The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-27
LIQUOR AT THE LAKES.
Manager Jordan, of Lodore, Dis
cNsses Rev. Mr.. Williams Letter
and Mr.. williams Discusses
the Discussion.

the Discussion.
The crusade of the Anti-Saloon Lea
que against illegal liquor selling at
picnic grounds, has stirred up an in
teresting discussion, as the following
letter and interview will attest:
To the Editor q the Scranton Tribune
Dear Sir: Saturdays issue Of The Tribune
printed a statement from Mr.. Williams, the gen.
tknAn who has begun a lsudable crusade against
the proprietors Of summer resorts at which in
toxicating liquors are sold without license.
Mr. williams is credited with making the
highly erroneous assertion that We have no
county liquor license at Lake Lodore. This state
ment is doubtless the result OF a misunderstood.
ing Of What M Williams actually did say.
W. Williams perhaps said that Lake iodsre
is the only resort in this region at which there
is both couIty and a government hcense TO
sell malt and brewed liquors. believe he would
he right in saying so a.d that Lake Lodore in
this respect stands In category by itself.
4 man Of Mr. Williams intelligence would
hardly say that after examining the court rec,
ords he found that " neither Lake Lodoro nor
Lake Ariel there a license To sell, for re.
ggrSng Lake Lodore he would he saying that
wtrich Is absolutely untrue, and believe he did
not willingly utter ssch rash and absurd un'
truth
The officers Of the Lake Lodore Improvement
company from the very beginning secured from
the court Of Wayne county a restaurant license
for Lake LodoEe, and United states internal rcve
nue license was obtained from Mr.. Penman.
Csre has been taken at all times that not only
the spirit hut the very letter Of the law be com
piled with. The restaurant is opened only as
societies conducting excursions to Lake lOdore
desire it, On no other days. No liquors are sold
on the grounds unless the society holding the
excursion makes the request. Thus no liquors
are sold at Lake Lodore wlrn Sunday schools or
total abstinence societies conduct excursions
there.
hope that Mr.. Williams will be so kindly just
as 10 correct the misststemeHt accredited TO him
Just not TO us alone but to himself Us we'll, in
proving a character for fairness, for honesty and
for truth.
Trusting thus, am very truly,
John IT, Jordan,
Manager lake Todore Improvement Company.
Scranton, Aug. 25, 1900.
Speaking to a Tribune man yester-
day. Mr.. Williams said:
"Ny efforts to enforce the law
| against the sale OF Intoxicating drinks
at Lake Lodore and Lake Ariel has
| brought ost quite a newspaper cor
respondence. That people may have
the facts, am glad to give them.
August IL I spoke in the Methodist
| Episcopal and Baptist churches in
| Honesdale. While there / called at
| the county court house and asked for
the county Judge, sheriff and district
attorney, but was informed they were
all out Of the city.
81 left word that az a representa-
tive of the Anti-Saloon League, l
would request them to do what they
could TO suppress the illegal sale of
| intoxicating drinks at Lake Ariel and
Lake LodOre. l then called at the Of
| flee of the prothonotary and asked
| him If there had been a license issued
at Lake Ariel and Lake Lodore. After
examining the records, he Informed
me there had been no license issued
fOr Lake Lodore or Lake Ariel.
There had been license granted
for Canaan, which had been trans
ferred, but did not cover the sale OF
liquor at Lake Lodore. Mr.. John Jor-
dan, in an interview yesterday, pro-
duced a license made out in his name
which he says he thinks was this
transfer referred to. There seems to
be a mistake somewhere, and I will
take steps to get the matter right, In
justice to all concerned.
II then went to the picnic grounds
at Lake Lodore and found they have
a government license framed and hung
up in the place where beer is sold.
Lake Ariel has no such license. TC
make sure that Lake Lodore had a
| government license, and to be sure
that Lake Ariel had no such license,
called at the office of the internal
revenue collector in Scranton. I was
Informed that Lake Lodore had a gov.
ernment license, but Lake Ariel had
not. I have written two letters to the
revenue office, calling their attention
to the sale of liquor at Lake Ariel
ION August % addressed tht
Wayne County Baptist association a
Damascus, Wayne county. At tn,
close of my address n resolution wa.
passed asking the Judge and sheriff
of Wayne county to enforce the Law
against the Illegal sale of liquor a
Lake Lodore and Lake Ariel. w,
also asked them in this resolution L
suppress Sabbath desecration at eacl
of the lakes named. If there is M
Sabbath desecration or illegal sellinl
OF liquor then the resolution will nd
apply.
'I tried to find out where the con
stable for Lake township was, whil
at Lake Ariel and could find no on
who even knew who he was, so
walked out to the Justice of the peac,
and he gave me. his name. theI
wrote him letter calling his atten
tiOR TO the violated law at Lake Ariel
"All the Anti-Saloon League asks 4
that the law be enforced. as 1t nov
stands"