Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-23
LIQUOR LICENSES
GOOD UNTIL 1914
Excise Board Decides Perplex-
ina Question in Rules Just
Announced.
WOMEN TO BE GRANTED
LICENSES TO SELL LIQUOR
Clubs in Residence Sections May
Keep Bars-Private Din
ing Rooms Barred.

W LIQUOR dealer In the District of Co
Ifunlda who conducts his business within
th, law shall be deprived of his license
before November !, 1914
This IS one of a number of important
Decisions reached by the excise board.
which, after making thorough study of
today announced a list of thirty y-three
reguIations for governing the liquor traf-
&c business in the District of Columbia.
Principal Conclusions.
Il. nearly every instance the board has
placed liberal construction on the
various mooted points of the law. Its
pr ncipal conclus ons are:
That barroom licenses may be granted
10 hotels and clubs without restriction as
10 location.
That liquor licenses may be granted to
women although no female will be per-
United TO dispense intoxicating drinks
That a meal with which liquor may
be SER ei TO woman guest at a res
tauran; shall cost not less than twenty
I've cents.
That private dining rooms shall be
= shed.
Difference of Views.
The boards decision with respect TO
the time the prohibitive clauses of the
law were meant to become effective,
the issuance of licenses to women to
operate saloons and Of licenses to
hotels and clubs without restriction as
20 location are contrary to views held
by officials of the AntiSaloon League.
Attorney A. f. Shoemaker of the league
this afternoon refused to comment on the
rr als.Nt tG dad lpfi
as certain that the anti-saloon forces will
oppose the granting of license renewals
10 saloons now located IN the prom bitiye
zones. although the board is of the opin-
dealer operating within the law shall be
|Geprived of his license before year
from next November.
Probably the most unexpected feature
Of the regulations. which become imne-
diately effective, Is the provision relating
Or the issuance of licenses to hotels and
clubs.
Ruling Aid to Clubs.
Chairman Sheehy this afternoon stated
that this point was one about which the
Excise board was most in doubt. a de-
Cision finally being reached that Congress
Did not intend that clubs. for example
which are located in residence sections.
Bhail be denied barroom privileges Had
the board viewed the matter differently
clubs. such as the Metropolitan and Army
,nnd Navy. probably would have been de-
nied barroom licenses.
The board disposed of the private dining
room matter. which was discussed at
bearing yesterday afternoon, by inserting
clause TO the effect that ''the closed
door private dining room is prohibited"
This means that the doors will have to be
taken of all private dining rooms, So
that the entrance shall afford full view
OF the interior of the rooms at all times.
As TO what constitutes a meal-another
question that was cons dered at n hear
ing-Chairman Sheehy and his associates
on the board. Gen. r.. G. Smith and
Henry s Baker. decided that for each
Woman guest who Is served with intoxi-
eating liquors at a hotel or restaurant
food costing not less than % cents in
each instance must be served
Reduction of Saloons.
co~cern'ng the provision of the Jones'
~ = ay that the boa shall adopt a
. n reducing the number of saloons
n strict to 400 or 'ess by 1914. the
re !, a-icns sta. e that should there be
rendi lg before the excise board Septem-
Der . 1914 more than 200 applications
fer renewals of bar ocm licenses includ-
ing those in hotels and clubs, filed by ap-
phcants equally worthy. n the opin on of
the excise board, licenses will be refused
TO those applicants in excess OF 800 who
last secured transfers of their licenses
from the prohibited sections into the
business streets.
IL Is also provided that, except in the
cases of hotels restaurants and clubs, no
licensee shall permit the playing of pool
or billiards. any games whatever, In
the room where intoxicating liquors are
eold.
Amusements Banned.
Except In the case of hotels. restaurants
and clubs no Hcensee shall permit the
plsv wing OF music or theatricals of any
kind, or provide other amusements in his
or her place of business II IL stipulated.
The board decided that the provision
of the law requiring hotels to be equipped
with not less than fifty rooms for sus stS
WAS meant to become effective November
J. 1919
i list of restaurants and hotels which
are 20 be specifically des gnated as such
probably will be made public by the boa I'd
{ oday.
The complete regulations. as made pub
lie by the board. are the Following:
Text Of Regulations.
ssc. /. wherever the term 'intoNl-
eating LIQUORS" is used in these rules
and regulations 1t shall be deemed &c
include whisky. brandy. gin. wine
cor.ials. rum. ale. porter. beer. hard OF
fermented cider. and all other fer
Inented. distilled, spirituous. vinous
and malt liquors. and every mixture
uf liquors which shall contain more
than per centum by weight, of al
cohol. and any mixture of liquor which
shall contain less than 2 per centun
OF alcohol. II the same shall be in
toxicating
Sec 2 No license shall be issued ts
"A hotel. as such. having less than fifty
bedrooms for guests. This shall b,
1918
Sec. 3. Begiunins November I. 1914 no,
more than three saloons or barrooms
other than In hotels or clubs shall be
permitted on one side of street between
intersectng streets, nor more than -four
on both sides of a street between inter
secting streets.
Kept Away From Slums.
Sec. 4. Beginning November 1, 1914, nj
barroom license shall be granted within
900 feet of any alley occupied for resi-
dences or places commonly called slums
measured between the nearest entrance.
thereto by the shortest course or travel
except upon the unanimous vote OF al
three members OF the excise board.
See. =. Beginning November /, 1914, nt
Continued on Third Pase.l