Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-18
FAILS TO SECURE RENEWAL
LIQUOR LICENSE DENIED JOHN B.
BUCKLEY.
Old-Time Saloon to Close Doors-Con-
gressional Apartment House Ap-
plication Also Rejected.

The residents and property owners In
the vicinity OF 10Th and streets north
west who for the last six years. it is de-
clared. have been vigorously protesting
against John B. Buckley being permitted
to operate a saloon in their neighborhood,
have at last won their fight. The excise
board of the District announced today
that Mr.. Buckley's license to conduct a
saloon In this section will not be renewed
and, In consequence. 1t Is said. the sign
OF this ancient hosiery will be taken down
and the shop closed up by August /.
Mr., Buckley has felt for several months.
he said that the excise board would have
to refuse him his license this year, as the
protests were too strong and In too much
abundance to ignore, and he has spent sew
eral months quietly looking around for a
new neighborhood to set up his business
again. He decided upon 1874 G street south
west. a place that has been much coveted
by persons seeking barroom licenses. but
all OF whom were denied the privilege, and
when Mr.. Buckley applied for a license
for this place he met with a similar fate.
Following this he asked that he be given
until October l to close out his stock at
the 10th street place, but the excise board
declined to do this, and ordered him to
close by August /.
This case IS probably one Of the most
important that has been brought to the
attention OF the excise board in years
Buckley is looked upon of the
pioneers Of that neighborhood. having
moved there and opened his saloon when
thief section resembled the country and
his neghbors were few and far between
AS each year passed the buildings and
population increased, until it is now one
OF the handsomest and most select neigh
borhoods In the city. Saloons are scarce
articles in the neighborhood. The protests
filed against Mr. Buckley contained moth
ing to MS detrfment. but were based simply
upon the fact that the barroom was I'M
desirable
Numerous Protestants.
Last spring when application was made
for a renewal Of the license the Office of
the excise board was flooded with protests,
all upon the ground that the saloon Is
located in a strictly residential neighbor-
hood and Is therefore Objectionable. Prom
inent among the protestants were Senator
E. ]. Burkett of Nevada, a resident of the
section named; Davidson & Davidson, real
estate agents; Prof Howard Hodgkins OF
George Washington University, Howard
Reside, ministers Of the various churches
in that section, as well as school teachers
and members of the Anti-Saloon League
The members OF the excise board told the
protestants at the time the case was sched-
uled for hearing, that the case would not
be personally heard, but that 1t would be
settled from the papers filed and that their
decision would be satisfactory to the pro-
testants.
The application of Edward Frank to open
a barroom in the Congressional apartment
house, at LIST and East Capitol streets. was
also refused by the excise board this morn
ing. This building is one of the newly
constructed apartments, and is tenanted
by refined class Of people, many of them
holding high positions in the government
service at the Capitol and the Congressional
Library The protests against the Issuance
OF the license were numerous and were
signed by the tenants patrons of the cafe
in the apartment house. property owners
and residents in the neiGhbOrhood, minis
ters in various sections Of the city Super
intendent Green of the Library and Lii
brarian Putnam. n fact. the protest was
one of the largest ever received by the
board. More than 400 names were signed to
1t. The fight against the issuance Of the
license was conducted by Albert E. Shoe
maker, attorney for the Anti-Saloon
League.