Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
MAYOR ASKS U.S..
AID AGAINST VICE
Wants Navy Department to
Have Attorney at All
Hearings
LICENSE COURT WARNING
Will Revoke Saloon Permits
Where Sales to Service Men
Are Proved


mont be represented at hearings here o
persons charged with running immora
houses. and a warning from the Licens
Court that licenses to sell intoxicating liquo
will be revoked II any evasion Of the Fed
sral law prohibiting the sale OF intoxicant
TO sailors and soldiers In attempted.
The crusade also was carried into Cam
den. The vigilance committee OF Phla
de1phia sent a letter to Mayor Charles IL
ELLIS, of Camden, requesting his co-opera
ton in the efforts to clean Mp vice condi
tons, eliminate speakeases, and prosecute
70 the limit any violations OF the laws resu
lAting the sale OF liquor
Mayor Smith wrote to Secretary Of the
Navy Daniels asking the Federal Govern
mont to appoint a special Federal attorney
to appear at the hearings held here against
those charged with running immoral houses.
Advices from Washington, however, indi-
cate that the Federal authorities are leaving
Il entirely up to the city TO prosecute these
cases until after the hearings OF these
cases are held on Friday, at least Should
the result of these hearings not satisfy the
Federal authorities, It Is probable that
James Gay Gordon will be named to rep
resent the Washington authorities.
The warning from the license court 10
oaloonkeepers In the city followed hear
ing held In chambers today by PRESIDENT
Judge j. Willis Martin Of Common Pleas
Court No. s. Of the first case OF alleged
violation of the selective service act since
the crusade to eliminate vice conditions and
evnsions of the section Of the sclectve draft
law prohibiting the sale of intoxicants 10
sailors and soldiers In uniform was
launched.
BUCKLEY BLAMED WATERS
The case was that Of Tim" Buckley,
proprietor Of a saloon at Poins Breeze PARK
Buckley week ago was eNonera'eu si py
United States Commissioner Long OF blame
for the sale Of liquor to thirteen sailors
In uniform, which had been preferred by
the Vigilance Committee.
At the hearing before the Federal Com
mission Buckley said that his walters pur-
chased the intoxicants and then resold
them. under a system he had or selling
checks to the walters, and then permitting
the walters to collect the cash from the
purchasers Of the drinks One walter was
held.
The vigilance committee. on the strength
Of Buckleys testimony before the commits
sioner, asked the License Court to revoke
his license, on the grounds that Intoxicating
LIQUORS were being Illegally sold at his place.
Buckley was represented before Judge
Martin by William w. Lucas. Edwin NJ
Abbott appeared for the vigilance commit
tee.
The License Court will not tolerate any
sort of an evasion Of the law" said Judge
Martin at the hearing. This includes the
sale Of liquor to any persons who In turn
sell It to soldiers and sailors. We VIII act
promptly in all cases Of evasion, and Will
hold the proprietors equally responsible with
the persons who make the sale as accesso-
ries"
Judge Martin announced after the bear
ing that there was no evidence upon which
70 revoke Buckley's license.
There is apparently no attempt TO evade
the law here" he said. The system Of
checks is all right as It only simplfies the
Ak 1f nd Mr a.
sumes all responsibility for every sale. He
apparently is trying to prevent any attempt
to evade tho law In his place"
Buckley drew up a new set Of rules for
conducting his establishment. which were
satisfactory to Abbott representing the
vigilance committee These rules include a
special room for the uniformed sailors and
soldiers, in which no intoxicants can be
sold.
Attorney Abbott said that the committee
h satisfied with the outcome of the case
A close watch will be kept on the place
In the future, he added. to see II the new
rules are carried out.
WANT CLEANUP IN CAMDEN
The vigilance committee. In its letter to
Mayor Ellis. asked that the Camden Police
Department send n letter to saloonkeepers
advising them that strict observance Of the
law will be insisted upon. The letter fol-
lows:
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~ ~n,.'es I,s,a ,s H.. -. 80
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gong rom mere 20 Ea,nuen, ~, DE- r ,or
tne purpose OF op'a,hihs nquor, rms
sltuauoh - uue 10 .he enioIceheh. III
Phiiaoeipha OF the reaerai law toroio-
ding the sale OF ih'oxicahts 10 men IN
uniform.
Such sale is violation OF section IL,
Of the selective service act. the provisions
of which you are undoubtedly familiar
with.
The civil authorities In this city CO.
operating with the Federal District At
torney and public-spirited agencies such
as this committee have been exerting ef- |
forts to minimize and II possible prevent |
altogether the sales to sailors and SOL
diers. This work will be nullifed to a
degree II the men are able 10 cross the
delaware River and there Obtain what
In pbjIadelnhia thew are unable N nurs
chase
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mat vou cause IN. head Of yo,r noi,ce
department TO address a communication