The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-01
Talks Are Made For and
Against More Liberal
Sunday.
SIX BILLS ARE UNDER
DISCUSSION TODAY
Sabbath Selling Being Demanded
by Large Atlantic County
Delegation.
NEWARK GERMANS ARE
ALSO REPRESENTED
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Superintendent of Anti.SaI0On'
League Wants Law to
Remain Intact.
IF'ron, a staff correspond.nt.

TRENTON. March L. Both sides
were given a hearing today on the six
bills before. the Legislature providing
for a more liberal Sunday throughout
the State. The opposition to the meas
rres was composed almost entirely 4pf
ministers and temperance workers. HAs
delegation from the German -Americair
Central Alliance, of Newark, and q
number OF speakers from Atlantic City
did most OF the speaking in favor OF
the liberal bills in the hands of the
committee.
Colonel &c. Stahl was the principal
advocate for more liberal Sabbath.
while j. Frank Burke, Superintendent
of the New Jersey Anti Saloon Leagae,
| argued for the maintenance of the press
ent excise laws. 45ss
The hearing was continued until tate
! in the afternoon sl
Atlantic City and Atlantic county
mad big delegation at the hearing
/ in the Assembly chamber whieh
was given UP to the committee
on municipal corporati tions, to which all
the measures have been referred. It
was headed by Louis kuehnle. of At
lant!c City, and Charles M. Spiedel. soC
the same place, president OF the Royal
Arch, an association of liquor dealers
I All ''liberal-ninded citizens were tn-
yited to be present by, the Germans
American Central Alliance, of Newark.
the board OF directors of which met.
yesterday. The delegation sent by the
society backed the home rule bill In
troduced by Assemblyman Otto. sof
Hudson.
The delegation from Newark Was
headed by George Grinne, president Of
| the society. Those who accompanied
him were George HERMANN, State
vice president; Anton f. Muller, first
vice president of the local society: Os-
car Milford, second vice president;
Gustave J. Wolber. . lncial secretary;
F. G. Sturn, treasure. and the board
of directors consisting of Charles Ely
del, Noah Gutter, Louis Deinbach and
Louis Fruenhinsfeld.
J. Frank Burke superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon League in w jersey,
and the attorney, of the Sanization,
G. Rowland Monroe both of Newark.
appeared against the bills, as did the
Re. DR.. John D. Fox and the Rey.
DR.. Henry Collin Minton, represents
tives of the Inter Church FederationSof
Trenton.
Am3ng the Atlantic City promoters
of the Sunday selling bills was Joseph
w. Scales. the foreman of the grand
jury which refused to act in accord-
ance with the wishes of Justice Trench-
: ! last fall.
Saius First Speaker
Joseph W. Salus representing the
Atlantic City Business Mems AssociA-
tion, was the first speaker He did not
confine his remarks to one bill. but
asked that in view of the fact, as he
believed, the majority of the people Of
his town were in favor of such legisla-
ton ii be given them.
When you have fanatics appear be-
fore you and try and make you believe
the city is den of inquity you must
know that it has been magnified We
are as well if not better conducted than
any city in the State. In the year 1908
there were but five arrests for drunk
enness on the boardwalk. That speaks
for itself"
Mr.. Salus recalled the grand jury in
cidents of last fall He said that tha
jury had never felt that they should
class their best citizens as criminals.
At the same time these citizens did
not want TO Ieel tnal Wnen 0rlHk
was sold on Sunday they were com
mitting a crime.
They did want, he said, to be aole 20
meet the demands of the great crowds
that hocked to the place on Sundays
colonel Stabrs Remarks.
samuel NJ. Moore also of .Atlailtic
City, said that a great number or
people came there instead of going TO
Florida and other resorts, who would
be driven away If this place were not
open Sundays.
He said that tho men who had COLI
lected evidence to present to the grand
Jury last fall were not men of standing
in the community.
Colonel e. G. Stah. Trenton new5s
paper man and national officer OF the
Alliance, spoke sfor,
his organization. He said that tha
members of his society We're not anl01g
the worst classes in the State. They
had come to this country looking tor
liberty, and included in that the righr
to do as they saw fit on their day%ct
rest
I'VE do not come to you in the fn~
terest Of the brewers or the saloop~
keepers We ask the right to select
our own enjoyments, reasonable enjoy