Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-17
USE OLD LAW AS
TRUMP CARD TO
Defeat VETS
Status of Campmeeting AS
Sociation May Decide Penns
grove License Fight
HEARING CONTINUED
Until OCTOBER 27
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
SALEM. n. j.. Oct 17.-with the
first sklrmish favoring the "drys" In
their efforts TO keep Pennsgrove dry.
Judge y. G. Waddington, In tho
Salem County Court OF Common
Pleas yesterday afternoon continued
the hearing OF the remonstrancea
against the three applicants for liu-
uor licenses at Pennsgrove until
Friday. October %. This action was
taken when H. IS. Ware, one OF the
attorneys for the petitioners. renew
ed his request that the hearing 60
over until a time when former Judge
Robert s. Hudspeth, prosecutor OF
Hudson county. chief counsel for
the applicants. might be heard.
The "drys" we're jubllant when the
applications OF Charles Wasman, for
wholesalers license. and William
W. Hogan, for a license to conduct
an inn at Pennsgrove were with
drawn In the afternoon.
The Withdrawing OF these applica
tions followed a ruling Of the courl
that the second application Of Harry
H. Green, who Is asking for a license
! for the New Colonial Hotel al PennB-
grove. was filed after the time speoi
/ fed by the court. The Wasman and
Hogan applications we're filed on the
same day as the second Green applica'
ton.
Only three applications remain "a
be considered They are Mr.. Green
for an inn and tavern license; Joseph
Giordano and Alpine Lucas, for whole
salers licenses All three cases viii
be heard at ne same time.
Argument in all three cases Will be
heard at the same time.
All the testimony heard yesterday
4 was in an effort TO establish whether
G or not the pennsgrOvc Campmeetine
e Association Is an organization Tor
religious purposes or an organization
ol OF residents of Pennsgrove formed
el for the express purpose Of cor rolling
u the liquor question in that town Nit
D nessos testified that the assoc. 10
D. was organized for strictly religion
e purposes.
< A law Of V~g Jersey Of 1896 stipu
q lates that Ii. xicating liquor must no
X be sold within a radius OF one mile
OF any campmeeting ground A radius
10 of one mile with the campmcetlng
70 associations tabernacle as center
AUNtlN AHf fHAAA' hRANAHh VI 'A'
y grove which under the old law would
bar any license in the town. Wit
5 nesses were asked. In cross-examina-
. tion. 10 compare the Pennsgrove
81 Campmeeting with the campmeetings
e Of Pitman Grove. Seaville. Highland
Heights. Asbury Park. Ocean Grove.
3 Malaga and other places. While tho
2 Pennsgrove meeting was not operated
exactly as these meetings testimony
- showed, the program OF religious ex-
. erclses corresponded.
l A peculiar state in connection with
4 the application OF Harry II. Green
e was divulged when Mr.. Green took thu
witness stand. His application sci
:, forth that he was the owner OF thu
}. Colonial Hotel, for which he desires
the license. II developed, however
that the hotel is owned and was bull
by Joseph Schunder OF Wilmington
Questioned upon this point by Formel
: Judge Clarence E. Cole of Atlantic
City. chief counsel for the "drys" Mr.
Green stated that as long as he was in
charge OF the building he considered
himself the owner. Mr. Green for
v merly had charge OF the c0mmissar,
q at the DUPONT Powder Works.
a Judge Cole read a portion OF The
lease. which he said. was merely an
r. agreement 10 be a lease. provided Mr.
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