Ka Puuhonua o na Hawaii, Volume IV, Number 23, 8 Iune 1917 — THE PROHIBITION ADVOCATE [ARTICLE]

THE PROHIBITION ADVOCATE

LOCAr, LK(JISLATIVE tTE«■Io tbo first placi=>, we will eoon- : ti<3n the.Lrgisl-.ture _and wh-a.t happanoel m 1 :ie iiu'- <■{ pro" hilullon iiieaaures 111 tln> 6:rrly |.m-i of tiit; scHyioi) a |>roliilntKJ!i hi!l,- knowo of< 6ea:if c •līill Xo- "i vji\s aritro(luc«'<l I>y " " Sen:iUīr Ol7itfing\7oiTl) ~ T}TīS~ ]>i! j Wi'is amemU'i] by Seniitov Viu-lvoc-o. by odding :i j)lclj!HC!Ki fe:Ucm', whieh g;ivi; thi; voler« the rigi)V i > npporovo or rcj»ct tbi» iijeas\\rfc. '• The. m.'»jorii : y »f w!io vo;tc«l waa" neci'ss>iry f.ir i!)t; fli>jn'<>val u. rejecrion (.f tlnK Lator, Sens\or Ch!ilii irwortti Rubstitul(ril :i hili, lenown. #? Bēnute lūll 'Nn M h>r his t«r'-t r s>r.-\l •Bii.lNo.ri. Thih Hili iv:ns a honi:-dry hi5J, -hijs ''n.i) «•xnrniio'il hy l A : ti>rnpy-Gfi>or:i!. (>ur mvn i!'>i:ii ii'i :ir.d s-- rTi'rn! othn': noti a ' iii',vy<-i. J wi.o i.i noui on! it :i .-'ouihl hill l'n/. Juiliciarv (.' i!noiiltiv- <.f Ih'- S.oi.'n< j aleo oi: its -legaliU\ »n'.l apiJrovoi! the aaioo. Thi.■= ,hi!l to ( lie House and <! t<• the JiHiiciary (■oinuiiMee. hjt \vns. kill«(t <ai th« gro»ii(l of it;ii.hg>.'d COJifii<'t Wlti< !!:" 'r.J".;i;<- \r.t Tlio H'->u,■;<■'. th<?:i h <.J :i h'i '. known hs ! ioii«r Bil • N«i. '• 'i n iP.ill i .tlu> !toi:!-c ith<l v, ;.s f ' f, if( <l t<< <;{i« N ii.'ilH J(td:<.:;«rv (lonnniUeo wiio >< moinlnl' )t hy addiog a ponion ol h-nnu' liill No. ll- v,-:.s Hien ivlVrrcd liiiek tn lli<' J::<! ; <'!,uy of tho Hou.m; 'I'hiH hj]! >vhs m:vt'v vuk*ii oul if-1.li» (■<Mi>:n<if> o, h» lt cxpu'ed with tho Kdionrnni(-ni ot thd LfKiHl-'iJ,iirt>. - rntro v' ro v f w r,lht> ei> -1 h ■- 1 >enrii>i;' on lh<: ruhjci-t of t r tion, iotr< vlih:.'(l i:i tht- p«sJ k'i4isl;ifure, :-u<-,h r.s the <: >t <-.urrf r:t' lif«(>Tution >i-Hking'Oorigi'csH t-o p;iss a prohihi.tion J:nv. f..r this T; rn tor'y, i»tn.duc<'<l hy Sen.-it.oi . kekau; atid thc one .intro(lu<;cd by Senat©r Oiißtie, givit:g the Liqt»or License Comm!nfiS»ont>rs Urg r pow'ers in curtaiiirsfr the li(juor traffic in thitJ count,y. Thesc :>!! failed the s,injc a& ]>ill No. ->■$ and No SB3. ; ■;

Tiie i)k:dge of those cl(CtcJ on tbe IkpuWinP i>lfitforu\ it\ this eosmty i-ol vo di«lurb t,i(e prc ( !st;nt lii|(ior law, was *(&: d :is f!t: :i rg"j!m;rit ngunst ariy proln'bifon ii:g-'R-ktian. Tne plen ioi Homo ltnisr waa Uie itv of nf Llio ilt>gia - lators. . Let us Hope tbst when the : aoxt Legislatnro conven-:s it wili ,ba wjthout obligat;ior:e not to elietnrb Iho s:qoor la-svs. HTATEMKNT OF f.KNKi!AL The sta;te(Xiont tf <tenerdl 1 Strong Ci"iiiUi)ar.ds?r <u tho rni!iL ry forcpS"iD Ha"vmvtliat 80 j»r c-'»rtt fo the tropl>k in 'uilitury c.>.ir was dircctly duo to thc us< d of it>--toxicating : liquutB, and that othe>r 5 per coīit :\vas iridircctly duc to the Baau< eiupi», ai d hit> tbat lw flonolul'j cbu\l .W rfi;ide Ik.ho drv. iio >1 <uM :-.id i •o3r infiuenc<; ot:t thoß-: e;ifr -K' 1 in the liqtior lrnffic. foT soon nftc-r t-his dfula"r'Ation of C!vin r.s! S'r<u }j t'de* got tojr'Jthcr »u-d of thetr ovv» iicoord [iivti ! )U* d a Btatement to tlie Liqu>-r L-O' v- rll- - th<it i!n<S' iii tht>\h N -«l<' .husitivi;e \vould c!oso «t 5 oV:oct: p. tn.; in therēt«il trade at 7 p iti ; wnlinmuii:; to St-rve li'inoiwith trieft}i* oi,ly iimlll H) p. m. and hot(.lri ,t<> eii pc the'r bars at. 7 p. m and;t-o servo lsqnor wit!'i iu< j :ils only IQ n. m. 'In ft'.informiiy with (hcs(i tsii{,'g»-slione.-' t?nI {).'>••<! i! k i "• i'.ntī<iruii>ttT U) i)i"ir a;S ].;ilrr th« eluhe jdop{«. J th<» 'BftUH' ruh>s b:ir3 opon :untit 7 o\:.lr.cU p. m :il)d to bs' srrvcd wi(b iiHM'H 10 p »). •f;<.s( \\|iat < ftVct tb:is now re <;uK<lioii'\viil hnvf on the iiqnor lr.iffio b:v)# not wt Isco:i th( r..ugh]v df No "ih>iiht (;uitu a nnnihei' by booze t : t t he >-ib?<»j bctora 7 . ciVliH:k ar-d t.rke it to ' othcr ]>iiU"w to dfinlc. Jt 5? ul«-.i probah;y truo tb;»t tho rt9taurautā notic* quito r.n u:cro;!pe in lrad; : lelwoen thc ho\;rs < f 7 ?sul 10

p. vn., bnt 80 far as we ean leami tho ear!ier closing hos mndc a mflr]o d iuaprovem(int irrrestpeet. to the amount of iirnnkeniH.cs on our Ftreots in thf; lf>te eveni/ig One iiian «aid that lio and his wife seldom.OTent to tbe mutfiDg pietnres l'oo t hoy īnel bo many drunks, but"siī7cō the e-irly closinff of the saloonß thcv nMieeil the morked it3jpn>vpri)R.:n ln.(jii:r!eH frOtn uh-~> berti of polieo f. rco rcveulcd. t.he f?ict thttt 11 lero haā been a maVkod d«crGiiH« ihu numbar of -arrep{s t'>r-drnnkneoe>»s fliuco- tlio oi»rlv «•l.i;?inir rcj/iilatiou. 3il'M('lPAfj EfdvOTIONT CAMPAICN : I ht 1 f>c oirctioiji4 . tiie | L;';)!/<<(.: ei;(f ■ n/iur niibli(:tf.y \\ ork IHi iiif■■ r uīi:<r tiie people of . thi« I ( iJ v ro<Mrdrng the fni't t;hat Jor-1 e.olien \v..s an ngttnt forihe ltuh an i'Sn,-i{= s V\'iueC i. of Calif(irni:i, aad (-f r.hss i.-e! that he had a i.e l,qiior h< intiiis?C'iy i>nd h«,d appheil k'r ī.ew iicense for nc-xt yp.ir. Tliat th'is Btat-oV mi".t h«d sor«»ft wi» t'lit i» def mi» »j.im s»R car!riul'>f/i f.»r yor \Vtj kliUH', riu! j ii.<t hi'W liiiiēll M' d<» It. tv.lis J»riitlf,yil«g" to ktn,w th;;l ilii' it;fluence cf t,he u 'H'.or iut( rcsts was not fmfficj. nt t«j nouii • if» 1<- V»r. Colw»n for Mny«-.r ■ f this City.

LKQI:-:LATION IN ĪNOI'ON f T in- v,-<<rk if oSnp, ri nler,dent |«t \V:'Sb»rgt<ui • lu.s bec.n very i cī;ffi'.:.u!t • dtiTir-f» . th<v • i»ji.rL • f'W UK.niie--. o\viitg t<vtlio facī !oon 4inythii ja: bnt u-ar :n o :snrf s heen irmj)DSSth!e. ih. \Y(I īī;un hp.6 heen trv3rt<r wth othor.'* to influcnce thc Congress.' tnen in favor of a jirohibitiou hill for Hawiiii, but the proerects of • succcss in this line. p.xcept- in eonneelio!! with the war n'ieastire, seeme hopeief?s at prfß»nt. The had ;sJreH<ly wnUen hiuo fo rt'tnni ur>lecß h«t thot it PH:-!'l)U;i 1 1.1) līi<' lllit)lQtr' H\iCC<-FK of pr ji■ j v i.ri ) ' hiii for tnin Terri.tt} J i % 't -t h;i> i'emoin. Accnrding to t.hp Iht«>ftt nowfl from Washington iu' the Advsrtisoi i of Mny 22d. a N<ational Prohibition hill of aomo i kind «n n wer QieiiBttre tnay be |pas3ed soon. . | Wo have reccived some sam]ik? |ot npw lit?rat-uro whioh we ahall |'V;Bt i' : .hute next month. The Lengue wouid vory mueh appieci«te »ny orīginal gtatemonte of the hooze &ituafion in your luealirj-, or inei dents of gonerai iti■terest. We woukl ;ilso T<« plcaeed io rBceivc tho namea uf thos 6 whom you feoJ sure wou'd liko t» receive onr n)Qtithly !<?uflft. 11EADLINEH I»<)()'/.K PROVEX CAUBE OF l)OUBLIS TRAGKDY AT HAK A; P ATIIKH KS CRIZ(>;O. A N UTHi:R \ H'TI M l!v BKMIN!) TMIC i!AIiS / " WuMAN B M,Vin;\ r J^N. IJQ OK r H)hL\Mi;FOK M <k)HJTV t>K At;'h> i r5 | BOOZKTIIWMORI)KHKIi ; Bof'Zft hn? iv !o> lo :m(*w< v for i<\ Haw'nii, heoaupe b> ozc hs\? h. cd iTsponBib!p for iuatiy of tho w >rat crii)nfrB tn our history., Mur<ki's :suicidfs. insiiuty, hoine wrecking. m,d a hundft:d other Jhnppeningg «re' liste.J ;.gain«t. | l»t>eztv And they areMi!l e mmuo | arui will eoniinue so lopg- bjozo ia pcr!nittvd to go tts unbridled \ w:s y (To be Continucd)