The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-05


Senator Gailinger's bill, introduced some
week ago. TO better regulate the traffic
in intoxicating liquors in the District Of
Columbia, " which is now in the hands Of
the District Committee. of which he is
chairman. is receiving no little attention
on the part of those who are becoming
familiar with its provisions.
1t is the most drastic measure that has
been introduced. and would virtually make
Washington dry" If it passed IN
amended.
Licensing Hedged Around.
Section sixteen provides that a license
shall not be granted 10 any person TO
conduct the sale OF liquor within 1000
feet of a public school house, owned or
occupied as a whole or in part by the
District of Columbia, public park or pub
lie playground, any private school, col
lege. or university. or any place of relig-
ious worship owned or occupied as a
whole or in part by religious society or
organization for regular public worship
measured between the nearest entrance
TO each by the shortest course Of travel
between such places Of business and pub
lie schoolhouse. public park. public play
ground, or any private school, college, or
university, or place Of religious wor-
ship; nor shall any license be granted for
any place confronting the Capitol grounds
or the grounds Immediately surrounding
and connected with any building or build
ings owned or controlled by the United
States or the District of Columbia for
public purposes, or located directly oppo-
site any government reservation.
Hotels and Clubs to Stop.
It is held that this section alone would
prevent the granting of licenses to any
Of the hotels or clubs OF Washington. as
they are all within 1000 feet Of a public
park. public buildings. college, or church.
The other provisions OF the bin are
equally drastic and far-reaching. A high
police official is quoted as saying that I'M
der this act every saloon in the city of
Washington could be closed forthwith.
An excise board Is created. to be COM
posed Of the judge of the Juvenile Court,
the health officer. and one of the inspec-
tors OF police. and this board is allowed
a clerk at a salary of $500 per annum
and an inspector at a salary OF $1.200 per
annum.' Every applicant for wholesale
or baTrOOm license shall present TO the
board the written permission of a ma
jority Of the persons owning real estate
and a majority of residents keeping
house. including tenants in flats or apart
ment houses, within the square in which
it IS desired to locate or maintain such
business and within the five other squares
located nearest to said place of business.
The board is given authority TO fix the
hours between o'clock in the morning
and midnight during which a club
granted q license or a barroom shall be
permitted 10 dispense liquor. No license
shall be issued for a longer period than
one year, beginning the first day of each
November. The bill also contains strln-
gent provisions regulating the handling
of liquor by a druggist. pharmacist. or
physician.
One saloon to 1000 People.
The bill expressly stipuIates that the
words Give away as applied to the
dispensing of liquors in barrooms. hotels,
u eAAtS H--fS-A ~ eGf4g ~ TIE S4NAHE
away OF intoxicating liquors TO bona fide
guests by any person in his private
dwelling unless such private dwelling is
or shall become place of public resort
Another section restricts the number of
barroom licenses to one 10 every 1000 Of
population within the fire limits of the
city of Washington. but this is regarded
as of no effect, inasmuch as other provi-
sion5 tend TO prohibit the liquor business
altogether.
The Most poD,,Iar 4sotoria, Trim