New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-01
DRYING Rum OUT OF PENNSYLVANIA
NOTES OF THE HIGH LICENSE STRUGGLE IN THE
KcYsTONE STATE.

KEYSTONE STATE.
PHILADELPHIA, March 81 (speclaD.-There IS a re-
markable increase In the number Of clubs here, the
organizers going ahead apparently without any doubt
that they will be allowed to sell liquor II Is believed
that the time is fast approaching, however, when
there will be single place In Pennsylvania where
liquor is exclusively sold and that It will only be
obtained in restaurants and hotels with meals.
number of those who have passed the ordeal OF
the License Court have unable to qualify theii
bondsme and the time expires on Monday IL ID
certain that good many Of them will be thrown out
This gives hopes Others against whom no opposition
was made but whose applications were refused and
they will make new appeal
On Monday It is expected the second announce
ment of the decision Of the judges Will be made
In many instances licenses granted on conditions
One Of the most prominent hotel Keepers came near
getting into trouble because the judges had private
Information that liquor had been sold TO minors IN
his billiard room. The boys who were nearly OF age,
played at the back tables of large room and the
proprietor had no knowledge that liquor was being
sold to them.
The woman's Temperance Union Is working earn
estly among the street conductors and drivers.
II during the hearing of all application an applicant
dies the case is closed and one else can ask for
license for the same place.
MANY licenses have been refused because tho
applicants who were of foreign birth sold liquor before
they were naturalized
The last hope Of those who have been refused
license by the judges Is gone. the supreme Court
positively declines TO interfere and holds that the
decision Of the judges is final
Philip Nolan general secretary Of the Total Alb
stlnence Catholic Union OF Amerc g 1ates that
the High License law will wipe out 10 saloons
In the city.
Last sunday sixty-four saloons we're reported az
open an increase Of fifteen the previous sunday
1t is supposed that many Of the Offenders are those
whose licenses have been refused and having become
Desperate do not care what they do
Before the Brooks bill passed the estimate was
that there were 1000 peope employed IN anu aoou.
drinking places in Philadelphia over t~othlras OF
other employment. wholesale liquor dealer states
that in his opinion the business VIII ia OH al least
ethird 1t is doubtful II any OF the reseauras IA
they cannot exist without selling liquors
bethany Church In which John ananaker Is so
much interested has leased one OF the saloons Ia tho
nAI,hhorhood which VIII be vacant after June l. It
viii he used as . coffee house by the Adult Bible
Class which has over 200 members. None OF the
Si.sses and casks will stand Just they were only
Il is not likely that there will be any races at
Homewood Park, Pttsburg, this year as Judge White,
Of the Allegheny Court ntmated that no license would
10 granted the park
IN Chester County 81 $50 is the sum total received
granted. West Chester has eleven licensed houses,
Phoenixville. had all her applications granted ono
V In Cambria County 600 licenses have been granted
and ten refused. .
In Reading, out Of $50 applications only enc was
refused and ten held under sdvisenentI 49,
The total number of Licenses taken out In schuvikf
In Lancaster County the Judges have denied, with
one exception, all petitions for a reh.arlng.
In Northampton county the liquor license fees VIII
amouue TO between $4,000 and $4,000