Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-31
ALL APPLICATIONS
WERE GRANTED

The annual license court of Montour
county was held Friday morning
All the applications were granted In
cidentally the licensees were given to
understand by Judge Evans that the
liquor laws will be enforced to the
live up to its provisions may expect TO
have their licenses revoked. Slot mach
ines Will also have to go
Judge Evans announced that the ap-
plications were all for old houses and
with one exception were made by old
applicants Neither were there any re-
monstrances filed. Under the rule of
court, therefore, he said, nothing re-
manned but to grant the licenses, pro-
vided the applications were properly
dawn up aud the bonds satisfactory.
The judge then read over the applica-
tions and all were Immediately grant
ed with the exception Of the one per-
tanning to the Railroad house, which
his honor said would be disposed of
later by the court.
At this point Judge Evans announc-
ed some facts for the special benefit of
the licensees. He wished it distinctly
understood, he said, that the liquor
law would have to be obeyed. He
spoke with special reference to fur
nishing liquor to minors by selling or
otherwise: II salliuL liquor ou Sun
day or TO persons of known intemper-
ate habits or persons visibly affected
by liquor. Judge Evans was emph-
attic in his assertion that if liquor
dealers violate the law in any of these
respects and the matter is brought be-
fore the court they may expect to
have their licenses revoked.
Judge Evans stated that the court
will not tolerate any winking" at
violations Of the liquor law, custom,
which, he said, has obtained a good
foothold in Columbia county, as
brought to his attention at license
court in that county this week. By
"winking" at violation of the law,
Judge Evans explained, he meant what
might occur when several persons
among whom is a minor, present them
slves before the bar for drinks and the
dealer conveniently does not notice
the one under age but furnishes drinks
to all.
In this connection Judge Evans ex-
planned that he has been in receipt of
considerable number of anonymous
communications charging certain liqu
or dealers in Danville with violation
of the law, mostly in the form of SELL
ing to minors, one of the dealers being
accused of selling to girls as we'll as
boys. Judge Evans conceded that these
communications might have been writ
ten by well-meaning persons, but as
anonymous" communications they
could not be used as testimony. One
of the dealers, subject of several of
these anonymous communications was
called before court and closely ques-
toned as to what might have taken
place at his hotel The dealer stated
hat so far as he knew no liquor had
been sold to minors at his bar. The
court quickly told him that it was his
business to know all that took place at
his establishment. His license, how
ever, was granted along with the rest.
Judge Evans also reminded the Ii
censees that the law would have to be
strictly observed in the matter of
gambling. The throwing of dice. and
the playing of cards, to determine who
shall pay for drinks, is contrary to law
and licensees we're informed that if
they permit it their license will be
taken away from them. Slot machines
are also under the ban and if any OF
these are in operation they must be re-
moved.
With reference to slot machines
Judge Evans explained whether these
are in hotels or other places, drug
stores, cigars stores or the like, if
they come in under the head Of gambl-
ing devices, they are in direct viola
tion of the law and must be removed
Immediately.
There was little hitch in granting
the license of the Railroad House.
Ammon Weller and Solon Boyer, two
minors, during court testified that they
obtained liquor there and it was OBJ
served at the time that Judge Evans
took cognizance of the fact.
Eugene Meyer, the landlord. was
called to the stand and he testifieu
that both Weller and Boyer represent
ed themselves as being of age. The
court deliberated over the matter for
awhile when Judge Evans announced
that a conclusion had been reached.
The license was granted on the vote OF
the two associate Judges, f. G. Blee
and l.. ". Welliver, the president
judge not concurring.