The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
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eAHSSHHEES5 LIQUORS
FROM RESERVATION
I4o0xF Kicked Out Of Schoficld Bar
racks Because OF Investigation
Started BY superintendent.
NINn MILITARY RULES
WE'RE VIOLATED
Jtataae stlsocate Gives Verdict Which
81 Gusts John Barieycorn From Of
essss ssccFs' Mess and Enlisted Mems
9ssCanb.

Il John Barieycorn has been kicked
cut Of Schoield Barracks big army
post ont from Honolulu. and his APP
pearaRcc again on that military res
ervation will call for drastic action on
the part Of the commanding officers
againsI any officer or enlisted man
whe has the te1nerity 20 bring him
back. The order under which liquor
WAS hanlshed from the officers mess
ana the enlisted men clues on tbs
observation followed the violation Of
the plain law un the subject but MS
rTxz1aE did not ElIEle until after DIR. J..
Eaktr. general superintendent al
d gtae Anti~ssa5UOn League Of America,
sIlse6zsaa Slae.. i.sgAsAohn W. Wadman. su-
]5sNfggYs@5lsfr.s II the Anti-Saloon
EJseague "a. 4i4AuiL had taken the bun
as the horns and protested 90 Vlsor-
d uasly against conditions which pre-
Il vailed prior To December 4 as to bring
satisfactory action
Dr. Baker, early in 1913, paid a
VISIT 10 H0npTIIu, There he was made
acanaintod with conditions which
aroused him ~ instant action He was
III Uniformed by Dr. Wadman that de-
M spite law which prohibited the in
s PRODUCTION of liquors on the reserva
% sion known as Schoheld Barracks, ex~
utADSF tSf k iA1 1'f'fl ttt'I}sf iiOt c&aAE
M we're enlisted mems clubs on tho res
d ervation regularly importing strong
M drinks principally, beer. but that AT
~ the officers mess drinking was gem
III erai. and quantities of booze we're
u regularly unloaded there.
@ Tunnel Cut Under Railroad.
S@ DR. Baker. making further inVes-
Mitigation assisted by pr Wadman, al
II ready familiar with the situation.
ID found tfaat Il place known as the Vol
W cano House located tust outside the
Teseryation had been made accessible
fof the enlisted men by the cutting OF
- tunnel under railroad from the
sns1nnearvatiDn 10 that establishment DR..
BAKER, III his general Investigations
Honnd that despite The fact that a big
building n located on the reservation
~ osie amply big to accommodate gath
erings for church purposes, chaplalns
located there told him IL WAS neces-
a safy for them 70 pay money out OF
their own pockets as rental for the
use OF this building. Whether II be-
longs In the government. Or. Baker
%Anuot say.
1 One cha plain, DR. Baker was told,
&Ad Assembled IA lot Of scrap mate
~ ~ boards, tin roofing. etc. and had
= nulxructed a kind Of building in
Nhich he held religious services.
returning 10 the United States.
XWls. BAKER Faneu upon secretary OF
MANA Garrison and acquainted him
&k Conditions as he had found them,
&r9aiIy with reference to the free
SiNs on liquors at the officers mess and
~ The clubs OF the enlisted men. Sec
fa&ry Garrison said he would have
~ 4nuuiry made. Some time later DR.,
Baker received from Secretary Gar
T3son a letter containing report
4nade by the inspector general, after
~ fym,r which
Rated follows:
&;J.in the opinion Of this office fthat
TX the inspector -gensraD. there IL no
11ottce in the complaint regarding tho
administration OF the various amuse-
Sant or exchange halls at Schofield
&rwAcka. The charge that the NOV
~ pictures shown thereat are OF a
~ doubtful character is clearly un-
<68anded. and nothing is disclosed by
~ Investigation which would war
~ the assum ption that ehaplains ars
&anered in their religious work or
l6fkcfmance Of any Of their other
hhsssprs b. any Of the military au-
oF4fies concerned but, on the con-
$&fy in Is shown that they have been
9tMdea every facility In the power Of
5&e*c0Yamanding officers concerned.
ut is further believed that the state
ahent that drinking IL carried on TO
excess, andthat gambling is permitted
M the 0fflcera mess Is unfounned ana
unwarranted
eAs to the continuance of the IL
eense of the place referred TO in Mr..
Bakers letter OF MAY IA, 1915, as the
volcano House, kept by Mr. Clf-
ford Kimbali, At Is Believed that that
10 q matter which should he dis
posed OF by the comma riding general.
hawaiian Department ia conjunction
9rStin civil authorities concerned"
Sale of Beer Stopped.
On December 4 last information
tsaIne out Of Honolulu to the effect
4hat the officers clubs at Schoneld
BARRACKS had gone dry. the Judge adj
xocate-general having rendered an
opinion TO III effect that liquor could
not to he z.ed or sold on the reser-
walton. This In the face Of the COM
naunication from the Inspector gen
erai. copy Of which was sent TO Or
Baker. which Was to the effect that
Teports as to drinking gambling etc.
sHere ''nnfounded and unwaranted."
The Judge acknowledgement evidently
ma not accept tiiis character OF dis
t1aleeai OF charges, backed UP by DR.
4kers' report to Secretary Garrison
&0f10wing personal visit to the
11ands- II now develops that on No
SSnber 3 last. the sale Of beer al