The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28
PROTEST OF MINISTERS
Express Adherence at the Ex-
isienCe 0fthe Division.
AGAINST ISSUE OF LICENSES
They Approve the Excise Boards Ac-
tiOn In Not Rene wing Any Retail
Licenses In That Section-Promise
TO Re-enforce the Board by Their
Influence-Mmor District Matters.

A united petition of the clergymcn and
! business men Of Washington to the Excise
Board and to the, Commissioners was pre-
scented to Chairman Johnson, of the Ex-
else Board today 1t states as follows:
Whereas, 1t appears that the Excise
Board has not renewed any retail liquor
licenses to the liquor saloons located in
that part or the city known as the Division
and Its vicinity, and that "A reform has been
inaugurlted in this matter with the new
year;
We, the undersigned, hereby express our
adherence at the existence of the Divis-
ion in our midst, aud also express our hearty
approval at the position taken, and Will
reinforce the Excise Board in such position
by our influence, and we hereby add our
protest to that of the Anti-Saloon League
against any OF such licenses being renewed
LIST OF THE PETITIONERS.
Rcvs. Samuel II. Greene, j. J. Muir, N. C..
Mayor, Theron utwalcr, F.. Hez Sven,
Edward b. Ragby, Frederick ID. Power, NJ:
Ross Fishburu- :. NJ. Newman. A dam Reoch,
j. A. Aspinwali, Alfred Harding, 4. NJ. Hill
liker, j. NJ. T.. Mckee, Alexander Mackay
Smith, Gilbert F. Williams, Stanley Bill
hcimer, j. q. Butler, c. ii. Eutler, S. Dnmcr,
Z. Drewitz. W. II. Gotwald, A. Homrighaus,
W. E. Parsou, Alexander Bielaski,
Isaac W. Cantcr. watson Case,
Charles y. Cook, VILLAIN $. Hammond, $.
NJ. Hartsock, Hugh Johnston, J. o. Knott,
j. NJ. Siarrow, Joseph b. Stitt, ". W. Van
Arsdale, l.. T. " ilerinan, E. {. Makoskey,
s. ]. Smith. W. c. Alexander, Il. +. Bittin-
ger, Howard Wilbur Ennis, Tcunis $ Ham
lin, Joseph 7. Kelly, q. n. Luccock, George
o. Little, g. Is. Patch, Wallace Rad
cliffc, ID. W. Skelnger, Charles Alvin
Smith, d. Sunderland, A. Thos. q. Apple,
j. Z. Fout, c. W. Baldwin and Mcssrs. W.
Edward de Hart. George C. Hercus, Henry
Thompson, William S. Scott, j. Thomas
Kelley, jr., Nd; W. l.. Brlen, +. ii. Smith
& Sons. X. Ii. T. Leopold, John V. Barross,
William b. Guriey, John ". Foster, Wood
ward & Lothrop, CaywOod Il Garrett,
James II. Fitch, A. S. Pratt * Sons, L. ID.
Bailey, George W. Hayeil, George w.
Wheeler. W. {. Tyler. Allen Wood, Ma
thaniel a. Robbins, -. Il. Brown, J. c.
Pratt and A. L. Swartwout.
In addition To TIE foregoing protest, each
Of the signer, wrote a separate letter set
ting forth his individual views upon the
subject, all 81 which are now ON file.
1t was said several days ago that the
board would abide by the decision Of the
people in the matter Of renewing he "Divis-
ion licenses, and as this seems 10 be a
particularly strong protest, 1t VIII doubt
less have great weight, aud may turn The
scale against the saloons in that quarter.
GRANTED TWO TRANSFERS.
The excise board granted two transfers Of
license today, as follows: From W. j. Brown
To Thomas j. Crocha at No. III Fourth
street northwest, ard from Frank L. Ian
narune to Edward Murphy, at No. s3l Four
tccnth street northwest.
The amended policy regulations go into
effect today. TIE printed pamphlets cnI-
bodying the revised laws wer', received 10 =
day by Secretary Tindall. but they will not
he circulated ntH-Attorney PuGh can have
time to examine Q copy, to he sure that
they have been correctly reproduced.