Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-17
Use old LAW As
TRUMP card TO
Defeat "WETS''
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Green obtain a license 20 sell liquor.
The lease set forth that unless an at
tempt was made by Mr.. Green within a
certain time TO obtain a license. and
II he should fail to obtain a license,
the lease should be considered null
and void after a notice Of seven days
Mr. Cole asked Mr.. Green n he was
acting as an agent for the BavariaR
Brewing Company of Wilmington, but
this the witness denied emphatically,
and further stated that the brewing
company was in no way connected
with the application 20 his knowledge
The first witness heard at the az
ternoon session was the Rev. +. J.
Peters. pastor OF the Baptist Church,
OF Pennsgrove, who had photograph
ed the campmeeting associations
tabernacle. the pictures of which
were produced in court His tesu-
mony that the clergymen who
preached az the campmcetings, re-
ccived no remuneration. and that the
meetings were not conducted for
pecuniary rewards, corroborated tes-
timony OF other witnesses. He was
asked 10 explain the meaning OF IAN
old fashioned campmceting."
The Rev. II. j. Root Of Red Bank,
and the Rev. j. +. Bausman. OF Ped
ricktown. who had preached at the
tabernacle In Pcnnsgrove. gave SINH
lar testimony. The latter declared
that the meeting was conducted on
the same order as the one at Ma
tional Park. Md. which is one of the
largest campmeetings in the coun-
try.
Counsel for the "wets" seemed un-
prepared for the hearing. Much of
the important matters in connection
with the case. il was said. had been
left to Judge Hudspeth, who was I'M
able to be present at the hearing
Testimony had been prepared, At
torneys Thomas c. Hillard and Mr.
Ware, counsel for the "wets," said.
to Offset any charges against the
character OF Mr.. Green, and they
also. declared, they had proof that
the Campmeeting Association was
not actually an organization for re-
ligious purposes, but TO control the
license situation in Pennsgrove. but
that this evidence was in charge Of
Judge Hudspeth.
Attorney Hillard likened the Camp
meeting Association to planting a
turnip seed. and when it grows up
ealing II a rose" Judge Wadding-
ton said he was willing to hear all
about the turnip seed" but unwill-
ing to wait until later date. Coun-
sci then stated they had no evidence
to offer.
Judge Cole said he had testimony as
TO why saloons we're not necessary,
but this Judge Washington refused TO
hear.
Attorney Hillard stated relative to
the filing Of the second application
for Green, which had been declared
invalid at the morning session, thai
this was done because the first appli
cation had been drawn by other hands
and had not been seen by either Mr.
Ware or himself.
No further testimony is 10 be heard
as that heard yesterday applies als'
to the applications of Lucas and Gior
dano. as they are within one mile o
the campmeeting ground.
The circumstances set forth tina
such licenses are not necessity
that there are sufficient places in thu
borough for the conveniences OF thu
travelling public; that the places
sought TO be licensed are in clos'
proximity TO the plants Of the duPon
Powder Company and license would
conduce TO the intemperance OF man!
Of their employees; that the places
are all within one mile OF lands own
ed and controlled by the Pennsgrov'
Campmeeting Association. incorpor
ated and used for religious worship
that the applicants are not prOpei
persons TO exercise a license.