Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11
CHEER DECISION TO
REFUSE LICENSE
Women in Crowd at Excise
Hearing in East
Orange.
SUCCESSFUL. In OPPOSING
WHOLESALE LIQUOR PLACE
Hiss When Speakers Urge
Board 70 Grant APP
piication.

eii1eefa greeted the decision of tine
last Orange Board OF Excise last
night in denying the APPLICATION OF
Bernard H'inueran for wholesale
sieilor license in Central avenue The
cheers came from a delegation or
gpout. 100 men and wonlen of the Elm
wood section who were present to
protest against the license
The crowd waS SO great that IL was
necessafy to use die city COUNCIL
chambers Tor the hearing. Gilbert 4
wallace, president of the board, had
10 pound the. gGvel frequently es
gone Ut the speakers insisted CA de-
Mating other than the question at IS
size. There were Misses when remarks
Svere made favorable to the granting
ajf the license. Mr.. Wallace reminded
d few Of the speakers the meeting
9se not q temperance lecture"
That the liquor traffic is comparable
WITH the opium trade was o declara-
Sson OF Orrin W Snodgrass, teacher
Of Huel,sll at the Central High
school. tttie city, who ! ad the oppos-
a.ag group He often referred 70
Mouor as nirfernal stuff, and said
alcohol was good for nothing other
T1lsn to rub on q persons body.
8fr. gnodgrass feared that Il the
w,ioee waa established oVerworKed
business men in the neighhorhood
would fall into the drink habit, as
eAey would be unable to resist the
temptation OF frequenting the mousse.
says sligners Were Pestered'
ynlivelsirg the meeting when it
ss4cfled the listless point, Bernard A
Tjnueran. Of Orange. an acquaintance
OF the applicant, alleged certain So
Motors Ut petitions against tbs grant
sueeeeded in inducing slgners to at
zach their narneg to the rem onstr ances
only after Fostering them ana COLI
rsyiug the information chat the mousse
would t1econe & common saloon.
f,ity courlsel Arthur 3. seymour, OF
Craaan attorney for the applicant
decAred that the petition coiltalning
<ha/nfcst names against the grant dtd
Ac{ G&piain that liquor could not De
eif.,lsls on tue premises aid animated
<<h@ signsrs were miglntormed as TO
1yAiat nature tho place was To be
William o. Robertson, prominent
vail estate dealer, when told that Vpe
ElinNood residents figured III sueh
fights before, concluded BY saylnS,
afetss make II u Gettysburg battle
ssistesad of these Alesdco eklrinisnes
etn1y nenr and then.
l7EtiGG DEHlhcc AruNOh9 dAaAH-h
sHiliiaui A. Wakefield. q justice OF
sli4 psaea, argued strongly N favor
Of $lla grailt after declaring tine SEES
sion resernnled q temperance S%tner5
sag Instead of an EXCISE Hoaro
scaetiug.
AIr. Robertson wslH quizzed by MI
g@vtnoilr regarding mis- declarat on
ara. property valuations would DC
seduced l1v the place, arid Admitted
~ was absolutely radical OH the Id
NOV question. He cause 81 laugh
when, In replying IL a. question OF the
ATTORNEY If he were o real estate op-
avator, he said he did not beiieVe any
ulsr was In that business now.
William L. Smith, principal OF the
Washington School, which is located
an the locality, sent q letter 70 tne
commission in which he declared only
iz,sorant people frequented such
vIaces. Former Councilman Frank
Bancroft declared the application was
shade for the purpose of getting a
Jew dollars from an enterprise which
would iniuFG homes in the section
Scyerting to b statement of Mr.
Wakefield, lie declared the $500 rest
dents In the ward went to the section
principally because IL was free OF
ij1uor houses.
Application TO conduct WHoiesafe
license In conjunction with her gro
gsry business was made by Mrs. Bella
s3oyiand of 355 Main street. Protests
against Tie granting OF this request
are expected froEsl eilurch officials IN
tie Vicinity SIS WI ell as the Federation
cf Mems Cluns.
Police Chief William II. O'Neill IN
q. letter 10. tue commission recorn-
st1esued druyiuE tho Finnerau appli-
cation, saying there were a sufficient
nunlher og liquor houses In the sec
zion noN He said LIE had no objec-
ttcns to the applicant, having learned
he was u nlan OF excellent Character.
Ide Is expected TO advise against the
3Bsuanec of license TO Mrs. Boylard
Mise,