The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-07
SALOON PROTEST
PRIEST SEEKS TO
HEAD OFF TRANSFER.
Samuel wonderman's Application Held
Up-Enough Places Near
Church Now.

A letter to Chairman Kidder. of the
Orange Board of Excise. protesting
against granting the application OF
Samuel Wonderman, a saloonkeeper OF
Forest street, for a transfer of MS
license to Nassau and Jefferson streets.
sent by the Rev. sJohn f. Boylan, rector
of Our Lady of the Valley Church, was
read at last nights meeting OF the
board, as were protesting petitions
against the same place from the nat
ting firm of F.. Berg & Co. and nifty
last night and action will probably be
taken on the matter at the next seS-
sion. 1t is said the transfer will be
denied.
IN his letter the priest said:
ITO grant this petition would be more
than a transfer of license. 1t would
s m1o 3 an the FPsrea pisce In into Tso R %Rioh he he
wishes to move has been used hltherlo
as a butcher shop: 1t is in a locaii1y
already well supplied with saloons. IL
ing at the corner OF his church has six
saloons within view, with several
easy access. This church has also a
school of 500 pupils. Many Of these
children are obliged, when going TO
that your Board Of Excise is now asked
to license for saloon purposes.
Moreover, the place now occupied by nlr.
Wonderman will continue as a saloon. An
other license will be asked for on the. we'll
known plea that to refuse such a license
would be to infict financial loss upon the
owner Of the property.
therefore, will readily see why there Is
strong objection to this transfer OF license.
1t would increase the already large num-
church without a corresponding decrease
elsewhere. 1t would furnish another de-
moralizing object lesson to our children. 1t
would supply another means Of separating
the weak husband, father or son from his
wages.
9'Those of us who labor directly for the
uplifting Of humanity can best realize what
a blight the saloon Is to many homes. We
who nave to witness the tears of broken
hearted parents over their hayward son
who is unable TO resist the temptations of
peals of the neglected and abused wife.
and to the cries Of the starved and half
naked children, and who know that this
misery is caused in most part by the bru-
talizlng effects of the saloon upon the weak
husband and father, can e only with sor-
row any attempt to Increase the already
facilities for engendering and sat
isfying the i%nordinate appetite for strong
drink.
I'm the NAM of religion and education,
in the nam of distracted parents, In the
of the abandoned wife and of cruelty
neglected children, / appeal to you and to
the other honorable members of the Board
of Excise to refuse any transfer of license
to the corner Of Nassau and Jefferson
The petition presented by the Berg Com
pany recited that there were eight saloons
In one block from the factory, and it was
not necessary to have. h new one. The
signed by fifty residents said any more
in the neighborhood would be
detrimental to business and the COM
School Commissioner Jacob c. Taylor
and I.O11iG MarinQn made r0mnIa1nf
against Francis Gerbert, of 3Sf Main
street. who holds a grocery license. claim
ing that they had bought q bottle Of sherry
in quantities less than a quart, and they
asked that the grocer be brought before
the board to answer to the charge. The
to the next meeting and show cause why
his license should not be revoked. The
citizens committee of fifty also asked the
board to make an investigation of the
keeper, had sold liquor to a minor.
Chairman Kidder announced that
Abrams had appeared before him and ex-
planned that he did not think at the time
he was selling : to a minor, and that
Abrams had been fined 500 in the police
court. which the board believed to be
enough punishment under the ,circum
stances. The explanation was satisfactory
to the committee, and it is probable the
case is ended. Daniel Lynch requested a
transfe r. OF aa ms w iicense from a,rs 90 He eaay
3ttttA ~
where the Washington Street Baptist
Church was formerly located, and Thomas
Generso applied for a license at S6 Henry
street.
This was counted an unusual procedure,
and Chairman Kidder announced that in
case the transfer was granted the new
license would not. The application OF John
Bulls to conduct the saloon at 1858 Main
street, which was run by Michael Coffee,
was turned down. Mr.. Holmes, of tho
citizens committee, stated that a gambling
machine had been run in the place, which
resulted in some active work on the part
of Sheriff Sommer's men, and the board
decided to refuse the license. Mr.. Holmes
to Nicholas LAMA, at 20 East Day street,
on the ground that it was n new applica-
ton for a new plnce n there had beer
no saloon there for several months. The
159 Essex avenue, was granted a renewal
but was warned by the board not to en-
terrain friends again OF the Sabbath when
the entertainment included the dispensing
OF liquor.
The application OF Michael Zarillo wat
laid over, the citizens committee havtnr
explained that the place was recently
raided by the police on. account OF gamb'
lirg practises, and or the recommendation
of Mr.. Holmes 1t was decided to wait anf
see what action the Grand Jury takes IN
regard to Zarillo, who has been held II
bail on account of the gambling.
The following renewals were granted 2,
d a1e DoaE Fiea qhome + f RndsIe,y. Il is WASH WASH
ington street; Joseph Federico. 1856 Esses
avenue; Joseph P. Kelly. l Centre street
Horatio Cheetham, 202 Main street; Charles
w. Sommers. 435 Central avenue; Pete
Underwood. 81 Main street; Michael Me
Nerney, lag Main street; Robert Clifford
203 Main street; Joseph r.. Bernard, Is
Essex avenue; James iE. Briscoe, s.
Day street, and John Dich, rs Unioi