Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-07
LIQUOR LID IS
TILTED AS NIGHT
SALES ARE 0.k'O

Simultaneous with the prohibition
! BY federal order Of tAe sale Of IIquor
N Hawai- to enlisted men IN uniform
the board Of liquor license commIs-
sioners met late yesterday afternoon
and MADE many changes in Honolulu 5
liquor traffic control, chief among
which - an order setting ASIDE the
early closing regulation. On June -
places where Liquor IS sold will close
at the former time, !. e., saloons and
wholesale houses at 1870 p. NJ. and
hotels, cafes and restaurants at a.
m.
EAIIaIuIng the acton Of the UOaIu
in this matter, Chairman Richard
Cooke says that ehe early ,tOslng reg
uIatlon VAS adopted Chiefly With d
desire to assist mNitaTy efficiency III
war time Since the new federal or
ders meet this end the commissioned.
are not n favor Of CCnuDu|Hu III"
early closing regulation.
Olhrr important regulations adopt,
ed b! ~ commissioners generally
tighten the hand Of the law around
blind pigs ana eliminate st\ eral OO,
jrctIOnablc praCtIses such as serving
bartenderS drinking Whlle on duty.
only one proposed regulation VAS
turned down. IT vas requiring dea
erS to place their names on bottles.
The objection was thai others might
use the same bottle and name to pass
off inferior goods by TcillNng. AS
substitute the following was adopted
All licensees shall conduct their
business in accordance with all fed
eral laws and such military reguIa
lions as affect the conduct Of the
military forces
Cooke explains that the latter rul
ing offers a quicker means 10 permit
cancelling licenses Of delinQuents
without prosecuting under the federal
statutes. The commissioners are not
concerned with the federal rules but
stand ready to do everything in their
power to assist military and federal
authority.
Other regulations adopted are brief
ly as follows: In some instances
wholesale liquor departments shall be
separated from other departments OF
the same store; no liquor shall be sold
t. a policeman in uniform or to per.
son who has been convicted Of selling
illicitly or to one suspected OF con
Quoting blind pig" no commissions
shall be allowed drivers of vehicles
conveying liquor; a record OF all
liquor carried from the premises shall
be kept by saloons and no employe
of a saloon shall drink intoxicating
liquor while on duty.
Cooke says all licenses issued for
the ensuing year will be subject to
these new regulations.
1t seemed to be the general opin.
ion of the management of cafes, res
taurants, the Roof Garden and
Heinie's Tavern that business gener
ally will be better now under the late
closing rule despite the counter-rul
ing prohibiting the sale of liquor to
army men. 1t is said that the Haleiws |
hotel will suffer heavily from the lat |
ter ruling as it is considered head |
quarters for many officers from Soho |
field.
In regard to observance Of the new |
army ruling on the Roof Garden, |
Harry e. Stinson, manager of the |
Young hotel, says although he is not |
sure about the sale Of |
liquor to parties made up partially of |
officers, providing the officers order
ed soft drinks, that II was the inten- |
ton of the management to follow the |
spirit and intention as well as the let |
ter of the new law.