The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-22
SUNDAY CLOSING.
The Unsavory Bayonne
Fight Taken Up By the
Merchants Protec-
tive Combina-
tion.
TO ENFORCE THE BLUE LAWS.
Liquor Men May Take a Hand
Queer Coal Oh ordinance
Claim.
TO ENFORCE THE BLUE LAWS.

TIL Merchants Protective Association
of Hudson County met last evening at
the Avenue House, and held a very in
teresting session. The fight which the
Bayonne branch is waging to enforce
Sunday closing was the principle subject
of discussion.
Sometime ago the Bayoune branch got
a number of storekeepers in that city to
agree upon closing. The committee APP
pointed to see that the agreement was
c,rried out by all. reported finding two
stores open.
D ARREST
Grocerymau Sidell of East Twenty
second street aud David Herg. No. "a
William street, the two offenders, were
arrested at the instigation of the Branch
and hauled up before the Recorder for
violating the Sunday law. The Recorder
discharged them. but admitted that If
the old Blue Laws yet upon the statute
books were enforced the Two men could
be prosecuted. Thu Branch had them re-
arrested.
Both men are Hebrews, and claim they
close their stores on the Christian Satur-
day, which Is their Sunday. Mr.. Roake.
of the Bayonne Branch was present at
last nights meeting of the central body.
and asked that LAWYER James Gordon,
counsel for the Association. be directed
TO appear in the Recorders court this
morning at Bayonne and prosecute the
two offenders in the name of the main as
ISOLATION.
STRONG OBJECTIONS.
This was ~strenuousiy objected to by
some of the Jersey City merchants.
There has been no effort to force the Jer-
sey City merchants to close. aud some OF
them keep their stores open on
1t did not look well, they thought, TO
NEEDLE with the Bayonne fight. 1t was
purely a local fight. Besides, the associa'
ton was not a corporate body. There
was a general sentiment, however, in
favor of extending all possible help to the
Bayonne Branch, and it was finally de-
cided. on notion of Secretary Banks, TO
allow the Associations counsel to appear
in the Recorders court at Bayonne this
morning and act according to his own
Judgment in the interest of the County
Association.
Mr.. Gordon said last night he would be
unable to appear this morning, but would
try aud secure an adjournment OF the
case.
1t was urged by some that Messrs.
Siden aud Herr will make a strong fl sht,
and will be furnished with council by the
Liquor Dealers Association, as the
enforcement of the Blue Laws involves
the interests of the saloon keepers.
Diners maintained that should they be
held for the Grand Jury that would be
the last heard from the case.
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
Secretary Banks called the attention of
the Associ ttion to the provisions OF the
coal ordinance recently passed by the
Board of Aldermen over the veto of
Mayor Cleveland. and said that the Mer-
chants Association had the right to claim
the credit of the passage of the ordi-
nance.
The following were elected members of
the association at last nights mseting:-
John Dilworth, No. 36l Henderson street,;
Louis Warncke, No. 100 Bright street;
George B.. Westbrook. No. 523 Monmouth
street; G. Pepper. No. $40 Avenue d.
Bayonne; Adolf Dege, No. 479 Avenue d.,
Bayonne.
President. Shaw, of the Hoboken
Branch, reported that nine more HoboKen
merchants had proposed for membership
at the last meeting OF that Branch.
Treasurer Henry Hoersch reported there
was $40. 70 in the treasury on March z.
Financial Secretary Meyer reported the
receipts of the evening as follows:-Invi-
tation fees, $40; dues from Bayonne. SAL:
dues from Hoboken, IS; general associu-
ton account IS
II was decided to do away with the
standing committee appointed to inves,i-
gate complaints, and appoint a commit
tee of two for every separate complaint.
The in vitation to attend the food eX-
hibition at the Lenox Lyceum Building
in New York ON Thursday was accepted
and many of the members signiied their
intention of atten ding. They will meet
at the Pennsylvania ferry nj Q p. N.
Thursday. Tickets Of admission will
there be distributed