Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-07-30
Baker Arrested
Delivering
Bread.
2 SALOONKEEPERS HIT.
Police Say They Caught the Men
Selling Liquor Illegally Com
plants Will Probably be
Drawn Up Against
Them.

One arrest and two SUSPECTS is the
result of the Sunday closing crusade
here yesterday The man arrested
was baker, 1gnatz Weiss, of 81 Eliz-
abeth street He was fined $5. The
others were saloonkeepers, Leonard
Zeramba, of Inslee street, and Peter
Smith, of 2S Hartford street. Com
plants of violating the excise law will
doubtless be made against them
Weiss was selling bread when ar
rested by Policeman Meshrow Chief
Burke is anxious to stop all Sunday
violations, and all the policemen are
under orders to arrest any who break
the law in this respect.
Another saloon case will probably
be made out against Leonard Zeram-
ba Two policemen were watching
the place, which has been under sus-
picion, and say they saw man go
into the place at 1907 Sunday morn
ing, and come out with a pail full of
beer
The policemen say that the front
door was locked and the curtains
were not down. They secured the
mans name, and he will be used as a
witness If Zeramba is arraigned.
Peter Smith was declared to have
been seen at 9:15 o'clock last night
in his saloon behind the bar, and
three men are said to have been
drinking whiskey at the time.
All the curtains were down and the
complainant says he could see the
men in the place. Measures will be
taken to punish him also for violating
the law, which allows no one in the
bar, and also prohibits the keeper
even to give the liquor away.
Both will be arrested as soon as
the complaints are drawn up.
Except in spots the state was as dry
yesterday as on any previous Sunday
since the so-called bishops law went
into effect. In this city, with the ex-
ceptions noted, the law was observed
as usual The hotels, which are ex-
empt from the screen clause. kept
their curtains down and did not ex-
pose their barrooms, but the police
say they have no reason to believe the
law was being violated. Policeman
John Meshrow visited fifty-eight sa-
looms and found them all complying
with the law.
In Jersey City the saloon window
screens were open and the interior of
each place was plainly visible. No
one could be seen in any of them.
The police were unusually vigilant,
for the reason that Chief Murphy was
out of town. Captain John Kelly,
who was in command, said he was de-
termined that no fault should be
found with his enforcement of the
law. Only one infraction of the law
was reported.
One week ago yesterday the upper
part of Hudson county eased up in
the enforcement of the bishops law.
1t worked so we'll and no one was
punished, so yesterday the places that
did not offend against the law were
in small minority. The opening up
was very gradual. BY night any one
could pass in and out without ques-
tion, and last evening some saloon
keepers went so far as to deal out
beer in cans to be taken home.
In all the gardens beer and whis-
key were sold more or less xnder COW
er and by various names.
In Newark the law was strictly en-
forced. Some saloon keepers sold
soft drinks and sandwiches and were
not molested. The Newark cigar
manufacturers have organized to fight
the law. Their trade has been badly
hurt by cutting off sales of cigars in
saloons on Sunday. The Newark Ex-
else Board has increased the saloon
license fee from $3.50 to $500.
Two BARRIERS were arrested in Pas
/ sale yesterday for keeping open. The
police got into one of the places by
climbing over the transom. The evil
dence against the places was obtain
ed by officers of the BARRIERS union
Other BARRIERS will be summoned tt
court today to explain why they did
not close up.
The town authorities of South Or
ange not only kept all the saloons
closed yesterday, but they closed al
ice cream, cigar, grocery and mea
stores. Nothing could be bought ex
cept newspapers and drugs. The VII
lage trustees permitted the drui
stores to open in the morning for TIVE
hours, and for like period in th'
evening for the compounding of pre-
scriptions and sale of drugs only, th'
proprietors agreeing that they wer'
not SO sell candy, soda, OF cigars
Tlnre. was not a single violation o
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