The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-09-11
DEVIOUS DEVICES
USEDBY THIRSTY
TOOBTAIN BOOZE
Principal Violations Of Liquor
Regulations Occur In Lodging
III .., Houses
YOUNG GIRLS LURe0 TO
RUIN BY INT0xlCANTS
Proprietors Who Try To Obey
Law Have Difficulty In Prevent
ing Its Violation BY Others


There is nothing saddcr than the
tragedy of booze, according to a Saliva
ton Army worker, who ought to know
if the observation counts for anything
He had few minutes to spare while
waiting for q meeting TO open yester
day, and he thought there was no bet
ter time to talk a little to a reporter
who lent n willing ear.
In the last few weeks, he said
CT have made the rounds Of quite a
number Of lodging Houses, for it is
there where violations of the liquor
regulations are chiefly attempted now
adays. ''.> w..
rs al will give the instance of one
lodging house that have in mind, and
that will, no doubt, serve the purpose
of an example. wish to show BOW
great is the effort to evade the rl!"s.
The proprietor, believe, is sincere IN
his endeavor5 70 avoid trouble with the
police or the liquor commissioner. bat
the tricks with which he has TO nat "
with are many and queer. Three men.
for instance, went to his place and On
gagged room. They carried nothing
with them, ms far as he could see, save
what they wore. Soon after, however
there was heard a sound of inebriate0
rovclry from their room. They were
intoxicated, nor could he, the pro
prietor, fathom how the booze was Sc
cured until later he was Informed by o
traffic policeman that a suitcase had
been hoisted from the street to a third
story window by means of a rope
Devious Devices
"Men take the liquor to rooms in no.
tells and boarding and lodging houses ir
TASKS hidden in their shoes, in theiI
hats, in baskets of fruit and even in
bags of popcorn and peanuts.
"One man went 10 a room with an
empty suitcase, telling the landlord that
he would phone clothes cleaner to see
if his clothes were ready for delivery.
lie phoned, right enough, and then went
out, presumably to get his clothes.
When he came back, however, the suit.
case was full of booze. The landlord
took 1t away from him.. Men hire rooms
/ stock them with liquor and peddle 1t
willing TO pay for it.
Zone landlord suspected that a room
er was selling liquor in his room, fOI
the reason that there was always q
crowd calling there. He undertook to
watch, through the transom, and found
that, instead of selling drinks, the
roomer was selling connection OF
alcohol and colOring matter as n medi
cine, and charging two dollars
patient. He was making a lot OF
money and making it quick, for he
guaranteed TO cure whatever the pa
tient thought was the matter with
him
Liquor and Vice
Speaking more definitely on the
tragedy of booze, the salvation Army
man declared that he hoped Hawaii
would soon be prohibition territory.
"Young girls" he said, "lured by
liquor to which they are introduced by
vicious men, are in numerous cases
donning the clothes of mature womeL
and presenting themselves for the trade
that is older than history. Liquor il,
largely responsible for tins condition
of affairs, for the reason that the young
women Of this class are looking for
excitement and the taste of liquor some
how seems to crafty that craving, and
after they get the taste, and follow the
inevitable route, they lose all sense OF
responsibility aud dccency and 60 out
upon the streets.
"Largcly through the efforts Of thu
military, the lodging houses have been
stirred to the necessity of excluding
M far as possible, not only indiserim
mate and noisy drinkers, but women
with IA doubtful mission. II is vel
that such is the case, but, nevertheless
the more stringent the rules, the more
NersatiIe the criminal There are even
eases of women dressing in mem.
clothes for the purpose of obtaining
rooms in establishments which really
attempt to he respectable.
"The police are acquainted with
these conditions, but find it difficult r.
appreheud the guilty ones. Those in
terested in social uphft, of course, arr
more familiar with the circumstances
than others, and the Salvation Army
in particular. is accomplishing splendid
work, not ouly in reforming the fallen
but in preventing susceptible ones from
taking the downward and slippery path
to loose liz ing