Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-13
CRUSADER
MUST FILE BONDS
Excise Board Delays Hearing
Test Cases on advice
of Counsel.

No date has yet been set by the
first two test cases in the Anti
Saloon Leagues crusade to revoke
liquor licenses for alleged violation
of the bishops aw. The delay has
been caused by the failure of Samuel
Wilson, head of the law-enforcement
department of the league, to produce
1000 bonds.
The league seeks action by taking
advantage of a provision of the law
thai makes it obligatory to summon
the holder of a license for a hearing
on demand of two citizens for an
order for the proprietor of a saloon to
show cause why his license should not
be revoked.
When MI. Wilson ~petitioned the
commission a week ago for the order
he named Jacob Rosenthal, of 1876
Halsey estreet, and John Seibert, of
rs Bank street, as the offenders. The
commission before granting the order
referred the Wilson papers to City
Counsel James r. Nugent. Mr.. Nu-
gent in his opinion yesterday stated
that the institution of a hearing such
as was called for under the order in
volved much expense, particularly in
the taking of evidence, and as the
complainant must bear the cost in
the event of the accused being de-
clared guiltless it was advisable that
a bond of $1,000 in each of the two
cases be asked.
THE allegations in the complaints"
Mr.. Nugent states in his opinion, ARE
of such a general nature that, in my
opinion, upon "a hearing, they could
not be sustained"
Mr.. Wilson promised to produce the
bond later.
About fifty residents of Forest Hill
appeared as DIRECTORS to a transfer
of a license from 210 Charlton street
to us Highland avenue Among them
were several women. The transfer has
already been granted to Rudolph Ba-
wink, but the commission decided to
consider %reopening the matter next
week, and in the meantime the pro-
testants will try to persuade the land
lord to refuse Bavink a lease.
Among the DIRECTORS were DR.. H.
H. Rusby, pharmacologist of the
United States Bureau of Chemistry;
Curtis Burnett, president of the
Board of Trade; Rev. J. F. Masch-
mann, pastor of the Summarized
pastor of the Emmanuel Baptist
Church; E. B. Leonard and E. J..
Maggie, The latter waved a set of
plans at the commissioners to show
that he was about to invest $4,000 in
his house near the proposed saloon
and believed the saloon would de-
~preciate the value of his property.
William H. Parry acted as counsel
for the Forest Hill residents. All
claimed hat the barroom would
prove a menace to the community.
Commissioner Smith resented a re-
mark made by one of the speakers
that the transfer had been put
through stealthily. He showed that
the application had been advertised
for five days in the newspapers OF
the city.
All but two of the 1877 applications
for renewal of licenses were granted.
Those refused were Joseph J.. Heller
who asked for a transfer of license
from 553 Clinton ven to ATS Gin
ton avenue, and Andrea Rogalsky fol
511 Market street. Commissioner
Hosp recorded a vote against the
transfer of the license of Patsy Kline
from 341 Market street to 261 Wash
ington street, and a renewal to Sam
uel Felsenthal at 40 Aston street.
The application of Charles Buch-
ner for a transfer from So Market
street to 8 Centre street, opposite the
Short Line Terminal, vas laid owe
for a week because of the protest OF
e, Fl, Wright. jr, representing Colo.
mel f. Fl. Wright, ST., and Frederick
Frelinghuysen. Mr.. Wright declared
the section was an old residential one
and asked hat no saloon be located
there.