Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-21
Anti-Sa.oon League Requests
Him to Go Out of the
|. Liquor Business.
PROPERTY is LOCATED
SOUTH OF THE AVENUE
Acquired as Sites for Future Build
ings and Rented by
the Month.

That Uncle Sam should not be a saloon
keepers land ord Is the contention made
letter received yesterday by William
q. McAdoo, Secretary OF the Treasury.
rom Albert E. Shoemaker, counsel for
the Anti-Saloon League.
Members Of the Anti-Saloon League
hold that the government should not lease
property for saloon purposes. and the let
rer their counsel sent Secretary McAdoo
Geals with property between Pennsyl-
vania avenue and and 14th and 18th
streets northwest.
The property was purchased by the
cove nment several years ago and
some day the buildings are to be razed
10 prepare for the construction Of pub
lie buildings. Until the necessary ap-
propriations are made, however. the
sovernment does not propose to permit
The buildings to remain idle. and most
of them are occupied.
Rented by the Month.
There are three saloons in the ter
ritory mentioned and Attorney Shoe
maker stated In his letter to Secretary
McAdoo that he understands the saloon
properties referred to are rented by
the month and that such rentals may
be terminated at the end of any month.
Attorney Shoemaker says in the let
ter:
Application for the renewal OF the
licenses Of said barrooms are now pend
ing before the excise board. lnasmuch
as 1t seems to be against the policy OF
the government to permit saloons TO oc-
cupy property owned by II l respect
fully call your attention to the above
facts, with the hope that you will take
the necessary steps looking to discon-
tinuance of the aforesaid leases.
"Since the licenses under which these
barrOOmS are now operated Will expire
November 1, 1913. I respectfully suggest
that action terminating the leases can
be made now with the least possible IN
convenience to the proprietors.
Secretary McAdoo is asked to give the
matter personal attention.
Questions Mile Limit.
That on and after the passage of this
act TO license for, the sale Of intoxicating
liquor at any place within one mile OF
the Soldiers Home property in the Dis
trict of Columbia shall be granted
The foregoing provision of law, Attorney
! Shoemaker holds, operates to close bus
hess places of the Monumental Brewing
Company. Rhode Island avenue northeas
between 9Th and. 1th, streets and that OF
| the Schlitz' Brewing Company. Randolph
place and Sd street northeast
Both places are in the mile limit ac.
cording to Mr.. Shoemaker. and protests
against the granting Of the applications
for licenses have. been fled Heretofore
it is stated, District licenses were not
required Of the companies for maintain
ing their shipping depots. but the new
excise law provided for the payment OF
license tax OF $500 the coming license
year and $500 each year thereafter.
Local breweries now have to pay the
tax but It is stated nonresident brew
ers having no depots in this city do not
pay the tax.
The question Of license or no license
for the territory included in the mile
limit will be discussed before the excise
board Monday morning. when the appli-
cation of the Schlitz Brewing Company
will be considered. 1t is stated that the
plant of the Schlitz Company is SO near
the boundary of the mile limit that the
surveyor will be called upon the deter
mine its exact location. Attorney Shoe
makers contention is that il Is less than
one block inside the boundary and that
therefore, the board has no authority TO
grant a license for the conduct of busi-
ness there.