Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-04
s RESTAURANT MEN
CITED FOR SALE OF
LIQUOR ON SUNDAY
MUST DEFEND RETENTION OF
THEIR LICENSES
police Commission Petitioned to Make
Wholesale and Retail Dealers
Maintain Separate Places
of Business

That the new police commission
means business and will see that the
Iinuor laws are obeyed, was SHOWN last
night when five restaurant men VIM
hold uouor- permits were cited 10 ap-
near hefore the board at the next regu-
lar meeting and show cause why lheli
licenses should not be revoked.
Four of these. places were per '1 va
investigated by Chief Dishmah anu an
other officer Sunday ana the chieI &c
norted he found them showing no re-
gord for the laws. He declared that
in some of the places no pretense was
made at serving a meal with the ilquol
ordered. while in others sandwich OF
,,lata of beans was the SuDterIuse
used for the sale Of quantities Oh
Iinuor. The four places that came IN
der the chiefs observation are Ine
Hotel d. Italia, 610 San Fernando, con
Quoted by Pasqual enigma the '.s.
tarrant in connection with the cape
LIZ, saloon. $40 San Fernando, and the
restaurant owned by F. Pene, 71S
Buena Vista. .,,o
Cantafn Dixon recommended that the
liouor permit held by w. H. Rice. 1or
his restaurant at 236 South AIaIheud
he revoked because it is one OF the
toughest places in the city and the
liouor laws are constantly disregardeo.
Three convictions against the place
have been obtained in police court
Rice is out of the city and the Pc
lice department has not been able TO
locate him, but if he does not appear
before the commission next Monday
his permit will be revoked, and II ne
does anpear the same action will prob
ably be taken.
Wholesalers Make Request
inc, of tl,e Wholesale LIQUOR
Dealers association, headed by Henry
Iaube. appeared before the commits
sion and asked that body to hereafter
refuse to grant wholesale and retail
liquor licenses to the same person IN
the same building unless the wholesale
and retail establishments were dlVldeu
by solid partition.
Acting for the committee Mr.. Laube
declared the wholesalers had absolutely
stopped the practice of selling liquor IN
less quantities than fifth of gallon
except in such places where both
wholesale and retail licenses were held.
Under the retail licenses any snlall
quantity can be sold, and Mr.. Laube
declared these wholesale houses were
getting all the trade because they could
sell in any quantity.
There are seventy-five wholesale
houses in Los Angeles, and six or eight
of these are connected with retail sa-
looms.
Commissioner Topham declared he
was pleased to see the wholesalers had
experienced a change of heart and were
ready to obey the laws, and that as a
result he was willing to vote for such
a reasonable request. But on motion
of Commissioner Andrews action was
delayed until next Monday night, in or
der to give an opportunity for investi-
cation.
New Ruling Causes Delay
The ruling of the city attorney that
the police commission has no right to
grant transfers of ownership or of loca-
ton in any kind of liquor permit has
made it necessary for the police COM
mission to entirely revise its forms and
secure new stationery.
AS the new blanks did not come from
the printer until yesterday afternoon
there was practically no liquor bust
ness for the commission to deal with
One applicant did get one of the new
blanks yesterday and presented his
petition for a wholesale liquor license
He was Adolph Klein. He asked for a
wholesale permit at 1928 West Fourth
street This is the place conducted by
Joe Melczer, and by the former custom
of the police board this would be a
transfer of ownership. Under the new
rules Klein has to apply for the permit
independently, and the one granted tc
Melczer must be revoked before one car
be granted to Klein at the same num-
her