Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27

itc actions, allows saloon. in the poorer
richer sections he replied.
I'VE Of the colored race have the habit
j of looking to the members OF the white
| race as models" DR.. Chil0s continued
someIy dressed, step from automobiles
| on 14th street and 90 into Q saloon, at
| tracted by the strains OF allur1ng music
/ Don't you see the dem0ranzing 1nnuence
| that has on the colored girl?
Says Color Line Is Drawn.
DR.. Childs was unsparing In criticism
OF the excise board for drawing the
color line" His point was that the excise
board was not so particular In refusing
applications for saloons in colored as IN
white neighborhoods.
There was an outburst Of applause when
DR., Childs told Of an effort he mas mace
to prevent the establishment OF saloon
In the neighborhood Of his home. Ihe
applicant was white man.
Il felt like writing love letter to my
SELF" he said. that l was able to stano
up to a white man. q man who has been
free all his life. that !. q humble negro
was able to stand up for better morals
than were advocated by white man.
DIR. Macleod led of in tho applause,
ana it spread around the room. among
the two score or more temperance work
ers.
DR.. Childs pleaded for better example
among the white race in Washington to
be followed by the colored race
when l plead with the colored servant
girl to do better service. not to go TO
saloons or similar places for drinking ano
deba uchery," he shouted. they reply tnat
the madame goes to place on 18Th stree.
the white woman with ner puIpics anu
fine nnens-women like you and ne
turned tn the DELEGATION Of the w. T..
"No. not you. thank God. but women
who look as well as you do :,
DIR. Childs. put wealth. OF svoln ~
his voice as he spoke or the iduieS Gil
trance to a saloon.
there" he demanded.
Statement by DR.. Butler.
Rev. DR.. C. H. Butler, Lutheran pas
tor in Washington. spoke generally OF the
terrible conditions in Washington as a
result of the liquor traffic.
There are in my neighborhood four or
five Saloons" he said. But can't raise
a finger to close them up: don't have a
say as to their continuance. Tnat ISM
right II ought to be correc1ea. ,.s.or
Rev. Walter II. Brooks, colored, pastor
of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church.
predicted that either the liquor tramc or
the government of this republic must go
Off the face of the earth.
He ridiculed the provision OF the present
law defining a wholesale liquor dealer as
one who sells not less than pint at
time. ,
"A wholesale butter merchant who sells
butter by the quarter Of pound; d
wholesale dry goods merchant VINO sens
cloth by the yard. / don't think Con-
gress should countenance such q subter-
fuge."
Places of amusement, he urged. should
be separate from places where liquor is
sold. Poolrooms and similar places are
over saloons he said, and 1t Is easy Ior
the patrons of the place of amusement
to send for liquor.
A suggestion that a prohibition against
saloons in residential sections might not
be amiss started q discussion as to what
shall be considered the business section
|of washington. While the Commission
ers, 1t was explained, define certain streets
as business streets" to determine the
character Of buildings to be placed on
the street. no section has been oesls-
mated as a business district.
Defines Duty Of Excise Board.
Senator Works directed attention to a
provision of his bill that 1T shall be the
duty of the excise board. or other body
having power to issue licenses, to de-
termine and designate the boundaries
and limits of the business streets OF any
city or town in the District of Columbia.
within which saloons, barrooms or otner
places where intoxicating liquors are
sold at retail may be maintained"
'What do you think Of suggestion
that Congress define the limits within
which saloons could be maintained:
Senator Jones asked.
..That could be done in the law, Sen
ator Works replied.
chats a step in the right direction,
e. C. Dinwiddie said, in response to the
question.
The 'drys'' completed their argument
TODAY. and the VETS will begin their
hearing at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.