Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-08
ANTISALOON MAN
ASKS THAT CLUBS
PAY LICENSE FEES
Samuel Wilson Declares City
Loses Over S6l,OOO by All
legged Excise Law Violations.
MAYOR, PROSECUTOR AND
JUDGES ARE NOTIFIED
Cites Law, Which Requires
Payment of $3.50 for Right
to Sell Liquor.

Letters calling attention to alleged
violations of liquor license laws by
social and pleasure clubs in Newark
and other parts of Essex county. have
been sent to Mayor Jacob Haussling,
Prosecutor Louis Hood and the
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas,
by Samuel Wilson. director law en-
forcement of the Anti-Saloon
League.
In his letters Mr. Wilson asks that
action be taken to see that the law
is enforced and the license fees,
amounting to SCI, 750 in this city, he
says. be collected.
1t is centended by Wilson that the
clubs named in the lists accompany
ing the letters have paid United
States revenue tax as retail liquor
dealers. but with one or two excep-
tions have failed to obtain the regu-
lar license required by social clubs
under an act Of March 20, 1891. This
law provides that a fee of not less
than $3.50 be paid into the city treas
ury. the license to be granted by the
Court of Common Pleas of the
county.
The letters in full are as follows:
Hon Jacob Haussling, Mayor of
Newark, Newark, N. j..
Dear Sir-I enclose for your infor-
nation list of social clubs in the
city of Newark, all of which have
paid the United States revenue tax as
retail liquor dealers. and, with the
exception of the Essex Club, none of
which has obtained from the Court of
Common Pleas the regular license. as
required by the act relating to social
clubs--as approved March 20. 1891. It
is hardly likely that these clubs have
paid the United States revenue tax as
retail liquor dealers unless 1t was
their purpose and is their practise to
dispense intoxicating liquors, each is
required by law to pay license fee
of not less than $250-the licenses to
be granted by the Court of Common
Pleas, and the fees paid into the city
treasury.
Inasmuch as there are 247 clubs.
which are apparently conducting an
4 Illicit liquor business1 the loss 10. tlae
city through non-collection offlie
license revenue worlld amount to
s61. 100
l bring this 20 y0ur attention With
the suggestion that your police de-
partment Immediately take steps to
apply the remedy, and see that the
city gets the revenue that is now be-
ing lost, and that the Illicit liquor
traffic is stopped.
Inasmuch as the Court of Common
Pleas is the body that issues the
licenses, am sending copy of this
letter and list to the judges of that
court, together with the list of clubs
in other parts of the county; also, to
the prosecutor of the pleas, and as
the public is concerned account of the
loss of revenue, as well as the viola
tion os the law. l am sending copy
to the press.
Yours sincerely
SAMUEL WILSON,
Director Law Enforcement
Mayor Haussling, after reading the
letter, said he had no comment to
make.
Hon Louis Hood. Prosecutor of the
Pleas, Court House, Newark
Dear Sir-For your informa ton, 1
enclose copy of letter have today
written to Mayor Haussling, also
copy of the list of social clubs in
the city of Newark who have paid
the United States revenue tax with
out obtaining from the Court of
Common Pleas, the requisite license,
authorizing them to dispense intoxi-
eating liquors.
] have also attached hereto list of
social clubs in different parts of the
county that have paid the revenue
tax and have not. obtained licenses;
the only clubs that have obtained
licenses through the Court of Com
mon Pleas are the following: Essex
Club, "a Park place, Newark; Essex
County Country Club of West Or
ange, covering Haddon Park and
Haitian Park; Glen Ridge Club. Glen
Ridge; Forest Hill Field Club. Belize
vile; Canoe Brook Club, Millburn.
and Montclair Golf Club, Verona.
You will probably consider this
matter of sufficient public concern to
have representatives of your staff in
vestigate and insist that any clubs
doing business in violation of the law.
be brought to justice, and discontinue
the illicit traffic Your very truly,
SAMUEL WILSON.
Director Law Enforcement
Ellis Adding Typewriter Company
employees Mutual Association "a. G.
Greenfield, treasurer). 1893 Elizabeth
avenue; Emmett j. Quinn Tally Ho
Club (E J. Quinn, treasurer), 219.
219lz Washington street; Fraternal
Order of Eagles No. "A Cd. J. O'Con-
nor, trustee), 10 West Park street;
First Hungarian Young Mems Cath
olic Club Up. Markhofer. treasurer),
249 Belmont avenue; Farmers Club
(E. ]. Hahn treasurer). steamer
Adonis, malt house dock; Favorire A.
c. IN. Mccain, treasurer), 4 Bowery
street: Fifteenth Ward Investment
Association IF. Straniero, treasurer).
249 Eighth avenue; Faugh-a- Ballagh
M and A Association (B. Murphy,
treasurer), 81 Orange street; Garfield
Club fPark Burnett, treasurer), 1929
Broad street; German United Evan
gelical ST. Stephens Church wv.
Macco. treasurer), steamer John Syl-