Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-29

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to report all such cases to the board
of health and the same procedure be
followed as is customary with other
dangerous and communicable diseases
! =. FAR law, We are informed. is al
l.si force in Vermont.
"a We recommend that the next
- thee create Commission. with
20 regulate and control the
EnN salh and allied problems; this
,.e,,s>,kto be composed OF FIVE
fi1t ~ ointed BY the governor,
4 and to have powers similar TO the
4 LIQUOR commission.
Z "f7J Honest opinion is held by
many citizens that IwiIei is neces-
sary on account Of the presence OF
a large number of troops. officers
Of the v. s. army, who have appeared
before this grand jury, have not, By
suggestion or implication, approved Of
its existence.
80 We, the grand jury. consider
lwilei blot on the community, an
insult to decency, not Justified by any
Interpretation II the moral code. We,
therefore, recommend that the stat-
utes having TO do with the control Of
prostitution be strictly enforced and
that indictments be returned against
all landlords Of houses used for pros
titution, prostitutes and procurers in
Iwilei In view Of the fact, however,
that the public has permitted the con
ditions at Iwile TO continue for so
many years. thereby lending tacit APP
proval to the illegal business Of pros
titution. we recommend to your honor
that where indictments are returned
and the defendant is found guilty,
that suspended sentence be imposed,
believing that suspended sentence
would have a much more lettering eff
feet upon these yiolators Of the law
than the imposition at this time of any
other penalty, aud cause them to aban
don the practise Of prostitution or
leave this Territory"
Documents Are Extensive
1t took two men to carry into court
this morning all the documents bear
ing on the investigation of the grand
jurors. At the instance Of City Attor-
ney Arthur NJ Brown 1t was ordered
that both the report and the indict.
ments be placed on the open file. 1t
was also recommended that copies Of
the report be furnished the press. Pri-
or to dismissing the jurors Judge Ash.
ford thanked them on behalf of the
court and the community for their
work.
Following the submission of the re-
port Clerks Harry A. Wilder and Jo-
seph Cullen set to work preparing the
bench warrants. number of which
probably will be issued this afternoon
and served by the police. City Attor-
ney Brown laighingly remarked in
court that his office had used up all
of its indictment forms and that rush |
order for more had been sent to the
printer.
Members Signing Report
The members OF the grand jury who
signed the report to Circuit Judge |
Ashford were William II. Mcclellan. |
foreman; Raymond G.. Brown, secre
tary; J. J. Belser, George j. Brown,
Willard e. Brown, John K Clarke,
Charles J. Falk, George w. Farr,
G.. G. IIeiser, Jr., A. Hamburg, Frank /
Hustace. H. Stuart johnson, George c.
Potter, Elmer l.. SchwarZberg and I
Robert f. LANCE.
U. s. Officials Act
Decision that the federal govern
ment should take action in the move
ment by the police to rid Iwilei OF
pimps and proeurers was reached last
night by u. s. Attorney Huber, who
swore to warrants of arrest charging
10 men with having vio1ated sections
GIG and 31S Of the penal code; in 9th
er words, the commission of statutory /
offenses.
These men, the same who were re-
Gently arrested by police and detec-
lives In the houses of women at Iwi-
lei, were taken into custody this morn
ing by Marshal J. j. Smiddy and Depu-
~ Marshal Otto H. Heine. Up to press
time today a number of the men were
making arrangements to be released
on bond, the amount of their respee-
tive bonds to be fixed by u S. Com
missioner George S. Curry.
The men arrested by the marshal
we're Philip Otinger, c. Raymond,
Louis Goldie. j. johnson. Z. Guffe,
Juan Bellane, Sam Folk. Dave Geler,
Abel Rubin, ICE Goldberg, Abe Far
Der, A. Henry and Harry Delson
District Attorney Huber says that,
il these men cannot be held under
the territorial statute on the charge
Of being alleged pimps and procurers,
the local L. S. officials will hold them
under the federal statutes Since the
early morning raid on Iwilei, Attorney
Huber has been cooperating with the I
territorial officials through the city I
attorneys office and the detective I
bureau
For the present, Huber SAYS,
these men will be held under sections
$40 and 31S. Then, if the members
of the anti-vice commission and the [
territorial officials can furnish us with /
the necessary evidence, as have been
informed they can. We will hold them