Evening journal., 1909-01-20
WANT BOTTLE
Law REPEALED
Anti-SaIOOn League Asks
Legislature to FavOrabIy
Consider PhdrO Bill

The Rev. John NJ. Arters, district
superintendent OF the Anti-Saloon League
Of Delaware, forwarded to the members
Of tile Legislature to-day COMMUNICATION
asking for their favorable consideration
of Representative Pharo's Bottle Law
Repeater" The communication follows:
My Dear Sir: Mr.. Pharo has introduced
"The Bottle Law Repeater and It has
been referred to your committee on Re
vised Statutes. II purpose is to prevent
further purchase of Intoxicating liquors
from a retailer for consumption away
from the premises where purchased. In
the name Of a host Of good people. who
desire this bill enacted into law we are
glad to ask you to vote in its favor for
the following reasons:
/. 1.-THE Bottle Law" so called. has
been a most prolific source Of supply for
minors. habltual drunkards. and other
prohibited classes. Its continuance is
plainly Objectionable on that account, II
for no other reason.
.. Under the provisions of this law,
parents easily obtain supply of intoXi-
cants to be consumed at home in the pres
ence Of their children. thus affording an
example and temptation. which should
most certainly be avoided. The natural
peace and order OF the home are disturb
ed on this account serious disturbances
and often crime resulting therefrom. For
these reasons, likewise. we ask you to
vote in favor Of the Repeater.
g. Drinking on our public highways
with the consequent menace TO safe travel
thereupon is fostered by the process OF
this law. on which additional account, its
reepal is highly desirable.
The tendency Of the bottle law Is to
spread too widely the saloon influence.
one result OF passing the repeater will be
to conhne this influence within saloon
limits alone. Certainly this is where such
Influence naturally belongs.
As representing the State headquarters
comittee of the Anti-saloon League and
a multitude OF good citizens who reside
in New Castle county and the city of VIII
mington. most respectfully ask your
favorable consideration of the measure in
troduced by Mr.. Pharo.
Yours very cordially,
John NJ. Arters.
District Superintendent
NIB.
This proposed legislation in no sense In
terferes with the purchase Of liquors from
wholesalers for medical or other purposes
II will be noticed that Section 10. Chap
ter AIS. Volume Il. of the Laws Of Della
ware, which is the section which was
amended by the Bottle Law" which
/ Mr.. Pharo's bill repeals. refers alone tC
/ the license TO keep an inn or tavern
/ Section 10 begins with these words:
ANY person OF full age and gooC
moral character desiring a license t'
/ keep an inn or tavern TO sell intoxicat
I ing liquors in less quantities than on'
quart. to be drunk on the premises. ma,
have a license 10 do so when the following
conditions have been strictly compiled
with"
The section then goes on to state hov
| the license may be obtained, the mum
ber Of signers necessary, making pro
visions about their signatures and tn
license fees; so that the. repeal OF the bot
tie law can have no effect. whatever upoi
the license to tie wholesalers. This bottl
law. which amends Section 10 gave whole
salers no rights which they did not pre-
viously possess, and its repeal takes ava,
no right which they now posses, as yol
I will notice that the amendment amendinl
Section 10 begins with the following
words: "Any person or persons having oh
tanned a license under the provisions o
this section" which restricts it's applica
tion TO a license for an inn or tavern.
J. NJ. A.