Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-02
AFTER THE BREWERS.
The Northside Retailers Insist on
Them Living Up to the Law.
DETECTIVE HESSER Is AT WORK.
Halt Called on the Practice of Selling
Beer From the Wagons.
CLUBS TO RECEIVE ATTENTION, TOO

The Northside Liquor Protective Asso-
| citation will branch out on a new line with
the beginning of the year and has deter
mined to enforce obedience to the law by
the local breweries. 1t is claimed that they
do what is in reality a retail business, and ii
is proposed to hold them down to the mark.
The violation which it is claimed
has been committed is the ped,
ding of quarters and eighths through
town without orders having been received.
Detective Hesser, of the Northside Pro-
tective Association, will take the lead in
stopping it.
In speaking of what is to be
done, member of the association
said: Some Allegheny county breweries
send out wagons that huckster kegs of beer
along the street in much the same manner
as garden vegetables are sold. They go out
in full force on Saturday especially, and do
big business with people who would not
think of going to a brewery and leaving an
order. 1t is clear violation of the law
and attracts business from the retail dealers.
We pay a license to conduct our
business and want protection. If the
county won't give it to us we will enforce
the law ourselves, and will go after the
breweries with as much determination as
we did with the speak-easies.
The Decline of the speak-Easies.
GAS result of Detective Hesser's work
there are not more than dozen speak
easies open during the week in Allegheny.
They may be open on Sunday, but that
makes no difference to us. Another result
which the association has achieved is the
enforcing of the law with regard to recti-
iers selling liquor in quantities of quart.
We have received promises from all the
wholesalers that they will stop this prac-
tice at the first of the year. It will be a
great Inconvenience to them, but they must
obey the law"
Detective Hesser stated yesterday that he
has information to the effect that a number
of the clubs in Allegheny will apply for
license the coming year. 1t will be a new
move, and he intends to prevent it, if posi-
BILE. by showing in License Court that the
clubs have been selling liquor right along,
and that to license them would be the same
as licensing a speak-easy.
81 will probably commence a crusade
against the clubs Soon," he continued The
liquor dealers will have to pay 81, 900 license
their business taken away by clubs, whether
they are conducted on an extensive scale or
are simply drinking places.
Sure to Tackle the Clubs.
eve thought of this move some time ago
and will take it whether Pittsburg dealers
do or not. Allegheny is keeping pretty
close to the liquor laws now and if the
Pittsburg association does as good work rs
has been done on the Northside, Allegheny
county will have good record"
Max Schneider does not believe that the
mistake in amending the Brooks law will
have the effect of knocking out the portion,
which requires 81, 900 fee to be paid this
year. All talk to the contrary, he thought,
came from the attorneys who do not want to
lose their License Court business, and who
expect to make some money contesting the
amendment to the Brooks law. The intent
of the law, he said, was what would be
taken, and he thought it folly to attempt to
evade it.
Attorney Wise said yesterday that in his
judgment the amendment relating to bonds
men would be imperative and did not
amend, but that the amendment increasing
the license fee from $500 to $1,000 is not
affected by the failure Of the other amend
ment.
Will Stand the Legal Test.
William B. Rodgers, usually accepted as
said yesterday that, while he had
not looked into the matter closely, he be-
lieved that the bungled amendment would
stand the legal test without failure He
believes that the error in date is the only
thing wrong with the amendment, and in
support of his opinion he cited decision
of the Supreme Court in a parallel case.
In 1869 Allegheny City contracted with
John D. Hastings to grade and
pave certain streets of the city.
Before the contract was completed
labor troubles arose The contractor was
to pay higher wages and the City
Councils passed a resolution increasing the
contractors paw for the job. Another con-
tract was then entered into. The resolution
was not recorded and the case was taken to
court on that ground. The court decided
then presented to and passed by the Legis-
lature. In the title of the act the date of
the new contract was used instead of the
date of the resolution. The error was dis
covered after the Legislature adjourned.
The Result of an Appeal.
The case was again taken into court.
Judge kirkpatrick decided that the error
in dates invalidated the act. An appeal !
was taken to the Supreme Court, and in |
lengthy opinion Chief Justice Agnew de-
,ided that the error in dates did destroy the |
intention and purpose of the Legislature,
md that the act must stand. This, now. |
Rodgers says, is the only authority on such
case in Pennsylvania
In the face of Judge Slagles order that
he applications for licenses must be made
,ut as they were made out before the amend
nent was passed, the discussion from a
egal standpoint will likely be carried ou |
lntil decision satisfactory to both sides is
cached or the matter is decided bv the Su-
,reme Court. In the meantime the liquor
people are still plodding about knee-deep in
and they are anxious for a final
lecision.
ILAMMARION, the astronomer, thinks
We may sometime communicate with the