Evening star., 1896-01-28
Ministers Protest Against the Di-
vision Saloons.
BAR ROOM KEEPERS HELD IN SUSPENSE
Many Applications >. That Have
Not Been Acted Upon.
SALOONS STILL OPEN

A spirit of unrest pervades the 195 bar
room keepers who have not as yet received
their liquor licenses, and twenty-five whole
sellers are wondering why the excise board
does not issue them the tiny bit of paper
which will give them the right to sell
liquor. Just why the excise board exhibits
such apathy to these applicants is one OF
the questions that are bothering number
OF citizens The Anti-Saloon League has
Petit1oned, through its legal representative,
to have these cases disposed of at once.
The list of those marked "Hold'' Is for
the most part made up of those who have
violated the law and regulations governing
the sale Of liquor during the past license
year. Formerly the bad cases were promptly
disposed Of, but this year the excise board
has adopted new rule. According to the
statement Of the Anti-Saloon League rep
resentative, the board is holding up the
bad cases, in order to give the applicants
ar opportunity to again violate the law,
wren the license will be promptly rejected.
But this scheme does not meet with the
approval OF members Of the Anti-Saloon
League. If man has failed to live up to
the law in the past he should be refused a
nc ense, they urge. and no special favors
should be shown him. Embraced In the list
OF these held up are several places with bad
reports from the police and the excise
boards inspector The league urges that
there Is 10 good reason why these cases
sncuid not be taken up promptly and dis
posed Of
The Division.
Then there is the Division license ques-
ton. Two members of the excise board are
opposed to granting liquor licenses to any
person in that section. Unanimous action
On the part of the excise board is a good
thing, but, it is urged, where the board is
Iiyyi1 1n1 l,sr
should be taken and the matter disposed
or. There are a number of liquor licenses
that did not receive the approval Of the
eEtlre board, yet they were granted.
In connection with the subject Of licens-
ing the saloons in the Division the follow
Ing paper was placed in the hands of the
excise board this morning by Mr.. w. L.
Bruen:
"A united petition of the clergymen and
business men Of Washington to the excise
beard and to the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia.
whereas it appears that the excise board
has not renewed any retail liquor licenses
to the liquor saloons in that part of the
city known as the Division and it's vicinity
and that reform has been inaugurated in
this matter with the new year, we, the un-
cersigred. hereby express, our abhorrence
at the existence of the Division in our
midst. and also express. our hearty ap-
proval of the position taken, and will re-
II force the excise board, in such position
by oGr Influence, and We hereby add our
protest to that Of the Anti-Saloon League
against any such licenses. being renewed. -
me paper was signed by the following
named ministers: ~
Revs. Samuel H. Greene, J. j. Muir, N. c.
Naylor, Theron Outwater, E. Hez SVEN,
Edward B: Bagby, Frederick D. Power,
M. Ross Fishburn, S. NJ Newman. Adam
Reoch, J: A. Aspinwall Alfred Harding,
MacKav N M H1ifer smjth chm i NJ Mckee Alex
ley Billheimer. J. G. Butler c. II. Butler,
8. Domer, E. Drewitz, W..tH. GotwaId. A.
Homrighaus, w. E. Parsoh, Alex. Bielaski.
l. w. Canter, Watson Case, Chas. o. Cook.
VIM. S. Hammond, s. NJ. Hartsock. Hugh
johnston, J. o. Knott, J. NJ. Slarrow, Jo-
seph b. Stitt, w. w. Van Arsdale, l.. r
Widerman, E. c. Makoskey, S. J. Smith,
w. c. Alexander, B. F. Bittinger, Howard
Wilbur Ennis. Teunis S. Hamlin, Joseph
Il. Kelly, G. N. Luccoclt, Geo. o. Little, G.
B. Patch, Wallace Radcliffe d. w. Skell-
niger. Chas. Alvin Smith, b. Sunderland,
A. Thos. G. Apple, ]. E. Fout, c. w. Bald
win. and the following business men: w.
Edward de Hart, Geo. c. Hercus Henry
Thompson, VIM. S. Scott, J. Thomas Kel-
ley, jr., Maryland; w. L. Bruen, T. H. Smith
& Sons. r. H. T. Leopold, John V. Barross,
VIM. B. Gurley, John W. Foster, Woodward
& Lothrop, Caywood & Garrett, James E.
Fitch. A. S. Pratt & Sons, E. D. Bailey,
Geo. w. Havell Geo. w. Wheeler, w. c.
Tyler, Allen Wood, Nathaniel A. Robbins
o. B. Brown, j. c. Pratt and A. l.. Swart-
won't.
But the saloons in the Division are still
running, and all over the city barrooms
are running that did not comply with the
regulations last year.