Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-15
The Decisions of the License Court
Exciting Much Comment, But
Generally Approved.
WRESTLING WITH LoADeF GRIEF
judges White and Magee HustiiEg Through
:he Applications From Beltz-
hoover and Braddock.
PASSING L VERY RIGID EXAMINATION.
Lucky saiouakspsrs Mixing Preparations fos the Con
ING Years Business

The decisions of the License Court Judges
furnished the theme for gossip yesterday.
Knots of citizens stood on the street corners
ard wondered why Jimmy This got license
while Johnny The-Oth.r was knocked out.
The licensees said nething, and tried to look
demure, bot twinkle in the eve belied the
compression of the lips. Those gentlemen
who had been knocked out by the learned
jurists expressed their SORROW according to
their temperament. Some tried tc laugh it
off with LETS take drink to better luck
next time" others cursed Brooks, Bench
and Bar, while still others attem pied to
crown their grief in deep potaticns.
One rejected applicant as soon as he
learned his wretched iate on Monday night,
proceeded to follow Tom Hoods advice to
keep his spirits up by pouring spirits down.
About o'clock Yesterday morning the de-
iected being promenaded Smithfeld street,
weeping copiously and staggering as if his
burden o. grief was too great for him to bear.
Beyond An Human Power
A haudsomely-dressed old lady, with
benevolent countenance was impressed by
ibe spectacle ami fastened to tender assist
snce anu offer consolation TO fellow being in
distress
What is the matter, my good mani" she
asked; ''have you Lost child your wifeH'
The weeping stranger steadied himself for
moment, and then pointing his index finger at
the lady. exclaimed in tones of Impressive
gravity, Worse than that; I've lost my Ii
cense"
-'Why-what do you mean7 Oh. yes." as
new light dawned upon her; you're a saloon
keeper"
There was a toss of q handsome gray head
swish of drapery, and the weeping man was
again alone with his SORROW
This years license lottery undoubtedly gives
more satisfaction than any that has preceded
il since Brooks got finger in the pie. OF
course all is not harmony, and cannot be ex-
pected to be where nearly thousand appli-
Cants draw blanks, but some who drew them
say they were not greatly disappointed, as they
say they hadn't any very sanguine feelings on
the subject but went in on the adage, Nothing
Nentured nothing won"
Feeding the County Treasury
Whether this state of mind possesses those
who nave drawn four blanks In succession and
thus left SO in the county treasury for the con-
ungenI fund, cannot be definitely stated but il
is supposed that notwithstanding their hopeful
temperament their horizon has good deal of
blue in IL.
Many people seen, not interested save per-
haps in the case Of some personal friend all
gave the same answer, and c. K. Yeager the
attorney and Alderman P. b. Reilly expressed
what appeared to be the general opinion
They said they thought on the whole, SO far as
this matter had gone the selections were good,
though each mentioned applicants they
thought should have succeeded and did not |
and others whom they considered shady got |
their diplomas They added that they possibly /
possessed knowledge of these cases that the |
J Judges did not
d. K. McGunnegle and Captain Dalgleish |
said that while some grumbling was heard from |
the disappointed, the volume was not SO great |
nor so dense as on previous years, and they |
seemed to think that even liquor license ap-
plicants might get used to hanging in time as |
well as other people. |
May Slaughter the Wholesalers.
1t seems TO be a pretty general impression |
that the increase in retail dealers will be offset
and probably more than offset, by the slaughter |
of wholesalers, those off color who have been |
combining retail business with their whole
sale trade and also selling recklessly to children /
and people OF intemperate habits They are |
generally believed to be in the objectors' list
There appears to be more dissatisfaction |
among unintereSted people respecting the re-
fusal TO license the Hotel Boyer than in the |
case OF any other refusal 1t seems. however,
that the waves will roll over the unfortunates /
and N few months their sorrows will be for
gotten by the madding thrOng
Colonel W. II. Reed remarked that it was
good idea to locate the majority of saloons in the
business part of the city. Men like to have
few drinks during the day, but they don't want
the restaurants in the neighborhood of their
homes or drinking in the presence of their
children He added that the Brooks law, as
Tigdly enforced, had made it possible for per.
sons TO get something TO eat in the CITY. and
some Of the profits have been divided with the |
poor man.
Curbed the Saloonist's Power.
The law also has made the saloon men SUBJ
servient to the people rather than dominant, as
they used to be few years ago. Lastly the
business has been elevated, and Inducements
have been held out for decent men to keen |
plan TO increase the number as the Judges have
lone. He does not believe that politics had
ANYTHING to do with granting the licenses.
Magistrate SuccOp, of the Southside is well
pleased with the decisions of the Court but
thinks the Thirty-third ward should have at
east o1e saloon, as at present il is, to use his
expression, "a nest of speak-easieS"
The Judges this year seem to have departed
rom one of the rules frequently emphasized
Turing hearings. II was that no licenses we're
% be granted on residence streets. At the
,Orner of Logan and Colwell a square from
fifth avenue, grocery store has been crowded
'ut to make way for a saloon. There has not
,een a saloon on Colwell street for wears and
IS strictly residence street. Now that
he ice lie broken applcantions will be thick next
ear. so many indignant property owners on the
horOughfare claim.
Judge Magee approves the bonds of appli.
ants Tor couple Of hours each day after the |
hcense Court adiourns.