Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-19
REMEDY FOR GROWLER


The police are Interested In the outcome
Of the discussion OF the question Of q re-
form being effected In the matter Of ''rush-
ing the growler' at tho licensed saloons.
Assessor Darneifle, who IL chairman OF tho
excise board, has given the matter much
thought, but what he will recommend in
tho matter II not known. Tomorrow
there will be meeting Of the excise board
held In the Office OF the board in the Dis
trict building for the purpose Of consider
Ing the applications for renewal of licenses
for the license year. but its members have
not yet indicated what they will do in re-
spect to the GROWER" question. There
are b1S applications for retail licenses to
be considered by the board, in addition to
100 applications for authority to dispense
liquor In quantities not less than one pint
1t Is thought that the members of the
board may handle the question as they did
the matter OF women visiting barrooms
ana purchasing drinks. This matter was
handled by requiring saloonkeepers to sign
stipulation agreeing to remedy the evil
that had been complained OF The paper
the license has to sign reads:
hereby stfpulate, promise and agree
to and with the excise board of the Dts
trtct OF Columbia not to permit any loung-
ing or loafing in or on the outside of said
premises during the license year. and
further stipulate promise and agree to
and, with said board that / will not sell
OF allow to be sold or delivered any in
toxicating liquors or drinks of any kind
whatsoever to any woman or women to be
drunk on any part Of said premises, nor
viii l permit any woman or women to
enter my said barroom for the purpose of
procuring liquor to be drunk elsewhere and,
in the event of my failure to keep this
agreement, l hereby further agree that
my license may be revoked by said board"
Remedy Seems Easy.
"a stipulation Of this kind" remarked a
member of the police force to a Star re-
porter. might, remedy the 'growler' evil.
1t would be a very easy matter for the
beard to draw up such stipulation and
have 1t signed by people whose places are
in the neighborhoods where the residents
feel that the rushing of the GROWER Is an
annoyance to them.
THE regulation prohibiting women from
patronizing some of the saloons, the police
man continued, us good one and has I'm
proved the neighborhoods in which the
trade proved objectionable. This regula-
ton does not apply to all saloons, but only
to such places as were complained against
by neighbors. Many of them are In Sec
tons where female residents of alleys had
been In the habit of visiting the saloons
and congregating about them.
There is another provision in the license
law relating to women which should also
be enforced. This section refers to women
behind the bars, and would also include
barmaids. but no saloonkeepers in this city
attempt to employ such persons. Under
the provisions of the law no female, unless
she is the licensee, is permitted to sell, give,
furnish or distribute any intoxicating
drinks. I'm afraid that this section is too
often violated. for it is not difficult thing
to find a woman behind bar in this city.
The number may be small in proportion to
the number of saloons, but the wives Of a
number of people in the business do relieve
their husbands in saloons.
II think" he concluded, that more at
tention should be paid to the matter of
women in drinking places, and then some
Of the disgraceful street scenes might be
avoided"