Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-06
viii Begin Active Investigation
of "Blind Pig7 Charges; No
Warrants Out Yet

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Active Investigation Of the alleged
existence Of blind pigs" aboard the
interned. German cruiser Geier and the
|SefDs, Pommern and Prinz WaldemaS
win be made by the U. 8. district at
forney's Office as soon as Liquor Ii
cense Inspector w. P. Fennell pre-
SCENTS his evidence, 81 was announced
today. y
Up to press time, however, no war
rants had been issued for the arrest
Of any officers or men of the interned
ships. or Of any other persons alleged
to be implicated in the case.
81 told Mr.. Fennell to present his
evidence and that my office would
then look into the matter" says Dis
trict Attorney HorRce ". Vaughan.
ct is true that there was violation
Of the law II any sliquof was being
sold on ships or On the waterfront
without a license"
Mr.. Vaughan added that 1t would
be only question Of time as regards
the issuance of warrants of arrest
IL IN investigatipn II made early
this week, 1t probably will be con-
Quoted BY Assistant District Attorney
samus, b Kempsat MT, Vaughan nov
il engaged in the trial Of murder
~ .ssIind 80 81 Inits.
Since they Were( fnterned or took
refuge Here more than & year and q
hall ako.>the German cruiser and rner
chant ships have been extended GER
tain courtesies and privileges. but
these, declare federal and territorial
officials, do not give them the right
to conduct sblind pigs" aboard where
|snIisted men OF civilians may pur-
chase liquor.
According to Liquor License Inspec-
tor Fennel the price Of booze sold by
| the vessels has bfen high, beer rang
ing from rive ce1ts stein on the
Geier TO 81 for three bottles on the
Pommern. When the beer was to be
o01z0med on the wharf the Geier
asked SO cents pitcher. says the in
spector.
Officials who conducted the investi-
CATION declare that the men engaged
n selling the booze were we'll aware
that they were violating the law. Not
long ako, they say the Geier's place
of business wasl moved from the cam
teen to the dynamo room and that the
cook OF the Pommern, VINO had been
dispenser on that vessel, became sus-
|picious and quit his job. His place
was taken by the steward. The Prinz
lWaldenar. say the investigators, was
FUSED as q safety valve for the Pom
Imern, and took care Of the overflow
from meetings on tie oth1f vessels.
In the Set6s I've ship carpenter
provided tables aid hem hes for his
pafrons. as we'll las & Junk where
those Vho had ihbfbedf too much
Sid ssies Seemed o8a.
Heavy sales Of beer to the ships
from the hfeweryl and increased
drunkenness ton the, waterfront led
INSPECTOR lenneli to- inspect blind
piggery.s He has had the traffic In
Sunday hDoze under suspicion since
last SEPT mber Il took him consid-
IeAbIe me, however Y secure eviss
bags, Tomorrow morning. and the chi
yos Mafn, due wednesday, morning,
Will 0EluS = ucSpdlCus --
Sugar awaiting shipment at Kauai
ports Is reported by the Khan as fol-
Flows: Kekaha. X. 1900; y. X. 5000:
| Gay and Robinson, 1926; Hawaiian
Sugar, $3.50: McBryde. 22,S24; Ko-
| loa. 1716S; Lihue, 3603; Grove Farm,
62s5; Makee. $1,000: Kilaueas 1900.
49,
The oil-ship Marion Chilcott is in
port. having arrived Saturday after
noon and entered yesterday. She
brought 1900 barrels Of oil and 500
drums OF distillate for the Associated.
Her master is Capt c. or Anderson.
The ship came from San Francisco.
At 7o'clock Saturday night the Jap
anese steamer KakeshImA Maru. here
Tor 400 tons of bunker coal from the
InterIsland, sailed for Sydney. She
was the first foreign ship TO call at
this port after the Seamen's Law took
effect on foreign vessels. on Saturday.
Her skipper. Capt. r. Tamsi, filed a
sworn statement that the vessel Is
within the law.