The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-04-09

tain evidence that, anyone, citizen or
alien, or alien enemy, has failed to
comply with any orders or REQUESTS OF
those In authority for the saving Of
food, or has failed to join in the efforts
Of our people to help our governments
do this great work, you will probably
find that such q person has been guilty
.iotls ~ 8SSttaG$ ~ have Wore pss Pa1T to
you, and If you find such evidence you
will Of course, present such indict.
ments against all persons offending"
J.. In closing Judge Vaughan advised
the Jurors: lw. -
"1t ocenfs to me to be sufficient to
say in conclusion that IL any Of you
know or have information that any.
thing ,is being done or attempted, or
has been done or attempted BY any.
one to the injury Of our country or her,
Allies, or TO the dettiment of our
eanse, or that anyone has shown any
hostility or disloyalty towards our
Couptfyl{or' her Allies, you should re
port the matter to your body to tho
end that you may be particularly In,
structed in regard thereto and make
such Investigation and take such &c.
biOh 30 bc
Haunting Of White Bread Red Flag
An intimation was given, not by
Judge Vaughan, but by others con
neeted with the federal court, that tn,
Instructions intending to bring bet,
tor enforcement of the food conserva
ton act in Hawaii may have beer
caused by the recently published re
port that a number of Germans carried
their own white bread into a loca
restaurant where they Haunted 10 IL
the face of other customers on q wheat
less day. 30
Also that the frequent assertion.
that in certain homes, those of citizen,
as well as alien enemies in Hawaii
there were persons who were not OBJ
serving the food rules as they shout
and are required was another reasoi
for the grand jurors being instruct ted
to make an investigation Of these
offenses.
Not Ordinary Times
Previous to taking up the new stat
utes passed since the beginning of tn,
war Judge Vaughan said to the Jurors
"These are not ordinary times; an
| our government has found it necessar,
during the last year to enact some laws
to some provisions Of which 1t is ad
visable that l should call your atten
tion and instruct you particularly"
After this he called attention TO tho
! executive order making Oahu dry, tn,
selective draft act, the law governing
the prohibition Of liquor in or neal
| military camps and the forbiddihg O.
1 AIanFHnFlU hnfn0nu nj
camps, and various actions prohibited
by the Espionage Act.
Punishment For Rumor Spreaders
Is' One of the sections of the Espionage
Act which the judge read to the juror,
is the one providing for the punish
ment of the propaganda agents an,
spreaders of evil reports regarding the
war and war activities. This sector
aimed at the rumor spreaders reads, a.
follows:
Whoever, when the United State,
is atfwar, shah wilfulIy make or con
vey false reports or false statements
with intent to interfere with the opera
tom or success Of the military or nava
forces of the United States or to pro
mote the success Of its enemies I.
shall be punished by fine of not more
than $4,000 or Imprisonment for not
more than twenty years, or both"
Pun Of IT," No Excuse ;
Judge Vaughan points out that the
question of whether there is wilful in
tent viii depend upon the decision OF
he jury trying the person charged un
! der this section, and that the mere as
sertiOn of the person charged that Ii,
spread his reports or started a rumor
for the fun of it" will not clear him
of the charge.
Other references made in the judge ;,
charge to provisions in the Espionage
Act were as follows:
And anyone (alien enemy unwiI
ing to yield such obedience who re
NAMED in our country after we enter
ed the war should expect to be treat
Ell as an enemy and to take the con
sequences of his hostility
Every citizen and other friendly alier
among us should keep all alien enc
mics constantly under Surveillance,
and report everything said or done by
any of them showing a tendency il
any degree to show any hostility to
ward US orr our Allies.
eff you have any knowledge or in
formation that any alien enemy, o.
any other alien, or auy citizen, ha.
failed to obey any orders of those il
authority to promote thu
success of our enemies shout,
report the matter to the U. S. at
tOrney.'
Four Jurors Drawn Yesterday
The federal grand jury convened a.
nine O'Clock yesterday morning an
was in session for about an hour after
the jury was charged. 1t is estimate
that it will finish its duties by about
Wednesday afternoon.
On account of those who have beer
excused or were not served after the
venire was originally drawn the namet
Of four other jurors had to be special
ly drawn yesterday morning to get
the necessary eighteen jurors. The fouI
drawn were John Watt, c. N. Hughes
s.. A. Walker and George J. Campbell
of Honolulu.
Those who were not served after the
venire was drawn first were John Nc
Lain and Eric Gay Of Honolulu.
The jurors excused were Thomas G
White, of Kealakekua, Roma, Edmund
Norrie, Louis Kane, e. 8. Andrews, O.
st. John Gilbert, Howard d. Case and
p. M. Mcmahon.
The fourteen men, who with the four
drawn VesteFdAy maka nm tha 0rond