Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
SALOON CLOSING HERE
BELIEVED PROBABLE
Enforcing Five-Mile Dry
Zone Would Halt All
City Liquor Trade

Every bar in Philadelphia will close,
including those in famous clubs and
hotels. and many in Camden. South
Jersey and Montgomery County will also
he compelled to shut down should the
war regulation prohibiting the sale Of
liquor within five-mile radius Of navy
yards and munition plants be enforced.
Federal officials here. among them
United States District Attorney Francis
Fisher Kane, favor the establishing OF
such zones. The advisablity of Great
ing them, suggested by Mr.. Kane, Is
now being considered by Governmen
officials in Washington.
Not only will the five-mila radius ex.
tend through many squares in this city
But IL will reach certain parts of Cam.
den. 1t will also affect saloons in small
towns in South Jersey.
Hotels which Will go rry in the event
the five-mile radius is enforced are the
Bellevue-Stratford. Ritz-Carlton, St.
James, Adelphia, Walton, Aldine, Ritten-
house. Colonnade and others. The clubs
at which in recent years toasts have
been drunk to the health of the Presi-
dent of the United States and rulers OF
| foreign countries that would also become
dry are the Union League, Racquet Club.
/ Philadelphia club. Rittenhouse Club,
| Manufacturers Club and others.
Whether any saloon at all will be
saved from going dry is matter Of
| conjecture.
No matter in what direction from the
| Philadelphia Navy Yard the man with
the thirst may turn he will have
| long way to travel before he can find
an open saloon. Going in a westerly
| direction from League Island to find q
saloon. ii will be necessary to go as far
as Essington.
The hve-mile radius in "A westerly d.
, rection takes in all the territory as far
as Corbindalc. which is in Delawars
! County Corbindale so far has no
saloons. The nearest saloon TO that
place is in Essington.
The five-mile radius in a northerly
direction from the Navy Yard will take
in all that property between the yard
and Broad street and Falrmount ave.
nue., while in an easterly road will lead
the explorer for saloon through dry
land in Camden.
The flve-mile limit. walking east from
the yard, includes section Of Kaighn
avenue, in Camden. and doesn't end
until Haddon Heights, y. j., is reached.
At this place there are a few saloons
where welcome will be given to the
thirsty
Following a southerly route from the
yard will lead the traveller through dry
territory as far as Woodbury. Heights
| n. j.
Ihe flve-mile radius about the Frank
ford Arsenal will take in all the terri
tory between Frankford and Bridesburf
ana Port Richmond. Fox Chase, Holmes
burg. west of Germantown and all thu
way down to Wayne Junction. Those
who live near the F'rankford Arsenal
who may think of Merchantville. Pal'
myra and Collingswood al II place wher'
they can find comfort In the mahoganyy
bar will be disappointed The zone VII
include Mcrchantville, Palmyra ana
Collingswood.
As for the Sctuyliiyl Arsenal VIII
a five-mile radius being enforced. AZ
the territory as far as Allegheny averu'
Will be affected. most of South Phuh
delphia and all the way TO the city llh'
at Sixty-ninth street. The zone center
ing about the Schuyllilll Arsenal WI
also extend as far as Forrest HUI PafA
which is near Camden