Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-15

law, it would make pretty hard record
for the excise board to overlook" she de-
ciared, after stating an instance in which
| she had complained TO the police.
Rev. Carl G.. Doney took up some of the
defects in the present law. He maintained
that law was tested by the law itself,
| by its administrators and by the support 1t
receives from the public. AS regards the
| law, he said it is defective in making
distinction between retail and Wholesale
liquor pl ces. and compelling the retail
dealer to pay $500 and the wholesale dealer
to pay Only 500. There is little difference
to be discovered between the places he de-
clared; and therefore. such a law IS unfair
/ to taxpayers and to the retail dealer. II 1t
Is not right to establish a saloon within
i'5D feet Of church or a school house, he
asked. Is it right to let one remain within
those limits? Were the rights of the saloons
considered when the one mile limit around
the Soldiers Home was established. or
when the half mile limit around the aims
house was proposed?
I'm regard to the present administrations,
] viii not say anything" said DIR. Doney,
| because it is not necessary. In regard TO
the transfer Of licenses, the law says that
the consent OF the majority of the resident
householders shall be obtained to insure
the transfer of any license The present
board has decided that the majority con-
sent is not necessary for the transfer OF
wholesale licenses.
Not a Housekeeper.
',This board has decided that the resident
of a fiat is not housekeeper, within the
meaning of the law. They may not do much
Housekeeping: but as many as possible have
beer crowded into the fats. And they have
all the comforts of home. Yet they are not
allowed to sign the protests. while owners
OF land, living perhaps hundreds of miles
away, are allowed to sign. And | charge
It against this board that they are not do
| ing right in permitting men, women and
chillren to carry pitchers and cans~ of liquor
through the streets. | charge ii to lax
enforcement of the law.
Several instances of seemingly inconsistent
action on the part of the present excise
board We're related by Attorney Andrew
Wilson. He ASSERTED that there are eight
cen retail saloons between the Peace Monu-
ment and 9TH street on Pennsylvania ave
nue.. InasmUch as the law says that saloon
shall be permitted where the public. ac
commoda ton demands, the board must hold
that in those few blocks the public de-
mands eighteen saloons. He ventured that
the increase in revenue because of the in
creased valuation of property along Bright
wood avenue since the mile-limit was es-
tabished is sufficient to make up the loss
in revenue for licenses for the saloons along
that street. The same IS true OF PennSyl-
vania avenue he said. and it would wipe
out an eyesore of the national capital
Mr.. Downey's View.
Mr. w. F. Downey, founder of the Good
Samaritan Home predicted that the day
is not far distant when scarcely saloon
will be found in the country; AMI he point
ed out the absence of the old saloons at
For5 Myer as an example of the tendency of
the times.
The man in the uniform of the United
States should not be allowed to enter a sa-
loon" declared Mr. DoWney. bringing forth
much applause. eff policeman should do
the same what would you think? The sol
der should be protected against such an
evil a man cannot be a good patriot if he
consents to having a saloon III his neigh
borhood
Letters We're read from Judge Weber
and from X. c. Russell chairman of the
religious liberty bureau, expressing interest
in the work. Judge Arson S. Tay,or told of
some methods of measurement by which 100
feet distance between a church and a sa-
loon was figured. Miss f. Hodge, Mrs.
Emma Berry, Mrs. Margaret d. Ellis and
Mrs Eliza Catching also spoke.
Arthur Stabler told of a vain fight against
a saloon on Brightwood avenue.