Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-16
lN|I-BOOZE MEN
CALL ON JUDGE in
FIGHT ON SALOON
:. rratt Tells Committee to File
Petition of Residents,
but Makes No
Promises
MANY BEHIND PROTESTS

..,.c, and personal appeal was made
Nv the anti-saloon forces 70 Judge
who. with Judge Davis. In
1900, Court granted to Michael J. Burke
..,.onkeeper. license transfer to Six
-. .,reet and Lansdowne avenue. Judge
.-,. ,v.s appeaied to last Saturday and
n. ,n.t rehearing OF the case probably
-. a. heid. Judge Barratt. however.
VOW - rromises. He told his callers TO
,selr petltion filed and he would give
.x,ry consideration.
.,,cne the committee members who called
! Judge Barratt today were the heN' =
<1-,r Adamson. pastor OF the simpson
.p'<...,si Methodist Episcopal Church. and
o<n,ley Collins an Fttorney. The COM
<...-. 4. leading the final and desperate
~. made by residents In the neighbor-
- .galnst the saloon that threatens TO
1000 the heart Of their community
-Judge Barratt made us no promises,
- fsoli,ns said He received us most
-.',-,eously and told US TO file our petition.
-S that he would give Il careful con-
-.<.,af,on The petition probably will be
<,S c.xt wednesday. II ought to bear be-
trrrn 600 and 700 signatures at least.
cone worker alone saw niRety-eight resi-
<>n,s In the neighborhood and obtained
rirety signatures.
. >.shood 10 obtain signatures TO final
>-v,onsfrauce against the transfer OF the
.-t,.r icense of NJ chael j. Burke from
s,na callowhil street to the southwest
~crosr Of SIxtieth street and Lansdowne
s,,nue. granted by the License Court last
~~sg after the community had Kept the
rtuor forces at bay for years.
!. hast 1000 signatures are expected by
wednesday, the day set for the presenta-
,,,n of the petition to revoke the license
c.<vy home within a radius OF two squares
-, hs visited, following the promise Of
mace Davis OF the License Court, to re-
,o~r the case II majority Of the voters
snd property owners In the district are
ooposed TO the locat on of the saloon In
their midst.
rhe canvass was the direct result of a
s-s<tlnr OF members of the Bible classes
y 10 Simpson Memorial Methodist Epis-
ccn.l church Sixty-first and Jefferson
s.reeis and Calvin Presbyterian Church.
x,xti.th and Master streets, yesterday aft
s,noon The meeting was held In the S mp
euu Church and was addressed by the Rev.
{. Edgar Adamson. its rector; the Rev. f.
A Hort pastor of the Calvin Presbyterian
church; C. Bentley Collins, an attorney.
ara the Rev w. j.. Lampe, who Is secre-
ta,y OF the Overbrook Association.
Thc Rev Mr.. Adamson and Mr.. Collins
srported they had called upon Judge Davis.
Who with Judge Barratt, granted Burke's
Implication. and he had said he was In
f,vor Of ieopenIng the case, II he was shown
that n majority of the residents OF the
6>,rhborhood wanted rehearlng. Vir-
nuai'y every man in the room pledged his
sforts to convince Judge Davis of the SEN
finent ago inst the transfer. and in teams
Il two ard three TO squad they went
\ forth with the petitions.
MOMENTS DIRECTIONS
Ths district canvassed is bounded by
Tftyeighth and Sixty-second streets and
uzster and Jefferson streets. being two
sqnres In each direction from the pro-
1&l location of the saloon. While only
s n< signatures of voters and property own
Gswere accepted on the petitions II was de-
cded at n mass-mceting. held in the Simp-
son Memorial Church last night. to cir
rulate supplementary petitions. by which
s 4 Is hoped 20 show the court the sentiment
: q the women of the section against the
uanting Of the license.
WANT REHEARING OF CASE
whre all the speakers declared that the
1ght was not won until the court had
6nally rescinded its action granting the
license. all believed II was virtually certa n
The sentiment of the community, as re-
nected In the petitions, would bring about
8 Reconsideration of the case and, finally,
q Victory for the opponents of saloon In
the neIehborhood Nevertheless. Mr. Lampe
declared
III this license is allowed to stand and a
uloon is established at Siatieth street and
Lansdowne avenue / snail make IT my duty
% enter II at night and sec who is drinking
there"
Mr.. Adamson read 10 the congregation a
lzt Of names of twenty residents of the
neishborhood who signed Burxes applica-
Non and Of those who appeared in court to
rstify TO his good character and to "the
necessity for a saloon at Sixtieth street and
Iansdowne. avenue" He said:
These men should be known TO ALL II
uty really believe saloon is a necessity
u this neighborhood they can. OF course.
nave no objection to the public knowing
uey are aiding In the effort to bring one in
our midst"
Ex-1oyernor Patterson spoke on DRY
@merica at temperance rally In the
ofenoon at the Tioga Presbyterian Church,
sixteenth and 1ioga streets.