The Washington times., 1912-05-20

Technical High School, is on the corner
of Seventh street and Rhode Island ave-
nue.. The one-mile limit from the Sol
diers' Home expires just north OF taat.
There Is a saloon. think, directly oppo-
site that school. The Business High
School is on the corner of Ninth and
r streets, and there Is a wholesale
liquor establishment, where they con-
stand, practically opposite that high
school: There are something over
twenty saloons on Seventh street in the
direct course of our young people from
the Public Library. Those are all on
Seventh street, on the direct route that
our students take as they go to the
Public Library, which is a reference IL
brary, and a place where we wish our
young people to go. of course
Dangerous to Pupils.
Over on Fourteenth street, at the
Dennison School, where there are ap-
proximately $50 students, there are va
rious liquor saloons that are also, as
we feel, a menace to our young people.
We have in our three schools in that
locality $500 pupils. 1t Is especially
that locality We have in the two
graded schools on Seventh street, or just
off from Seventh street, something over
800 pupils. We believe that the limit
as every one knows.
d. D. Thompson, a resident of the
northeast section Of the city, testlned
along the same lines as follows:
On the corner of Fourteenth street and
Maryland avenue northeast, just dag
onally from a school building, there Is
a saloon. You gentlemen are familiar
with the location at that point. Mary
land avenue is only one-half block from
H street, crossing Fourteenth street be-
tween G and II streets. AS I say, on
the corner Of Fourteenth street and
Maryland avenue there Is saloon. On
Maryland avenue, between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets, there are two sa-
looms. 1 do not know whether they are
separate licensed saloons or whether
they extend through from the H street
front but they are there, nevertheless,
with their doors opening on Maryland
avenue and their brilliant lights and
attractions. In the point OF Maryland
avenue, Fifteenth and H streets, Is an
sale establishment. At 1894 H street Is
saloon. l can see saloons without my
glasses, but / can not see this list AT
1425 II street there is another saloon.
At 1927 H street another; at 1421 another,
and at 1402 H street another.
How Is that, gentlemen, for one little
community?
At 1858 ii street there is another; 1906
II street another; and on the northwest
corner of Thirteenth and H streets an
other.
Gentlemen. that is the community In
which I live, and the conditions with
which I am naturally familiar.
A resolution from the Chevy Chase
Public School and Home Association
saloons in Washington and their evil
influence upon school children and
asking for their restriction according
to the terms of the proposed law was
read and made a part of the record.
Mr.. Havey's Contention.
Those opposing the bill had but lit
tie to offer by way of rejoinder to the
testimony and argument of those ap-
pearing in behalf of the school chill
the liquor interests, was the only one
who took cognizance of the situation
His comment upon that phase of the
problem was as follows:
"Mr. Fishback, who appeared here,
made some very interesting state
number Of pupils in the schools, and
how they were located. I cap not
believe reasonable people have any
objection to giving them all the OPP
portunity possible to grow UP to be
reputable, upright citizens, good men
and women. That Is what we all hope
| for all children.
IT can not admit that know where
the saloon has injured children in any
manner. l do not know that I have
ever seen children particularly hang.
ing around or peering In or trying to
as rule, go on about their business
passing back and forward. I have not
seen them take particular notice OF
what was going on. In fact, do not
know where anything has been going
on that would be particularly attrac.
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