Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-10-13
ORDER SOCIETY UP
AGAINST Licenses
Oppose Many Applications
on Ground of Insufficient
Advertising
UNION MEN SUPPORT
THE LYNCH PETITION


mingled with Law and Order repre-
sentatives in the County Court room
today. the occasion being the hearing
in contested liquor license cases.
Caleb +. Burchenal and Horace G..
Eastburn represented the Law and
Order Society
The first case called was that OF
George f. Robinson. No. 1O6 West
Tenth street, who has been in the
saloon business at that address for
I twenty-five years. The remonstrance
\ against the application was on the
ground that application for the license
was not properly published. Il was
/ explained that the applicant had nub-
4 lished his application three times IN
the Lokal Anzieger. a German publi-
cation, which the Law and Order So
ciety claimed was not legal The Rob-
inson application was used as a test
many of the other remonstrances be-
ing based on alleged insufficient pub
LEGATION. 1t was explained that the
applicant had, also published his Ii
cense application three times In one
OF the English daily papers.
Mr.. Burchenal contended that if
license publications in the German
paper was sufficient under the law.
any applicant could have his license
printed in a Polish paper. He main
tanned that the English publications
in the city are the only ones that can
give the proper publicity to license
applications.
The final contention of the Law and
Order Society. in the case, was that
the Robinson application could not be
considered a legal one. and not being
a legal one, the court cannot grant
a license.
Hugh NJ. Morris. who represented
six Of the contested cases, said the
act requiring newspaper publication
of license applications, was passed
in 1871. He said it could be shown
that the Lokal Anzieger has been pub
lished in this county since 1868 He
added that it has been customary to
publish liquor license applications in
that paper
Mr. Morris argued that the law had
been complied with by the applicants
as to the publication in two news
papers, not only OF the county. but Of
the hundred and city
Mr.. Reinhardt followed Mr. Morris
, in his argument as to what was a
: legal application under the act.
He said there are about 5000 Ger
|. mans in Wilmington. many Of whom
/. read the local German newspaper. He
said he was prepared to prove that the
publication informed the public IN
!, general, concerning license applica
tons.
; At this point, Judge Heisel aske'
Mr.. Burchenal what their contention
would be If the notice of the applica
: ton was published. for instance, il
, y the Newark and Middletown papers.
= Mr.. Burchenal said he was not pre-
4 pared to answer.
Mr.. Reinhardt said the LOkal An
zieger is not a strictly German paper
as it prints English editorials, adver
tisements and news.
The court laughed when Mr.. Bur
q chenal said the paper in question con
+ tanned no English except liquor adver
: tisements.
d Let me show your Honor, how un
S fair that statement is" Mr.. Rein
e hardt remarked, as he proceeded Z
read from the paper the advertise
. ment in English of a well-known Mar
ket street store.
AS Mr. Reinhardt sat down every
= one in the court room laughed Latel
: Mr. Burchenal found some news II
= the paper that was printed in Eng
: lish. =.
The court reserved its decision II
the case until this afternoon.
The court refused to go into
hearing on the application OF Franz
. Laski. Van Buren, and Sycamor'
! streets. The place had been refused
: a license several times.
. The Law and Order Society also op
y posed the granting of wholesal
u iiouor license to Dennis Lynch, Nc
GIG West Second street, who desire
e To sell "union beer" The remon
: STRANGE was on the ground that tn
e license was not necessary. William
!, II Jones, George II. Luttral, Mrs
Il Emma B. Woodstock, Mrs. Emm
O'Hara. and John Reed said they di
not believe the place was necessary
Petitions from eleven labor unions
J. representing $500 workers. we're pre-
l. scented in behalf of the license, II be
AZ ing urged that they could not &c
ID union made beer in Wilmington.
10 Richard S. Monck. representing tn
p labor union. testified that the place
y a necessity, as men who belong I
'e labor unions cannot drink non-unio
IS made beer unless under a fine. h
ID said the average mechanic now use
the union beer at home.
At this point Judge Conrad ash
ed why the mechanic couldn't drin
IL, Wilmington beer? Mr. Monck replied
a. because he would be subject to
c. fine of from 81 to $40 and be Gale
le a 'scab.' " He added that labor unto
rs men were under an obligation
purchase only union made articles.
of John H. Hickey. Delaware Orga
il izer of the American Federation
T. Labor testified that the Lynch pla'
" is a necessity because union-ma.
" goods cannot be obtained here. /
said that If friends called on him al
he desired to get a dozen bottles
union beer he could not get II
tv Wilmington. In addition to the 40
An labor people there are sympathize
nd in the city, who desire union be-
III the witness said.
-er Court took a recess until 2.
of. o'clock without passing on the apr
III cation.
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