The San Francisco call., 1896-02-02
SPEAK:-EAS|ES MAY OPEN,
Berkeley's Liquor Ordinance
Declared Unconstitu.
tional.
Work on the Campus Commenced.
Rodgers Case Not Ended-A De.
Structive Fire Avoided.

BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 1.-Berkeley's
liquor ordinance was to-day declared in
valid by Judge Frick and the way is once
more open for "speak-easies" TO resume
operations. Judge Frick's decision was in
the appealed case of George II. Stricken,
who was recently convicted of storing
liquor without license, the charge being
one growing out of the numerous raids On
the private liquor-dealers of East Berkeley
made by Marshal Lloyd last October.
A State law prohibits the selling of
liquor within a mile of the State Uni
versity, bur it has been decidedly ineffec-
tual up to last year, when Berkeley
ordinance was passed making it unlawful
to store liquor without a license and au-
thorlzing the Marshal to enter any estab-
llshment in which he might suspect that
liquor was kept.
The ordinance was framed so that the
strict regulations as to the storing of LIQUOR
appeared as precautions against fire, but
the real intent was to give the Town Mar
shall authority that would enable him to
see that the State 'mile limit law was
not violated.
Acting under the new ordinance, Mar
shall Lloyd made number of raids on the
11th of last October, land as a result George
Il. Stricken, A, Berg. Joseph Doran, Fred.
Il OnDO, NILS. kollNSISulile, N1IS. DSOn,
Jacob Lentz and John Higgins were ar
rested and charged with storing liquor
without license, liquor being found in
each of their establishments by the Mar
shall.
The charges against all of the parties
named rest upon the same grounds as that
against Stricken, and the success of his ap-
peal from conviction will result in dis
missal of all the other cases.
Judge Frick decided that the regulations
of the ordinance prohibiting the storage of
liquor without license are unconstitu-
tional. His decision leaves the liquor sit
uation at East Berkeley as it was six
months ago, and unless the State officers
take more vigorous steps to enforce the
law than they have in the past, there is
nothing to prevent the reopening of the
s'speak-easies' in which liquor has for
many years been clandestinely sold in
East Berkeley.
The First Blow Struck.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 1.-The first
practical step toward the consummation of
the plans of Regent J. B. Reinstein to lay
out the university grounds with new xalks
and drives was taken to-day. Several of
the large evergreen trees near the proposed
Center street entrance to the grounds were
felled by the university workmen.
The large cypress at the turn in the road
near Lovers lane fell beneath the stroke
of the woodman's ak. The trees all along
the route of the new walk have been
bIazed to direct the course of the wood
choppers, and nearly all DR.. Hilgard's s
plants along the course have been removed
and transplanted in other sections of the
botanical gardens.
The students are awaiting with anxiety
the call of Regent Reinstein 10 take up
the pick and shovel and begin work
Meanwhile the co-eds are discussing the
practicabiIitv of serving lunch TO the
.sstudent labor" brigade. The majority Of
them, however, seem to favor the idea of
letting the boys get their sandwiches and
coffee through some other source.
May Have More Trouble.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. T. Harry
Rodgers, the academy student who had
five university boys arrested last week on
charge of battery, the cases against
whom were dismissed yesterday by Judge
James, stands chance of coming into
further publicity. To-day several Of the
supporters of the college men who were
pressed their intention of prosecuting
Rodgers for libel and defamation of char
acter. Though the Judge in rendering
his decision stated that he believed from
the testimony presented that the col
legians were in state of perfect sobriety
while one of the strongest points offered
against them by Rodgers was to the effect
that they were intoxicated, the univer-
sity men feel that the statement of the
Judge and the winning of the case were
insufficient, and consequently have threat
ened revenge on their accuser.
University Boating.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. boating
promises to form more OF feature in uni