The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-06
Food Commissioner Finds Adj.
terated Booze Is scIt At
The Imperial Bar
ATT0kNEY GENERAL BEGINS
IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION
Liquor license Commission Win
holds Action Pending Deci.
sion Of M. stainback

0ficial analysis of -four samples Of
what should have been pure wbiskey,
offered for sale at the Imperial bar, Of
which James y. Thompson is proprie.
tor, show that the booze was diluted
until il was practically half water.
Prof. Arthur w. Hansen, food commits
sioner Of The board Of health, 90 10.
ported to- the liquor license commits.
sioners at . meeting yesterday after
noon. 4. N
Although sim containing enough Of
the genuine article to make a few
drinks Of the mixture intoxicating, the
watefy whiekey, according 70 the ana
lyst, had been adulterated In violation
Of the law Mr., Hansen announced last
night that be would swear TO war.
rant today, charging Thompson with
adulterating whiskey with water and
offering Il for sale. The warrant win
be prepared BY the city attorney . q.
Ace. sg4
Further evidence Of alleged irreg1
larities connected with the Imperial
bar, were presented to the liquor license
oonmission After hearing the testi-
mony Of Prof. Hansen and Liquor LII
eehse inspector w. p. Fenneil, Attor-
ney General Btainback was called into
executive session with the commission.
VIII Investigate Bar 81 N ,se ~
The case was presented.to the Attor-
ney general, who acting upon the evil
deDce presented to the board, will per,
sonally investigate the conditions Of
the Imperial bar. The board may defer
moving In the matter until Mr.. Stain
back takes definite action, and deei-
sion il made In the case brought by the
food commissioner against Thompson.
. According to Frederick D.. Lowrey,
chairman Of the commission, many com
plants Of violations Of the law ON the
part Of the Imperial bar have been
brought TO the attention Of the commits
sion. .si9
1--WE will act Independently Of any
action taken by the attorney general or
Professor Hanaen, said Mr.. Lowrey
last night aBot the matter at TIE
present time Is in the hands Of Mr..
Stainback and the commissioners are
still Investigating.
Quotes Liquor Law
aUnder section 2148 20 2l53 incln-
sive, OF the revised laws Of Hawaii.
If person who has reason TO believe
that licensee ID selling Intoxicating
liquor that Is adulterated he shall col;
the attention Of the inspector thereto,
and the inspector shall L secure from
sush lieensee . sample o. liquor for
analysis. Nsr 'FiAs ea
ssi The inspector shall cause the sam.
pies so obtained to be Immediately de-
livered to the food commissioner Or
analyst who shall make On analysts Of
such liquors, and shall send q certified
report Of such analysis to said inspector
who shall file same with the SECRETARY
Of the board n ase tfffs fl9
HtIf the certifcate OF analysis shows
the sample to contain liquor that Dis
adulterafed, under the laws Of the
United States, the inspector shall prose-
cute such. licensee for selling, offering
for sale os furnishing adultsrated liquor
as the case may be. And the licensee
from whom such sample was obtained
shall be guilty Of asmisdbmeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be hnad
in a sum not to exceed 1900, and his
license may be revoked. OF four
.bhhMYico VI WuiShOy CAuauAuoN " ENuAs
Hansen, all were found TO have been
adultetated with water, according to
the analysist.H n 100
Saloon keepers Cited kts sss
Three propfiators Of saloons were
also cited before the board on charges
Of selling liquor for consumption In
their respective bars On credit s. I.
Shaw, proprietor of the Merehahts Exl
change, received a repr1nahd. John 3.
Texiera oft Mint sal0oh, was ordered
to close HIS saloon s0ttob6rg12 and rs.
John Gillus of the Royal Annex, was
ordered to close from October 4 TO Ia
inclusive. ~ x ( ssie
This Is the first time Al the history OF
the board, that prophecies Aaves been
cited for selling liquor onletedit.
The application Of Edward Bolton for
a second class liquor license for 50,
loon at Waterfowl, was reported favor
ably upon BY Liquor License Inspector
FennelI The commission will render a
decision on the application following