Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-01
ALL APPLICATIONS
were Granted

| The annual license court of MOntouf
county was held Friday morning.
All the applications we're granted. In
cidentally the licensees were given to
understand by Judge Evans that the
liquor laws will be enforced to the
live up to it's provisions may expect 60
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 ro-
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 and 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 OF
| otherwise; t. selling liquor on Sun
day or to persons of known intemper-
ate habits or persons visibly affected
by liquor. Judge Evans was emph-
attic i'll his assertion that il 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, a custom.
which, he said, has obtained good
foothold in Columbia county, rs
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 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 Dauville 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 thai 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. Tho
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 H.
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 were informed that IL
they permit it their license will be
taken away from them. Slot machines
are also under the ban and II 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, II
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 a 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 testifleu
that both Weller and Boyer represent
ed themselves as being Of age. Tho
court deliberated over the matter for
awhile when Judge Evans announced
that a conclusion had been reached.
The license was granted Oh the vote Of
the two associate Judges. F. G. Blso
and l.. ". Welliver, the president
judge not concurring.