The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-04

issue an order putting the same scheme In
effect hereabouts. If he should do that
he might get reputation as temper
ance reformer that he is not likely to Sc
cure as the author of an ineffective drunk
ard law.
When Mr. Hillery introduced his bill in
the Legislature he evidently had not
studied up on the subject of protecting
drunkards sufficiently to discover what
had been done in that line abroad. Over
In Spain, where there had been much diff
Guilty encountered in dealing with ''soaks,
a law is now in force requiring all habit
ual drunkards to have their heads shaved
once In four weeks. This act is most pop |
ular with the BARRIERS of Madrid, though |
1t is considered hardship by the bald
headed residents of the Spanish capital,
who declare that the statute puts them
Gin bad"
Further inquiry will reveal other meth
DDS that have been adopted successfully i
In more effete localities than New Jersey
for the protection of the victims of inc
briefly, and by the time another year rolls
around perhaps some one other than Mr..
Hillery can draft bill that will be more
popular than the existing law. If, how
- IL 49,, h-fnr bo,.t fha mot cotton of /
the drunkards on the trains, he will have
blazed the way for a great reform and
will be considered its apostle. Neso0rk
Nesos
If there Is any public sentiment in ia
vor of special session of the Legislature
to pass blanket ballot law, the fact has
not yet been made apparent. The agita-
ton comes entirely from the gallery-play-
ers and lobbyists of the New Idea Repub-
licans in Essex, Hudson and Passaic coun-
ties. One-tenth of the time and energy
that have been spent in the effort to Sc
cure direct primaries for the nomination
of candidates for Governor and Congress,
and the adoption of the Massachusetts, or
Wisconsin blanket ballot, if directed to-
ward enforcing the existing laws, would
protect the conventions and the elections
against the ballot box suffers, vote buy
ers and other crooks The simple official
ballot now in use in New Jersey is quite
as good as any yet devised. and should
not be discarded. Trenton Times.
1
| One of the most important changes in
the game law this year is that which re-
quires every resident who wishes to hunt
game in this state to take out gunner's
license, for which the fee Is one dollar.
The fee of ten dollars for non-residents
remains unchanged. The new statute
will be in effect during the next hunting
season, and will have thorough trial. If
the plan works out here as well as 1t has
in other states it will be found to be for
the best interests of the game fields. The
privilege of hunting is well worth one
dollar, and if the restriction will lessen
the number of irresponsible gunners who
have no regard for the proper observance
of true sportsmanship, 1t will serve a
good purpose. Whatever may be its de-
feet, If any, it is now a law and will be
enforced. Mays Landing Record.
In the Ocean county court the question
has been raised as to what is meant by
the provision in the excise law that no IL
cense shall be granted for the sale of In
toxicating liquors for ''any new place
within two hundred feet of church,
school house or armory." Among the
applications for licenses were two from
the proprietors Of the Abbott House, at
New Egypt, and the Ocean House. at
Beach Haven, both of whom year ago
were refused licenses because one had
carried on business on Sunday and the
other had sold to minors.
Both places are within two hundred
feet of a church, and it was contended by
Prosecutor Atkinson, of Burlington coun
ty, who appeared for remonstrants. that a
place without license is new place in
the intent of the law as well as In COM
mon understanding. Judge Berry said
that the Supreme court has always de-
cided that house that once held IL
cense, though for a term unlicensed, is
not debarred from securing another IL
cense because it stands within two hum
bred feet of church, and that by new
place" the law means one that has never
been licensed.
Both applications were granted, and q
writ of certiorari was at once taken out
by counsel for remonstrants, to have the
proceedings reviewed by the Supreme
court In the course of the argument it
was asserted by Prosecutor Atkinson that
the Bishops law had been but twice pass
ed upon by the Supreme court, and in
neither instance was there any reference
to the point of what constitutes new
place"
The difference probably arose from the
assumption of counsel that the first pro-
hibitioh against granting licenses for sa-
tanned In the Bishops law, which was
passed in 1905. As a matter of fact such
La regulation has been in force in some
municipalities for number of years, and
appeared In the act of March 8, 1905.
which was intended to specially protect
the Trenton armory.
But whether the Judge was right or
wrong no disinterested person will
seriously contend that hotel that may
have been conducted say for half CEN
tury or more. and denied license for a
single year as punishment for disobe-
dience of the law. should be regarded as
new place" at the end of twelve months
To the ordinary citizen the mere sugges-
ton seems ridiculous, though it may be
serious enough to warrant legal fight.
I-T'rentOn Times.
The new idea organ. the Newark NesOs,