and 1913;
the stubs OF the check books from
March II 1919 IN acfahar 90 1919.