Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-19
WILL MAKE PROTEST
Anti-Sa|oon League to Call
United States to Account.
DISLIKES LIQUOR SELLING
Will Complain of Tenants of Gov.
eminent South of Pennsyl-
vania Avenue.


on the property recently purchased by
| the government south of Pennsylvania
avenue between 18th and 18th streets
northwest will be made to the Secretary
of the Treasury by Albert E. Shoemaker.
attorney for the Anti Saloon League
within the next few DAYS
Il understand that the government has
fixed rental for the saloons on the
| squares recently purchased, says Mr..
| Shoemaker 1T is certainly against the
| policy of the government to engage in
| the liquor traffic or to countenance it's
sale landlord of those who are in the
| business
What Shoemaker Says
| THE sale of liquor i'm government res
ervations is forbidden by the anti-canteen
and other laws. 1t is surprising that any
officers of the government will rent build
| ings for the sale of liquor on the land
recently acquired south of the avenue.
Il shall see Secretary MacVeagh as
soon as possible and lay the matter
before him.
1T is charged by some business men i'm
the recently acquired territory that Uncle
Sam did not play fair i'm the matter Of
purchasing and renting the property. They
say that when the condemnation proceed
lnSS were held the commission expressly
told some of the prospective sellers that
the question of business value would not
be considered, but when the former own
ers wanted to rent it became all entirely
different proposition.
Chief Clerk Fixes Rentals.
Chief Clerk Ludlow of the Treasury De-
partment, who is custodian of the site
recently purchased, fixed the amount of
rental for the several pieces of. property.
Those who thought they were not able
to pay the amounts he named will sur
render their keys to the government
because of the high rentals.
Two saloon licenses have already been
surrendered One was at the Regent
Hotel. and the other was held by II. j.
Elsenbeiss, 1i16 street. In the latter
by the government. The dealer replied
that there was not business enough done
there to justify the payment of such rent
The government replied that he would
nave 10 pay that amount If he continued
In the Hquor business, but that il he
wanted the building as dwelling it
would be different.
Eisenbeiss Has Grievance.
1T was not different when I had to sell
OUT, says Eisenbeiss. Il set I'D the
claim that my property was worth more
because it was a business place. but was
told that the business end was not con-
sidered in fixing the value. And now
the government wants to take it into
consideration when the shoe is on the
other foot
AT his own request the excise board
rejected his application Tor a renewal OF
the liquor license. Mr.. kisenbeiss is pay
ing a ientaI OF so for the building as
u residence.
The saloon property at 18th and z
streets, IwO-stOry frame structure, is
bringing the government SIS month.
1t IS said that in some instances the
government Is asking greater amount
of rent than was paid 10 private owners
of the property.
No Bar in Canteen Law.
1t was thought by police and other
officials of the District that the anti
canteen law contained a provision that
liquor could not lawfully be sold on any
government reservation. Examination Of
the act showed that this was not the
case. The law provides that the sale of
beer. wine or any Intoxicating liquors by
any person or post exchange or canteen
or on any army transport or upon any
premises used for military purposes by
the United States is prohibited.