Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-08
THE ONE-MILE LIMIT.
A Victory for the Laasor Men In the sulli-
van Case.

A Victory for the Isosor Men An tina s,,l,.
v.r &C..
Inc nquof men VINO are ready and anxious to
Soldiers Home limit scored a victory in the
Police Cont today. and II Is mora than 6telv
ar. 80, IN -. ,...-
a' nsns WIN IeheW business az tne,r oia
stands shortly unless Congress Immediately in
terferes.
Today was set fer the trial of the case Of
Michael Sullivan wbo rsco,,,,v o,,.,,,, 80.
- a.. -. ~, op s1m '"',o
"o.i 'no o"so "'H srouhuS aIter Iuh regal IN
curry as To the operations OF the law after the
decision in the Nau LIQUOR case The Wholesale
luuor dealerz vere inta,a.taa IN N. mater
and th.v vo-. ,.,,,..~n.., - NJ
leon on LopfineI VINO gave them the
ISsai "unIe "hlch caused tne opening OF the
tSe 20 oPeuhs me saiSoh, however,
sonuer AZ. y, soo ~. was shaoe 70 tne COMMISSION
81. az. !, ss b",a ve useu IN 'ne ega' con
ses' Una. II va .noogn. Wouia pc made; Inc
ssS nn WA SpeHeu ana tse oas.enaers nad an
80 -s,snro, IT, -. YIN. WIG sanae y, u "a
r r"s r,;n va an vas procureo inc
cinssd ~ ~ a. "b hrs Inc P,sce was asaih
Whs,, A., t;,,a .sroo 90 AZ was liz;
NJ Mason n p;cha ,d.or ra,,rasa,.;,o a. .t
tornar sor tha D;s.r;c. artaleS .,,S ,ne . az.
vonr HONOR riaasas dcuirn -, o,tnr ,nI,o ~.
In the case Of the Distfict against Michael mi
Ivan for keeping an unlicensed bar. This is a
case involving charge OF violating the law
"ltnih tne one-miie hm,.
oh,ae,s o., bas;rr otnr~o VI. nso;nst h Par ,is
,.o.ss, :, sa;a W. Toh.; s.f,.. an l'i no'i9
Sos;re ~ .n,or ,,r,.a.t ar,;,s. an 'n,s
the at,ornsv remrp.ort;r, A. n;s.r;o. - '"o" Vi
s.wh.t is rn,,p ro.s,,,, ~ oS;ont;,,O.1:,
tho conn, 'o'' io"'o" ''i 'D'e'',he' ih4uireo
aTr ci;er, o,,o,od HE r,.c. ~ ,,,s;,,o,u >, 80
| piled Mr.. Tobriner. 'for the purpose Of test
ing the Law and the District saw At to cause his
arrest, and now we would Ike to have the opin-
non oi .ne court IN New OF .ne decision IN .he
the ,aw stands nov -' A'"
"It ia a matter NJ considerable ip,nortarce In
the neonle Of The Dstrict 20 Lnou ayactly INV
the law stands and II is a matter of Greater inn,
portance to this desendant
at is an abandonment of. the case ), said the
court. ar il were a case in which The charge
invo,r A NE cha,acter ~ the dafendant Se
would most assuredlv be entitled to a trial and
settlement
.sThen take the action Of the District To
mean a confession of the INSURGENCY of the
law" said Mr.. Tobriner.
"But We 5on't admit that 4" ren,;ed NJ Rich
artlson "i have a richt 10 noble nros a case
and that is INV action its this case.
judge Miller consented tn Nr Richar,,sop,s
proposition, and the case was nolIe pressed.
,-,,.r,,,
Hi.no"en MI icn'irusol "ouiu ho' aoihit III
court that the law was insufflcient 1t is an open
secret that such was the conclusion arrived at
after a thoroueh Investigation of the law. and
for that reason alone the case was nolle pressed
II is more than likely, however, that the Com
missioners win make an attempt 10 secure some
legislation from Congress. probably the enact
nfent Of penalty clause in connection with the
soldier Home ore-ynila H,nit law
Will, .r..- So "
"nne 'ne "cuoii Vi INC Dis'rc' surpr MI.
Tobriner the latter was certain that a trial Of
the cause would have ended in the acquittal of
the defendant He was sure that the District
had no possible show TO win the case as his in
vestigatfon OF the legal status of the cause had
convinced !.W nm on .nat iact.
t-.e;ns" he aoSsoS s - nav On ,ne liquor
renorter ~ 'iA"
i.Tt ,siil h.v. N. .r.o. -, ,; III
those nlac.s on. ~, nr;ssr.,.n, aP q"
will force the District to 90 10 Congress- and
secure legislation that will stop this bowling
a 40 licenses every year and that Will enable
s;stonca % ,svr '-''''''' "i'n'u' 'h0 MS
The penalty cIanse nrfier the Ice,se not nm
yides: t'That every nerson liable for Incense "a,
who NAV fail to raw tbe same before en-
sssin ss in the business for which the license
tan imposed. nav a f,ne nv nen.Itv NJ not loss
than Ave nor more than Affv dollars for eaab
offepAe. To he imnosed and collected 90 nro-
vided In this act Comme,ci.l ssents ,aan-
arers OF theatrical naryorm.nees axh;b;t;an.
and concerts sor os;,, fnot ;ncir,a;n, axh;h;r
t;ore and co,csrts S;varNh1 ~ o. .,.s go.
~ reIio;ous nv chsr;t:hla i,s.;tnt;a,s ~
soeietiesI beer gardens c;rcnsas oift on,or-
nrises and rae Courses one-bciS 90 he rsa 20
the informer" '' VI
"And this section "a omerded ia the only mo-
vision In the ~hole licen.a is,S cis;,nad e. ~
force in this jurisdiction nrov;d;no q nena,ty
for n violation of ito nrov;ssons sovs n To,
no PENALTY ppovrnrn
r,o o,.u,;,, III, -. Io..
60 o -.A ao' Us "I.o'oolo n'sn ,
Hohed, prescrloes no penalty. IL reads as FOL
act no license for the sale of Intoxicating linuor
at any place within one mile of the Soldiers