Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-05
the strict regulation Of the liquor traffic.

| the strict regulation Of the liquor traffic.
isn't that obiter?" put in P. J. Ryan
of the Central Labor Union
Il don't think we need to go into thai"
Senator Jones remarked. "It is pretty
good sense and law
Frank Lyon told the committee that
| many people in Alexandria county, Va,
VIII not want to come back into the Dis
trict as it was before the act of retroceS-
sion because of the little control of the
| liquor traffic in Washington. Alexandria
county residents have wiped out the sa-
looms in the county, he said.
Ten years ago." he added, alexandria
county was one of the most notorious
places in the country as to gambling and
drinking. have seen five hundred white
the county on Sundays I will say, to
the credit OF the people of the county,
that they were Washington people"
Hugh F. Harvey, attorney for the liquor
interests. suggested that was due to the
strict Sunday closing in Washington.
Disgraceful in Georgetown, He Says.
Mr.. Lyon complained particularly about
the number of saloons on NJ street in
Georgetown.
II think the conditions there on Satur-
day night are the most disgraceful of
any in civilized community"
Miss Helen Il. Matthews made a COM
plant against the excise board, in out
lining unsuccessful efforts to close sa-
with the board. she said, signed by a ma
jority Of the residents on both sides of
| the square in which the saloon was To-
Gated; and she was told, she said, that the
excise board would notify her when a
hearing would be granted.
After waiting two months. she said,
| she learned that license renewal had
| been granted. When she asked a mem
| Der of the board about the hearing, she
| said, he answered that he had forgot
| ten about her request.
Rules of the Excise Board.
| 1t was explained that the excise board
| found the protest was not signed by a
| majority on each side Of the street, and
| that the excise board has ruled that pro-
| tests, to be effective. must be signed by q
/ majority on each side Of the street. and
/ that a majority of all residents on both
sides. if majority on one side did not
| sign, although more than majority OF
| the other made up a majority OF all, was
| not effectual.
| Rev. DR.. Abram Simon was intro
duced by the liquor representative. He
! mately to be solved by education
rather than by legislation.
Drinking has never been ma Jewish
problem" he said The little chaps
Il
| Jewish race stands as a temperate
i people"
Drawing a distinction between drink.
ing and drunkenness, he said he would
| convict the saloonkeeper OF a mis-
| deameanor IL he saw drunken man
| enter or leave the saloon.
Local Eagles Exonerated.
The local Eagles Club was entirely ex.
onerated of charges made against it yes.
terday In connection with the opening OF
its bar on Sundays by a statement made
to the committee this morning by Hugh
F. Harvey. and by letter written t.
the committee by Rev. A. II. Thompson
who made the charges.
The minister sent q letter TO the com
mittee, expressing regret for the exciting
colloquy yesterday with James L Feeney
and he added in his letter:
II regret It further. because. inadvert
entity. I did what may be an injustice t
the local Eagles. My remarks did no
refer to a local organization at all. as
did not know that one existed They re
ferred to an organization in another cit,
of which I had perfect knowledge
Mr.. Harvey explained that the minfste
asked him to make n correction In thu
record. to absolve the local Eagles.