The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-07-24
Random Remarks

Some time ago there was a rumor
that railroad employees riding on a pass
must give up a seat if q passenger who
had paid fare was unable to find a
place to sit. This rumor has been con-
irmed by an official edict from the
main Office and hereafter employees
holding passes will be subject to the
convenience and comfort Of those who
pay fare. This appears to be all right,
but the question might arise why the
employe is given a pass without being
given any privileges. The railroad
authorities might 60 further and see
that a person who travels on a single
ticket does not occupy two or three
seats with bags and bundles, a con
dition hat frequently occurs, especial
ly on trains to and from the seashore
resorts. Since the summer travel be-
gan this has been noticed frequently
and passengers have been compelled to
pass seats thus occupied and possibly
forced to go into another car to get &C
commodation.
The var conditions have caused
much agitation of the liquor question
n there have been any number OF
propositions advanced respecting the
curtailment or prohibition of the sale
of intoxicants. One step that may have
some effect is that taken by the At
lantic City retail liquor dealers asso-
citation, last week, when an oVerwhelm-
ing majority decided that the price Of
drinks must go up. All bar whiskeys
and gin, heretofore ten cents per drink,
will cost Is cents, although the glasses
will remain the same size. Liquor
which bears the bonded" stamp of
the government, will cost 20 cents.
Scotch whiskey will be jumped to 25
cents and that will be the price for all
mixed drinks. Beer will stay at the
old price, but ale and the imported
stouts will cost % cents. When asked
If this change would not cause a rebel
lion among the veteran drinkers, the
man talked to said he did not believe
that class would object very strenuous
ly to the advance in price, but he
thought the regulars would not drink
| quite as much and as frequently as
heretofore.
Judge Lippincott is a conscientious
official and does his duty to a degree
that commends itself to all, but there
is a question whether he does not allow
himself to be imposed upon or made to
listen to cases that ought never to
come before him. With the thermom-
eter high, on Thursday, he sat in the
meanly-ventilated courtroom from
half-past nine in the morning until
after six in the evening, in order that
he might listen to all matters brought
to his attention and clear the calendar.
But why should he be made to listen
to q long argument when the matter
had been thoroughly thrashed out at
the trial and when the decision of the
court was final and in accordance with
the evidence. Or why should he ha We
to take notice of a case where a man
was before him on the charge of giving
the wrong change, the amount invol-
we'd being but rs cents, and the case
being without evidence that the de-
PENDANT meant to do wrong. In this
case the wonder is that a justice of
the peace would listen to q complaint
Of this character, or, hearing it, should
put the county to the expense. of hav-
ing it tried for 1t could easily have
been settled by the justice demanding
the return Of the % cents. AS it was it
cost the county in the neighborhood of
So to get the fellow to Jail, the two
days board while in that institution,
and the proportionate cost in the salary
of Judge and Prosecutor while con-
sidering the case.