Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-05
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The Anti-saloon League Argues Before the
Board for Incorporation.
Policeman Sedgwick Gives Up His
Uniform-Other News Interest,"
ing to Taxpayers.

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| Representatives of the Anti-Saloon
| League appeared before the Commissioners
| this morning to urge a favorable report
| upon the bill now under consideration,
which has for its object the incorporation
| Of the AntiSaloon League. The features
| of this bill, together with the report of the
| attorney for the District, have heretofore
| been printed in The Star The representa-
| tives Of the league present included its
| pre- sdent, James L. Ewin; Vice President
| Mrs. Clinton Smith, Secretary Jesse c.
| Suffer- Attorney A. E. Shoemaker and Mrs.
| II. A. CLEARWATER, Col. ]. Fl. Vinal and An
| drew Wilson, members of the league. The
| opening remarks were made by President
Jas. L. Ewin, who explained the objects of
| the league, and the great good accom-
| pliShed by 1t. He read the opinion of the
| attorney upon the bill by sections, and took
| issue with that official several points.
| He maintained the present bill was not I'M
| usual in any of its provisions. 1t was no
| broader than the act Incorporating the HUI
| name Society
Attorney Shoemaker said the bill was not
| radical in any particular. 1t was drafted
| upon similar laws in other states. The
| league at the present time was hampered
| in its work 1t was impossible to bring a
man into court for violations of the liquor
| information was satisfactory to the attor
| ney for the District.
] Mr.. Andrew Wilson presented brief, in
| which he argued that the saloon should be
| limited much may be by legitimate
| means. Continuing, he said:
| THE attorney for the District, In his
| opinion, states that the legislation proposed
| by the bill, If it should become law, will
| be a substantial repeal ON the subject of
| the liquor traffic. 1t will be observed that
| there is nothing which contradcts the
| present law, but which supplements and
| aids only In the enforcement of the law. /
respectfully submit that l am unable to see
| how an act looking to the better enforce
| ment of the law can be construed to repeal
| the law it assists in enforcing"
| He then argued for the -! py sections.
| Policeman GcIswick Resigns.
Policeman Sedgwick is now an ordinary
| citizen. Sedgwick recently attracted notice
! by preferrng sensational charges against
his sergeant and a number Of officers,
| claiming that they had frequented bar
| rooms and drank at the fire of the Wash
| ington Brick Company's works.
| SedgWick, according to his own state
ment, voluntarily resigned 1t is said, how
| ever, that big bundle of charges were
pending against him. The resignation was
promptly accepted. He visited the District
| building this morning and had conference
| with Maj Moore and the Commissioners.
| He stated to a reporter Of The Star that
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| rid of him. Ever since he won his case be-
| fore the police trial board, he claimed, the
| ring had been at work to get rid of him.
| 1t was true that he owed some people
| money, and he did not want to be hauled
| up before the trial board every week for
| that, so he resigned. He wanted to say,
however. to the Commissioners that the
| ring had done the work and men had been
| securing the city to find out who he was
| Indebted to-
This afternoon Sedgwick presented let
| ter to Commissioner Tluesdell asking
leave to withdraw his resignation, on the
| grounds that he had been tricked and in
| undated into presenting the same. Com
| missioner Truesdell stated it was too late
| to file such paper, as the resignation had
| been accepted. Sedgwick insisted upon FL
| irg The paper, and the Commissioner ac-
| cepted 1t. There is no chance whatever of
mis- reinsta tement
| designations and Appointments.
| The Commissioners have accepted the
resignation Of Private N. E. Sedgwlck of
| the police force.
| The resignation of George NJ. Godfrey as
resident student at the Washington Hos
| pital has been accepted.
| The resignation of H. H. Brown, patrol
! driver in the police department, has been
| accepted J. Banks Nicholson has been
| appointed to fill the vacancy.
| The Commissioners have removed Private
| Robert r. Burns Of the District CT Column
| bia fire department, and appointed William
| L. User 10 III the vacancy.
| Orders Issued.
| The Commissioners have issued the fol-
| lowing orders:
| That permission is hereby granted the
| contractor for the collection and removal
| of garbage to pick bones from the garbage
| while being transferred from the carts to
| the on condition that he pay to the
| District one-half Of the amount resulting
| from the sale of the bones thus obtained
either by direct payment or by reduction
| of the amount due on the contract
| That the Belt Railway Company is here
by directed to at once repair its roadbed on
3 street southwest between 18th and 14th
| streets.
| Regulating Speed.
| Within a short time 1t is expected the
speed of bicycles within and without the
city will be regulated by police regulations
| Further, an amendment will be passed
! prohibiting the carrying of children on
| bicycles. The matter is now before the
| Commissioners, and the proposed amend
| ment regarding speed limit is placed at
| twelve miles per hour between intersec ting
| streets and fifteen miles per hour outside
| the city.
| An opportunity will be given those who
| desire to protest against this amendment
| VIII Investigates.
| Complaint has been made as to the large
| number Of garbage receptacles injured or
| destroyed by garbage collectors, but the
! attention Of the health department has not
! been called to any individual case in which
| this is alleged to have happened Under
such circumstances the health department
| is, of course, powerless to act, but if COM
| plants are received from the aggrieved
| parties, reporting injury to any particular
| receptacle on any particular day, the de.
| partment will be glad to investigate the
| matter, and take such action as may be
proper