The sun., 1908-06-01
MOBILE BATTERY FRUIT STAND
ONE DAY IT'S IA THE PARK,
NEXT DAY ON THE PIER. o..

When the Park Department Says Shoe
Antonspuins Hitches ON to the Dock he.
partment --ShO0ed Back Yesterday and
Arrested, but Business Went Right On.
+. Antonopulus spelling Of Christian
name uncertain and therefore not given
has permit from the Park Department
TO keep on the very edge Of the Battery
wall, in front Of the public pier at the Bat
terry, portable stand. Its recent porta-
bility has been a subject Of much COM
ment on the part OF Battery loungers and
boatmen who make habit Of observing
how the world moves in Battery Dams
district The stand moved twice yester-
day, not through the genius OF levitation,
but by the muscular exertion OF Mr.. Anto-
nopuus and fellow Greek, Peter Polas.
The first move was early In the morning,
The stand the night before had been where
it has the permit to be. on the edge Of the
Battery wall. in the park. When dawn
came the stand was OF the wall and on the
pier People who did not know the history
of the stand wanted to know why Anto-
nopulus 4 Co. could not sell just as many
bananas and oranges and as many pints
of peanuts and glasses OF ice cold lemo-
as they could three feet back on the pier.
Policeman Joe Mury sauntered up to
the stand when the sun was we'll up and
asked If Antonopulus Co. had permit
to sell things on the property Of the Dock
Department. Mr.. Antonopulus showed his
Park Department permit and was told
that that would not do; also that there had
been complaints about his violation Of the
law. He and Peter Polas were arrested
and taken to court. where they were held
in bail. which they. furnished readily, for
examination. They then returned to the
stand. which was doing business in charge
Of another of Mr.. Antonopulus's assistants
of whom there are multitude since he
ia the head Of Greek fruit selling syndi-
cate. Policeman Mury told the Greeks
that they would be arrested again II they
did not get back where they had right to
be. Then they moved the stand back 70
the Battery wall.
The story behind the moving stand Is
this, as related by boatman: Antonopulus
got permit from q former Park Commits
sioner to put up his stand. which is about
ten feet long. No mention was made, 1t
is said, Of a peanut roaster and lemonade
annex. The present Park Commissioner
began to clear the park after the tunnel
men got through working and among the
things that went was the boatmsn's locker.
wnicn was not al OfIlAnenI. All OtheT
distractions except the stand, the last
stand OF Antonopulls, were carted on. ~
The natives Of the ward Inarveled at the
power that kept a Greek In the park whence
all natives had been banished. They limited
at Greek gifts There came an agitation
against Antonopulus He heard that the
Park Department or somebody told him
that the Park Department was going to
take away his stand II he did not clear ont.
He moved on to the pier in the night and
waited for the rumors OF dispossession to
die out. Then he moved back to the park
again, a mere matter OF three feet or So
and the nickels and pennies came tumbling
in. as the stand is in a money making
thoroughfare.
Again rumors came that there was trouble
brewing for him in the Park Department.
His enemies say that he was supplied with
infol nation Of the intention OF the Park
Department through an underground route.
He moved back to the pier. The Park Com
missioner is reported to have said to man
that came to him and asked about the right
of Antonopulus to occupy q place in the
park that the Greek had been told to clear
out and. he understood. had cleared out.
What he had done was to move on the pier.
Whoever reported that he was out Of the
park technically told the truth. The
Greeks enemies think they have him in
position now that will force him to quit or
put up a fight for the retention Of his permit.