Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-06
SD STREET "DRUNHSs|
MANY, COURT ISM
Realty Dealer and Y. M "A
Protest Against More Lice
in Neighborhood /
WARNING TO CHAUFFp,3
Criminal Offense for Intoxic,,., ,
sons to Drive Vehicles.
Dealers Informed

theN nave piano marathons ana 49,
everything like that. there ara
drunks that John e. Knox s..
to clear them off his step whsr
10 do n little real estate wort 4.
near Ftfty-second and Chestnu, m
NSe.' said Mr.. Knox whiIe =.
Today at the session Of the Jics,.
have to clear Off the drunLs
policeman TO do it," Knox inf..s.
although the men who had tatsa
too much were as welcome as IN. -.
they arrived on his step as resul.,,
milk, rain or shine.
TOO MANY NOW" HE SAYS
There's enough trouble now wuhoa, !
ing any more" he told Judges M,
ana Martin belligerently. The tronaa
referred TO was that old hardy ~
case OF Johnny" Graham. Some An
Mr.. Graham decided to leave Nj, :.
location at 14ll Filbert street ana
IN West Philadelphia. At that tIr'
Parkway had just been started,
Lap by Jap the Parkway nearsd
tion until at last came the ordsr Il.
razing of Graham slace. on Fllb,r,
and now he must m~e. While the -
was progressing Graham made on.
after another to locate his saloon ~ y
second and Ranstead streets, but hIs y,
were thwarted. '
His perseverance is likely 10 he r.,,,
however, for Judge Martin said ~
Court would take the matter und.r.
ment, and it is deemed probable fros
tenor of the talk of the two Iicen,s \.
that there is a strong probabllitv i
transfer hpino NJ la
AT least, Judge Finletter said "a
as no could see another tavern for
thirsty wouldn't hurt the nelrhbo,,I
he told one of the employees Of IN,
Branch Y. NJ. {. a. that he dhe emsI
didn't understand the difficulty Of
ferrinG the Parkway licenses. 'sTns
recompensed them for their property,
Judge Finletter, but they didn't ~
pcnse them for their licenses" HsI
mated that licenses should be cared h
In support of the transfer of C;r,hl
license, Joseph y. Gsffney. chairms,
Councils Finance Committee. mads
statement that more people passed ~
second and Chestnut streets daily ~.
the case at Broad and Chestsut ~
This preciptated another argumsuf 7
tween Gaffney and one of the Y. M n
members
III is as quiet as n country yillaess
tho V NJ. c. a. individual. MI
on contradict yourself" said Az
blandly. You told the court but 1 ,
or SO ago that the crowd was 10 7
along Fifty-second street that sone \ I
had to walk in the street"
Thomas Martindale. son of the
grocer and hunter. appeared befcg,
court in person this afternoon and
quested permission to continue HE fall1
business. His request was immelhi
granted. N37-]
Attempts of Antonio Arnao, Of 81 q
arlne street to get wholesale licensS q
spiked II seemed, by ID. Clarence Gibta
Arnao thad a good line and the fsh 4
biting well, when Gibboney jumped vi
told tho court that seldom was. I
Wholesale license granted unless tfefs
extreme necessity. lie said that u
wholesalers were only feeders for q
ana speakeasics. Arnaos licenss II
was held under advisement, was the
request for a new license thus far
scnted Md
RADWELB TURNED DOWN
The court fatty turned down the a
cation OF Hugh Radwell TO transfef
saloon from 2243 Frankford avenue b [
ty-first street and Elmwood avenue cd
men and others protested yEon1
against the proposed transfer. '
In the general discussion OF .quef(
pertaining to the conditions under n
liquor should be sold by retail, Judge \
TN handed down q warning TO retail
crs against selling booze" 20 chau&|
on duty.
u deem II proper to give v.rninf
has not heen given before" said u
Martin. 1T is not unusual for unifoI1
chauffeurs to stop in front OF a a1
and leave their vehicles and walk In. !
well known that it is a crime TO df1
motor vehicle while under the innue14
liquor. and a small quantity has, NJ
furious effect on drivers, Sometin~
drink alone will cause disastrous resukf
lie said that although the court VA
pleased that so few remonstrances had
received in regard to this. that he n
warn retail dealers against selling to e.
feurs on duty.
Whether to bake or to sell rum wan
question before the Court earlier
in discussing the application OF t
j. McCabe for n transfer OF his ".
from 1916 West York street TO the n
east corner of Thirteenth and Yorktu'
a few doors away.
The site is at present occupied by
shop, and the moot question as TO W
II would not be better 10 have W.
enchermen fall under an avalanc1
pies and sinkers in preference to *
under the influence of liquor was ~
adversely by the court. McCabes sp'I
tion was granted and henceforth the
people of the neighborhood will be free
the influence of bread and rolls.
McCabe himself brought ten witnes.
prove that the place was needed. I'M
jority OF them lived on the west -
Thirteenth street and they found u
too far to walk to the place In It's
location. One after one they went
stand and said that they must Raw
rumshop in its new place. II Ws
convenient.
Now, now" said ID. Clarence GID
secretary of the Law and order ~
who had protested against the W
Isn't ii true that II isn't you that We
transfer so much as II is McCabe ~
Come, come, isn't that true?' And NJ
of ID. Clarence shot forward at bei'l
angle.
The terrible ten assumed poses o. Z
eous Indignation. mo. no, you ~
wrong, Mister Gibboney." was their -
reply. in chorus. WE want the
where the bakeshop Is. McCape
rather stay where he Is and he's oniy
because we want i'm to-" i
That's ALL" quoth d. Clarence, -
went McCabe's chorus.
Somebody else got up to testify "
of McCabe. He was unrecognizsp',
his name unintelligible. His inooe
was In good shape, however. and
guage quickly caused a mix-up
the crowd in a good humor right on "
I'VE want the saloon In the new ~
he spoke at last. 'It's gonna po'
place along" ~
did 1 understand you TO say W
going to booze the place along NV,
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