Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-17
Campaign Now Centering on
Public Hearing Next Mon
day Evening


Introduced in the house Of representa-
tiyes this morning petition embody-
ing the declaration of principles" of
the Chamber Of Commerce as regards
the city charter bill now before the
Oahu delegation Of the house
Speaker H. L.. Holstein referred the
petition to a special committee of the
Oahu delegation which, at 1850 o'clock
pext Monday evening. will hold pub
lice hearing ON the charter bill In the
hall Of Representatives, capitol build
ing Attached to the petition was q
copy Of the amendments to the charter
bill as proposed by the Chamber
The preamble of the petition read!,
as follows: 81 -.-. r.. !
1.-The undersigned hereby declare
OF the short ballot and unification of
powers, and most earnestly and re-
spectfully request your honorable body
to embody them in House Bill No 13
entitled An act Incorporating the city
and county Of Honolulu and providing
for the government thereof substan-
TALLY as set forth in the amendments
accompanying this declaration and
heretofore presented to the house com
fnittee to which said bill was re-
ferred." r.. $. s.~.a., 4
About I25 members of the Chamber
of Commerce signed their names to
the petition introduced in the house,
as follows: .e,a. . ~. :
John Effinger, F. ]. Lowrey, s. NJ.
Lowrey. S. G. Wilder, George Patty, j.
Harris Mackenzie, w. P. S. Hawk, w.
Fl. McInerny, J. W. Bergstroni, James
Wakefield, H. E. Vernon, G. w. Smith,
C. G. Won Hamm, A. Coyne, r. c.
Brown, j, T.. Warren, HI. H, Walker,
r. A. Cooke, Bruce Cartwright, w. r.
Harrington, j. F. c. Hagens, Chuck
Hoy, w. A. Love, E. H. Paris, L. T.
Peck, C. H. Atherton, G. P. Castle, +.
G.. Atherton, John Drew, r, !. Lille,
E. ID. Tenney. A. Lewis, Jr., John
Balch, w. D. Westeryelt, L. D.. War
rem, w. L. Whitney, C. G. Heiser. Jr.
H. B. Giffard. .a., a.t
J. T. Fleming, E. F. Bishop, E. A. r.
Ross, Z. !. Spalding, George Rodiek.
c. P. Morse, w. w. Chamberlain. A. F.
Along. c, r. Hennenway, J. Water.
house, John Guild, w. F. Frear, B. L.
Marx, w. F.eDilHngha A. f. Wall,
Ia De&nouee, A. r. Gtirrey, Jr,,
Carl Bu ROi, Samuel Jacobson, A. F.
Clark, julius Unger. James Love, A.
R. 1Cunha, F. o. Boyer. T. E. Wall, j.
d. McInerny.
A. C. Silva, Otto A. Bierbach, r. B.
Booth, William Thompson, W. d.
Adams, A. ]. Gignoux, G. A. Brown,
H. F. Wichman, C. C. Graves, George
Angus, Emil A. Berndt, j. M. Levy,
James A. Jaeger, A. w. T. BottomIey,
F. E. Steere. A. N. Campbell, w. C. |
Achi, ]. r. Child J.. X. Clarke, J. NJ.
Young, w. q. Hall, F.. E. Blake, A. !
Berg, J. Cockburn, M F Peter, J. N. s. |
Williams, g. Fred Bush, Ed Towse,
Marston Campbell, w. o. Ramsay, A.
F. Thayer. p. A. Swift, Norman Wat
kins, H. N. Denison, j. ]. Belser, E.
E. Eodge, w. Barnhart, James Steiner,
]. F. Soper, r. ]. Blake, e. o. White, |
B. Summons. .~-..... |
Chamber to Be Represented
Chamber of Commerce leaders today !
plans for the presentation |
Of their views on the new city charter |
at the public hearing to be held next |
CNCulu6. nv uClIlAIIC 1
for their procedure was announced bur [
3 number Of speakers probably will !
attend, backing up the attitude of the |
OF 100 and of the Chamber |
generally.
From other organizations came news |
Of plans to get cut a large attendance
though this may develop into oppost
ton to the Chambers amendments. I
stevedores May Go
If plans formulated last night mate
rialize, the members of the local steve
ioring association, 200 or more strong,
will meet at Aala park at 6:45 o'clock
next Monday evening ard, headed by
band. will march to the capitol build
ng to attend The hearing on the city
charter bill now before the house of
representatives. -.
Arrangements for the public hearing
Monday were completed yesterday fol-
owing an informal. conference by Rep-l
G. p. Wilder, chairman Of
he Oahu delegation of !. the house;
representative Clarence H. Cooke,
representative Lorrin Andrews, Ray
nond c. Brown, Harry Z. Murray and
Tohn Wise. IS ......@s. t.
Brown insisted the chamber wanted
% be heard as to its views on a prof.
yressives. city government for Homo
ulu. Murray urged that the "opposi-
ion" also wanted to be heard. Repre-
sentative Cooke said he believed both
Iides had right to, and should, be
leard. Chairman Wilder said he was
perfectly willing to have another hear
ng. Representative Andrews, father
II the city charter bill, also expressed
lis willingness. ....ss.... .s-ss
The members of the longshoremen'sl
association, it Is understood, are lined
lp with a number Of Hawaiian Re-
,ublicans who are said to be vigorous
Y opposed TO a charter which prof.
-ides that the board of supervisors
hall appoint the heads Of city depart
nents. At their meeting last night
t was decided to attend the public
earring and EXPRESS their views on the
harter as e whole .u.- ~ II
A large attendance Is expected at
he hearing and some stirring talks for
nd against the charter billsare antici-
ated. The Oahu delegation reports 4
hat it is not ret through considering
he charter hill and may mt he ready In