The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-04
Directors Doubt Legal Action WIN
Be Taken By DISCOUNTED
Ones
FRED HARRISON TALKS ~, !.
70 HELP MS FslEADs
10 Ale ~ y D - 1llli an ~ lstl'o ttg
Is Not Working Against interests
Of Brewery But lust he
Contrary

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The new, directorate and efBeers o.
the Honolulu Brewing and Mating Com
pany do not fear that their position,
win be attacloed in the courts by dis
gruhtlel stOekboiders. They claim that
the proceeding at the annual meeting
asentirely legal In every way and thai
while the proxies held and voted In SOM
eases were old proxies. still they stood
and there can be no contest begun and
carried through success. ully on account
Ibf their use. This was the gist OF
b statement made by Manager Sayerr
yesterday. ST 5s Ri $50
II is the intention Of the present
board and management 70 give tn,
brewery q clean and business-like ad
ininistration, which, according 10 III,
showing made At the time of the ex
posnre of the financial methods OF tn,
concern and its former manager last
Gune, was not always up 10 that time
colenel AEaeumass Appearance ~ 80
Il Runners of the use Of great dea
pf money during The last legislator,
for the purpose Of getting new chartei
through for the brewery were heard al
the time of the legislature's sitting
They were subsequently shown during
the Investigation Of the books TO havi
been caused by the generous fees paic
for " professional services. = Y j9f
Whether these fees retpaid in con
heetioh with work done by or for tht
Legislators, In giving them legal advice
or smoothing the way for the bin grant
iHg the new charter, has never been dis
closed. The present charter, however
will not be attacked by the new boarl
~ IL is . good charter and none oi
the old crowd which ran the brewery
would dafe TO attack IL. as they ar,
said to claim il was out through the
legislatule BY the use Of money. Il 4,
well known fact however. that the
bill creating the new charter was nc
fused by every member of the Oah,
delegation, both in the house and senate
when asked 10 stand sponsor for II
and il was finally introduced In tn,
senate by a. country member. n 5se
Big Legal Fees Paid ~ s. a ~ ,sil n
There was mention made at the tim,
that one member of the senate exhibit
ed eighteen hundred dollars in gold
which he stated had been given him T.
ease the way of the bill "among tn
boys" in the senate. Eight is ma
jority in this august body, but 1t take
49, T. sedPn Mo- = o m,a. sne mouse On
.h s y soOSo tor aesa. ~. serN,c"s wa Va
o"n - ~ Desh paw ~
$500 1ote tn a.., pto S Sillrl. :
az $3.50 ~, W. ~ SrVssns ~
sa, ~ y ssss 3. - a ny htu1
e.arass.e ~ ~ 'ass ~.
t;ma ersih;talS !, snnsoraS ,tLat ~,
10000 was nS;d a. ~ eansn,t;m ~
sovernor conca,n;na tha sn,,n;rtn,s,,, Z
: new l;canss ea,,,,o iss;sI - Ia sss :
te,,,iasvin !, sa,,stnrs 80 -. -.
siv,.s ,,,in raeora ~ Az 1890. ~ -,
KrauA,sr 80 Sebfsa - 'o - ' :. w w
Fred Harrisoa TsllSs1y III ESQ AZ.
4 Fred Harrisen. 4 laYge l,oia.r "A. h,s,,v
or !, sstoek y Aef presided A the smaatin,
at which the changes took Mace mi
Neek ,liaa the Following 10 raw la
nicht ,abeot the eIectio9 ant nsa i
proxies, i, 4 ~ Efs,l ! -t"aq a. , al ,jss
Z, ~ Proxies were not ipsnectpd ,dus.in,
the time the meeting .was a. aesHio'
and I pohitiYely know that M movie
were submitted to ne while i was prs
siding at the meeting in the absencs 3
Mr.. Schumahn, president. II the,
were inspected before the meeting /
| was without nv knowi cdge on sYnetion
fhere ii stiii a question a Ia whetiIe
some Of enc proxies would not bay
been rejected. for, several reason
which I do'not wish to explain. 8
ssIn stating that Il was known b
aH OF Aas that Mi. Schamann was "a
ING 10 resign as president ahead 4
| time, 1 and others were mot aware 3
! il until 4 few minutes before he NEE,
ing twas held; and II was eiyen {
anderstaad his letter az resionatio
xas writtcn Tint mofninp
ssIt has always bcen the no,,cv a
! the retiring officials e. have the 6rey,
| cry run on clean business prineiple,
/ fail TO see where any blame can s
placed ON any. Of the balance az n
! directors for the fault Of one employ,
a kithont o,tf knnxviadaa W., ,,snt.T !,