The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-05-02
ATLANTIC CITY DRY SUNDAYS
Ministerial Union and Reform
League VIII Force Issue.
Demand Indictment of Authorities
Under voorhees, Act for Continued
Failure to Enforce the Law.
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Special 10 The Washington Herald.
Atlantic City, n. j., May 1.-Resolu-
tons demanding that the city authori-
ties be indicted under the Voorhees, act
for continued failure to enforce the Bish-
ops liquor law were adopted at a secret
meeting of the Ministerial Union and
over a hundred members of the Reform
League. in Olivet Presbyterian Church,
last night.
The speakers. including William l. Gar
risen. counsel for the league, and several
Of the most aggressive preachers, We're
cheered when they declared that nothing
short of absolute compliance with the
closing law would satisfy the reform
advocates. Both organizations voted 10
attend the May session of court. ami
make a showing before the grand jury
which viii pass upon the evidence to be
submitted in the prosecution of saloon
! keepers.
Rev. Dr. Sinkinson stirred the meeting
when he declared that liquor men had en-
gineered a scheme 20 head OF opposition
10 renewals Of their licenses in June by
taking title 10 a plot OF ground 1910 feet
square on the outskirts of the city. and
vesung ownership in 1.22S men. in order
that there shah be no lack Of freeholders
10 sign saloon applications Dr. SinkiR-
son also made the charge that the names
Of many men who are opposed to license
and members OF the Reform League had
been forged upon license petitions. lie
said that arrests would probably be made
OF those who procured and forged the
signatures.
Mr. Garrison. counsel for the league.
said that District Attorney Abbott had
expressed his readiness 10 do everything
In his power to force the indictments Of
the accused saIoonkeepers. He said that
arrangements had been made 10 submit
the evidence to Supreme Court Justice
Trenchard in advance Of the meeting Of
the grand jury.
Talk OF any kind OF a compromise was
/ greeted with Kisses.
Members of the city council are said 70
/ have determined upon radical changes Ia
I the license law 10 meet the demands Of
/ the reformers. Orders We're issued TO the
police 20 watch all saloons suspected II
! selling liquor TO minors.
{ Hotel keepers and prominent business
men visited reform headquarters and vol
unteercd their cooperation In ths move
ment 70 compel the city council 10 revoke
the licenses OF owes against which the
/ Citizenship League agents have obtained
unquestonable evidence Of the sale of In
toXicants to minors. II has been found
! that for several months boy pupils IN the
| high school have been carrying half pint
/ bottles of whisky into the school build
/ ings. a teachers discovery, followed by a
/ formal complaint 10 the board Of eduCa-
/ ton. LED 10 the organization Of a corps Of
/ boy detectives. headed by the son Of the
/ Rev. DR.. c. d. Sinkinson, who visited thir-
/ ty-seven regularly licensed saloons and
I procured evidence which viii be submitted
first TO the grand jury and later to the
/ city council.
( Reform agents who visited City Clerk
DonnelTs office verified from the records
! reports that some Of them, the worst
dives IN the city, are being conducted by
others than those TO whom the licenses
were granted. In three instances ii was
/ found that saloons are still being con-
Quoted in the names Of dead men All Of
/ this evidence is 10 be submitted TO the
/ license board at a coming meeting 1t is
expected that proceedings for the cancel
lation of the grants under attack viii be
instituted at the city councils meeting
next week