Evening star., 1905-10-02
IRATE COMMUNITY
Aroused to Energetic and
United Action.
TO DEFEAT THE EFFORT
TO ESTABLISH AN oBJECTIoN-
ABLE RESORT.
Vigorous Protests to the District
Authorities Against Licensing a
Demoralizing Drinking Saloon,

For long time desperate fight has heen
going on for the suppression of The fouI and
o'sorderiy drinking and gambling concerns
set up on the outskirts of the District-east
west and south. Now the community north
OF the city Is up In arms to prevent the
establishment of a. demorallzing drinking
saloon at the District line on Brisbtwooa
avenue, near Silver Spring.
lhls objectionable concern is directly op-
posite to Blair Lees Silver Spring" estate
and Is adjoining or in the nelghborhooa op
the country places of Mrs. Mary ]. blair.
EDWARD 3. Stumph, Louis p. Shoemaker
Mrs. Alexander r. Shepherd. Edward w
Byrn. Montgomery, Woodbury. and Cist
Blair and Crosby S. Noyes
Energetic protests to the District authori.
ties against the licensing of this place have
been almost unanimously and very inauep-
TALLY signed by the residents both inside
and outside the District The fol,ouipo- ,,-o
test by residents on the MARYLAND sida 90
the line expresses the general feeling of In
dignauon aroused by this effort to plant n
most offensive and every way undesirable
drinking resort at this point, where its pres-
ence would be such menace 20 the peace
and order of a quiet and highly respec.ab,a
neighborhood:
we, the undersigned residents of Sligo.
Woodside. Linden and Forest Glen Ma
most OF whom are employed in business In
Washington, and all of whom are natro,,
OF the Brightwood railway. desire to state
that, irrespective of our several attitudes
toward the use and sale of liquor In gen.
erai' we most emphatically protest against
the granting of any license to Ernest
Loefher or any other person to sell ucuor
eiliier at wholesale or at retail, at the
Dlstrlct line terminus and transfer station
or said railway. In support of this protest
we beg leave to submit the following facts:
l. This spot is peculiarly unfit for the
drunkenness and disorder that often. char,
acterize a place where liquor may be oh
tanned, and that did characterize this place
When liquor was formerly sold here iIle-
gaiy.
z. We, our wives and children. and our
guests are compelled to wait here until the
single line to Forest Glen is clear.
B. Some of US take and leave the car az
this point
4. Many farmers and Others residents
OF Montgomery county, leave their teams
and take the car at this point. where the
single-fare service begins, thus making the
number unusually large of those who wou,d
be exposed to the evils of the establishments
here of place where liquor is obtainahIe.
8. The children of many of us attend
school in Washington, and so stop at the
place twice daily.
g. The sale of liquor In Montgomery coun-
ty is prohibited and such place on our
border would partially nullify our law and
our wishes.
z. Policing would be very difficult here
at the boundary line between the District
of Columbia and Maryland.
8. There is little or no demand for the
sale of liquor at this point on the part of
the community.
For the above reasons, among many that
might be urged. we unite in protesting
against any action legalizing sale of liquor
at this most unsuitable place