Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-19

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Union. and Mrs. Arson s. Taylor, Dis
trict legislative superintendent w. =.
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Johnston Tells What Is Wanted.
Commissioner Johnston neither praised
nor condemned the police. He ADVISED
the ladies to do away entirely WIN
the criticism that arises because you
heard somebody say that some one else
told them that this music nah SENS
drinks to young women.
He told them that he is interested sole
" in seeing that the law is not Vloialeu'
Comnaissioner Rudolph nodded ms assem-.
Both Commissioners discusseu o W,en , ."v
\ adiAS tile portion of the excise Id"
which contains the provision that sa-
Loon must not knowingly" sell liquor 10
minors. ,roa,,o tho
ladies were asked ,a
Ono If them replied that they would
have Il changed. Commissioners Rudoipn,
however. intimated that the present iaM
is looked upon as a good law. anu
that is needed to purge the CITY OF .ns
omen violations of 1t is to get practicaI
information of the kind that will sustain
the excise board5s action in the courts.
In talking on this point Mrs. NJ. II.
Cohen told the Commissioners that
friend of hers had seen very !ouls
One Of the resorts pointed at by The
Star.
herr
oh | don't know"
T. well, what was the name OF the per
son who saw. herr
Mrs. Cohen gave the Commissioner the
name of the witness, and 1t was written
down, together with the name or the re-
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tive evidence, but, 1t will go down to the
excise board.
y = Positive Evidence Needed.
The Commissioners told the delegation
that il positive evidence of that kind
could be obtained and handled rightly. the
excise-vioiatihg music halls and cafes
would be driven, out OF existence. "
: Mrs. Emma Shelton presented to Com
missioner Rudolph a transcript OF ia
nous case, taken verbatim from the
pages of the first precincts blotter. 1t
is eight pages of typewriter evidence
1t holds names and dates and ages. and
ali of it was gathered by the police. 1t
was Of the kind that Commissioners Ru-
sdolph and Johnston want to get IL
piled up night after night ana day aI1er
day, until by the mere weight OF IT, the
excise board refused to grant license
at the beginning of license year.
Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis told the Com
rnissioners that The Stars fight for a
rigidly enforced excise law was receiving
the attention Of the entire city.
1T is making great impression IN
Congress-" she said 1T is being COM
mented on in the various committees.
The Stars courage in taking up this
after day has let the people know that
there, is power for great good In the
community" 80.
Church Endorses Crusade.
Resolutions commencing The tSar's cru
SADIE against the violations of the excise
law and the sale of liquor to young girls
were adopted by the congregation of the
Vermont Avenue Baptist Church last
night Speeches were made in which
the disclosures were discussed freely. The
resolutions adopted set forth:
."That we heartily -indorse the action of
The Evening Star IN exposing the condi-
lions that prevail in this city in connec-
ton with the-liquor traffic, and We pledge
our hearty support. to any legitimate eff
fort to correct the evil.
That. we pledge the board of Commits
sioners our cooperation in any effort they
may make to secure a stricter observance
of law by the liquor dealers of the city.
and we earnestly petition that honorable
body to protect our boys and girls by a
rigid enforcement of the law against the
sale of liquor to minors;
The crusade against the sale of liquor
to girls was the subject Of an executive
meeting of the executive board Of the Dis
trict Womap's Christian Temperance
Union recently. Thirty local unions. repres
senifffig- over IA thousand women, were
present. throneh~~their delegates. The
Stars articles on this situation were
termed ..the fearless expose of these evile.
which. ARD the first steps to destruction