Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11
Kill Hotel License,
Liquor Dealers Urge
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dealers detective, testified that after
visiting the roof garden January ~,
and seeing many persons who apparently
were minors. being served with liquor
he Followed one young couple away, de-
termined to learn their Identity. The
youth was subpepaed and brought Into
License Court. but the young woman
could not be found.
The youth said he was Clarence Whit
Icy. Fifty-sixth. He told unooncernedly
now he and the young woman. who. he
said. told HIM hor name was Jane For
rest, visited the roof garden and had
one cocktail and several gin rickies each'
He said their ages were not questioned
Eckinan testified that his walters
we're strictly ordered TO sell liquor
TO minors. and the head waiter said he
habitaually stood at the roof-garden Gle
vator entrance and Challenged an per
sons who appeared TO bo minors lie
did not remember whitley.
Cross-examined by Gibboney. Eckman
said he turned his receipts over 20 the
hotel company, waich took out a GER
tain sum for rental and returned tns
rest to him. He admitted that he helo
poaition as chief engineer for tne
hotel company. but insisted that ne
also actively managed the liquor seihhs
and that the profits from II were ms
All applications for license Transfers
from person to person were granted anu
one from place to place was refused
The application Of John Breen TO
have his retail license transferred from
S2s North Seventeenth street to lic'
Butler street was refused. renon-
STRANGE was filed against the transfer
by persons living in the neighborhoou
of Seventeenth and Butler streets. Inc
rehearing Of the application OF Charies
b. Peterman and owner to have the
license at sos Walnut street transferred
to Morris Spielman, was continued uh'll
the next session Of the License Court.
Transfers OF retail licenses granted
were: Frank II. Crammer. 632 Market
street. TO John Kosek: Thomas I. Smith
236 South Twenty-third street, TO Harry
J. Gaffney; George Pavillonis. northwest
corner Third and Susquehanna avenue
to John Tunaitis; Christopher j. Ayl-
mer, 1901 Haverford avenue. TO Morris
J. Dr!scoll: Patrick J. NcGinty, 1900
Amber street, to Neil and Patrick ]. Nc
Glnty: Martin Kennedy. southwest cor
ner Twenty-flrst and Federal streets, TO
Thomas J. Hickey: Bernard and James
P. Gallagher. 34e7 Richmond street, to
James p. Gallagher.
The transfer of wholesale liquor IL
censes granted were Barbara X. Steinle,
1893 North Twenty-seventh street and
1926 North Bailey street. TO Victor
Krumenacker; Edwin +. Baker, north
west corner Of Edgewood and Market
streets, to william C. Parker, and Will
liam S. Burns. 5e44 Market street, TO
Frank Zwllling.
The remonstrance filed against the
license held by John Schuck and Joseph
Hels,nge-, at 1898 Columbia avenue, was
withdrawn and may be presented TO
tho next License Court when applica-
tion will be made for a renewal and
transfer of the license to John Schuck.
witnesses testified TO having seen
Cnited States marine, woman and
Joseph IIelsinger being served with
drinks.
The remonstrance filed against tho
license Of Owen McGoldrick, which
charges tho sale OF liquor to men in
uniform and to minors. will he heard
next Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.