The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-28
MALAGE'S JAG LIST
HEARING NEARLY
BREAKS UP IN ROW
Men Who Are on Protectors
List Given Chance to
Make Protest.
TOTAL ABSTAINERS
HAVE UPPER HAND
Stranger Is Told That lie Need
MOI Go to Next Town to
Get a Drink.

MALAGA, July 2S.-The first meet
ing of the board of protectors
Of Franklin township. cid last night, to
give the men on the local lag list" an
opportunity to explain why they should
not be interdicted, nearly broke up in
disorder. Notice of the meeting had
been printed IN a local paper. so that
the men with the thirst all got there.
as did their many friends.
The meeting was without precedent
IN this State, and for that matter the
board of protectors is the only body of
its kind in New Jersey.
The board of protectors" is made up
in the main of teetotalers, SO that the
Jag list" they have formulated is of
most impressive length. The protest
against their action is correspondingly
vehement.
That the hearing ended without a
riot is almost a miracle, and 1t may be
predicted that If all the threats against
the protectors" crystalline int suits
at law the resulting litigation may &C.
cupy the courts of the country for
years to come.
Under the provisions of the act the
= municipal authorities name the PRO
tectors," and In Malaga the township
committee did it.
Originally half the male population
of Malaga was on the new Gag list
and officially barred from taking a
drink within the pounds of the town
ship. But for one reason and another
the more influential citizens are now
of the list, leaving the ordinary COM
mon folks, who crowded the s~quire's
Office last night and tried to make a
loud noise and some trouble.
Just why Malaga should be a hor-
rible example IS not apparent. 1t has
only one bar-room, and that is run in
connection with the hotel. It is a very
quiet town, too, and the stranger who
lands at the railroad station has to
walk half a mile up a dusty OF to
find the. village. If the average citi-
zen is as dry as this road just now,
no wonder there was a row at the
meeting.
A "Speak-Easyy Somewhere.
IF you're on the list, stranger said
one of the natives on the hotel porch
last night, you needn't a to Clay
ton if your tongue is furry-I know a
nearer spot than that!" Which may
b. taken as a friendly intimation that
there is a blind pig" a "sow's ear or
a "speak-easy" somewhere near. as one
of the results of the prolonged drought.
Beginning the meeting. the cold
water members of the protectors"
President Nichols explained the de-
who thought they had been unjustly
shut off from drink. !
While the crowd outside the rail ap-
plauded, Steve Edwards. looking very
Indignant, stepped forward and said:
''Then tell me why you tagged me!
I never was drunk and I dare any man
to say he has seen me drunk"
Protector Let's, the veteran member
of the board, brushed his hand across
the table and said;
ooh, let it go, steve!"
mo, I won't let it gol You never
saw me drunk, and you know me, Mr..
Let's"
Let's rose and said. well. 7 think
If this man knew who gave his name
for the flag list he wouldn't say any
more; or ask any more questions"
well, I guess I know who was the
man; you are the man yourself"
Protector Let's looked a little con
fused. He stumbled out with the state
ment that he hadn't 'been mentioning
any names"
I'm mentioning names" shouted Ed
wards, land 1 say you did it; and
Blair told me you did It,"
Let's Gets in a Word.
you say that-then I'll say some
thing" said Protector Let's, while the
crowd Kissed and groaned, I'll say
that ] did see you myself last Thurs
day so full you couldn't walk
It's false; that isn't So" yelled the
man from the flag list. 81 wasn't full,
and I did walk"
AT this Dave Charles, who was
rosy n ready in a front seat, broke
out boisterously.
why don't you protectors tell us
why others, who drink just as much as
we do, are not on that list? Be square
and we won't kick. Why isn't John
Donnelps name on that list? His name
wa on it. Why isn't Al Richmond's
name there, when a dozen of us know
he goes down to Atlantic and keeps
two TASKS in his room? Why aren't
those names on that list? 2"
do you give US those names, and
want US to put them on the list?" in
CURED President Nichols, getting his
pencil ready and drawing the jag list
towards himself.
Charles did not press the point and
the protector aid aside the pencil. The
incident caused great amusement. The
John Donnell mentioned is the richest
man in Malaga, the country store-
keeper, and a sober man. The protec-
tors nevertheless did put him on their
list, at first, but took off the name.
The AL Richmond, whose name was
brought in, is the member of the
township committee, the appointing
body that selected the three members