Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-31
COUNCIL DELAYS DRAMSHOP LICENSE Refused to Grant Appliea tions for Saloons-To
 Meat Tonight. MAY INCREASE THEM Alderman Wolff Says Nc's a rrohihi- tionisi and Mayor Would EIim-
 mate Restaurants.
MAY INCREASE THEM

Notwiths hstarding there were twenty three applications for retail and Wholesale dramshop licenses before the city council at it's meeting last night, the city council did not grant ene of them, but adjourned to meet again tonight at 7:30 o'clock in or der to insert some provisions i'll the applications and to consider "a num- Der of matters i'll connection with the saloon business in Pine Bluff" as Mayor Jordan expressed it, and then if they are arranged, the licenses may he issued in time to permit the sa- looms of the city to open tomorrow morning and begin the year 1913 on time.
 Among the applications presented last night Were three new ones, c. A. Green and Company, which will occupy the stand of the T. E. Buck Company at No. 217 Main street; Dee Finley, who takes over the Heidelberg at No. POS Pine street, and Feinberg and Buerkle, who applied for li- cense to do business at the stand now occupied by John F. Wells, Third ave nue and Main street.
 When the applications were present. cd by Acting City Clerk r. R. Allen, the aldermen insisted on a provision being made in each of them to the effect that the licenses would be is sued provided the saloonists do not violate the Sunday closing law, per- init gambling i'll the buildings they occupy or sell to minors. As each of the applications were signed by no. tary public it was impractica5le to insert any provisions whatever.
 Mayor Jordan suggested that no restaurants be permitted in saloons, declaring that they served as blind for Sunday liquor sales Alderman Wolff declared that while he took |; drink whenever he wanted to, he wa personally a prohibitionist and if he loon out of Pine Bluff, adding that they were of little value to the city He complained about the negro sa- | looms and said that he had frequently seen drunken women in the saloons. It was cess pool of negroes,' he said, and he felt that the council should protect the young negro girls just as much as they protected th white girls of the city. These negro dives, he said, are the ruination of many negro girls.
 Mayor Jordan said that he visited some of the negro saloons a few months ago and opened his eyes as the conditions there. He said that he saw negro women sitting on the laps of negro men, drinking; that he order ed his police to arrest them if the nation they were disgrace to tho city.
 Alderman FoX approved the condi- tions that no saloons violate the Sun day law or permit gambling, but the other conditions he said were govern. ed by ordinance, that should be en- forced.
 Alderman Chestnut said all other cities in the state were increasing the saloon licenses and that Pine Bluff ought to raise them from $1,0O0 tC $1.20O.
 After discussing saloons and li censeS for some time the council ad- journed to meet again tonight al 7:3O o'clock. At the request of the mayor the aldermen met him in his office after the meeting.
 The following applications were presented last night:
 B. s. Brannon, lNo. POT Main street
 William Belzner, No. 127 Mair street.
 M. Holland, No. 219 East Third ave nue.
 Arkansas and Texas Consolidated Ice and Coal Company, No. 3OS Wes Second avenue.