The Washington times., 1912-05-20
WHAT WAS SAID
ON SALOONS NEAR
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Further Details of Testimony
on Excise Bill in SEN
ate Hearings.
Continued from First Page.)

one wholesale liquor establishment
Senator Works-What street is that
Mr.. Fishback-That is on Seventh
street just as near, the mile limit as
1t can be. In the next block, between
Q and streets. are six saloons-fve
proprietors, 1 may say, but one of them
conducts a two-store establishment;
one a wholesale establishment, and the
other a barroom, but to all intents and
purposes six saloons.
a. Saloons In Four Blocks.
In the next block the Central High
School and the Polk and Henry Schools
have the ground on the east side Of
Seventh street. On the west side Of
Seventh street is the market, which
I occupies almost half of the block, so
there is very little space there for any
business. Just around the corner, how
ever, from Seventh and o streets, are
two saloons on o street. In the block
between N and o streets, on Sew
enth street. in the block south of
the Central High School, are six sa-
looms. In the next block south, between
M and N streets, are eight saloons In
the next block, between l. and M
streets, there are five saloons. In the
block between K and l. streets there
are four saloons. So that the students
of the Central High School who go
do, to their homes, and as many more
must do to patronize the Public Library,
as 1t Is the direct route from the high
school to the Public Library, are obliged
to pass twenty-three saloons in four
blocks on that direct route. / say 1t Is
a shame and a disgrace to this nation
that such thing should exist.
block south Of the Central High
School there are six saloons. In the
one north of 1t are six saloons, and
on Q street, between Seventh and
Eighth streets, are two saloons. There
are, therefore, fourteen saloons w tn
in one block of the high school
grounds. One of those saloons on o
1Ss feet from the corner of the high
school grounds, and 1t is only distant
from the building. itself about, 366
feet, as I stepped it off. One saloon.
the corner of the Polk School and an
other is only 144 feet from the same
school.
l want to also call attention to the
fact that there is one wholesale liquor
place at the southwest corner of Ninth
and r streets, right across the street
from the Business High school.
! The Central High School, the Henry
and Polk graded schools are all in
one Enclosure. In the buildings are
1925 pupils and many of them of the
Within one square or block of these
schools there are IA liquor establish
ments-14 liquor establishments within
one block of 1923 school children. These
yesterday by officials of the public
schools.
Within four blocks of this group of
buildings there are Ss saloons
LIS Students; in the Business High
School there are 1,1s7; in the Mckinley
Manual Training School. 9ss; in all. with;
in those FIVE blocks, $500 high school
students. In the Henry School there
are 4s0 pupils. and in the Polk School,
1923 pupils; making total Of public
school students Of 4,103 in this small
section.
In the Boys Parochial School Of the
Immaculate Conception Church on n
street, just around the corner from Sew
and in the girls school section of that
same church at Eighth and Q streets
are $50 students. making a grand total
in that little circle there of about six
blocks of 4553 school children, having
Immediately adjacent to them SO sa-
looms.
Soldiers VS.. Children.
I want also, to call attention to this
one fact. that in the Soldiers Homo
there are about 1,no) soldiers, not all Of
them old soldiers, because this homl
was established as home for any man
who might be disabled IN the regular
u-my of the United States, so that a
good many of thea are young men
but many of then, are old men. But
to protect approximate ely 1000 grpwr
men the sale cf liquor is prohibited
within a mile of their home, and ye
within the Immediate vicinity of tht
schools which are attended by 45J
children there are thirty-three saloons
maintained
I ask If it is not an awful thing tina
children should be subjected to thes'
In
be ludicrous to think about in com
pariscn with the situation around tn
Soldiers Home IL II were not truly s.
IS'H to the senator's HeRS' Of the the full committe
when this matter Is taken up bv tn
ful! committee to, 10 mething tia
limit should he extended certainly to a
least 750 feet from churches and school
houses TO give some hope for thes
loys and girls to get TO sT scnooi ors WItnoG ,Ci
almost the score. It is practically i'm
possible for the students of the Cen
trail High school of the Polk or Henr'
or the Mckinley Manual Tratrin
School of the Business High School L
get to their homes north and south D
these saloons insist that it Is not
condition that should be allowed [
Sontirue.
Represented School Board.
Mrs. Ellen 8. Mussey. vice presiden
of the Board of Education, also ap
peared before the Senate committee an
made a protest against so many saloon
in the vicinity of public schools. Sh
said she represented the school boar
and the school authorities and had bee
requested to appear and protest b
Capt James F. oyster, president of tn
board, and William NJ. Davidson, super
intendent of the public schools, oecaus
they were otherwise engaged. Mrs
Mussey said
The Board of Education is on recor
as protesting against liquor selling {
any kind in the vicinity of publ
schools. We have always proteste
against that. Our rules prohibit ou
students from entering into liquor SO
looms or poolrooms. But when tn
liuuor saloons are in close proximity
is Impossible for US to entirely enforc
our rules.
also consider it a menace to OF
young people going to and coming trol
the schools.
Would you like me to give any {
the figures?
Senator Works-Give us all the info
nation you can, Mrs. Mussey.
Mrs. Mussey-We have one specii
school center on Seventh street. 1t col
ha ntTs