Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
SHOEMAKER|SSURE
LEAGUE IS W|THH|M
Will Examine Liquor License
Renewal Applications
in Detail.
TO OPPOSE ALL SALOONS
COVERED IN HIS PROTEST
Board Of Trustees Of Organization Is
Expected to Have Something
to Say.

Convinced that the protest which he
nleo with the excise board against GER
tain OF the regulations recently adopted
oy that body meets with the approval OF
the headquarters committee Of the Anti
Saloon League, A. e. Shoemaker, attor-
ney for the league. this week will begin
an exhaustive examination Of the license
renewal applications OF all saloons de-
string to continue in business next year.
He will enter objection in every case in
which Irregularities or legal prohibition
are alleged to exist
The anti-liquor organization attorney
denied that there has been any split in
the ranks Of the league. despite the fact
that its president, Andrew Wilson, has
refused to discuss Mr.. Shoemaker's ac-
ton In filing the recent protest with the
board or make known whether this COM
munication was authorized by him or
reflects the views Of the headquarters
committee.
Mr. Shoemaker said last night the OBJ
jecuons contained in the protest reflect
ed the sentiment of the committee and
that he had acted with what he consid-
cred full authority In submitting this
document to the excise commissioners.
He declared 1t Is his intention to begin
an immediate study of the license re-
newal applications and to oppose the IL
censing Of saloons in all instances COW
cred in the objections set forth in the
protest.
To Examine Police Reports.
In this connection, he will examine
the police reports made concerning the
various saloons that have applied for
permission to continue in business fol
another year, beginning November /. In
the event of alleged irregularities in con-
nection with the operation Of these es-
adjustments being discovered, protests
against renewing the licenses held by the
saloons affected will be made in every
instance.
The board of trustees Of the league,
which has not met since the excise
boards regulations were promulgated
may have a good deal to say as to how
far Mr.. Shoemaker shall proceed in OPP
posing the granting of license renewals
in cases affected by the objections filed
by the league. 1t will be the policy Of
Mr.. Shoemaker to make a formal pro-
test against the renewing of licenses held
by saioons located in the prohibited sec
tons specified In the Jones-Works law.
but whether he will carry any Of these
cases to the courts probably will be de-
termined by future action Of the league.
hibited sections do not become operative
until November /. 1914, but the Anti Sa-
loon League in the protest filed by Mr..
Shoemaker contends otherwise.
Praise for Excise Board.
Much favorable comment has been
heard upon the manner in which the ex-
else board has disposed of the many per-
picking problems which have faced 1t
since it went into Office The members
of this commission have been kept busy
from the start. and have attended to a
vast number of details connected with
organizing the Office. in addition to pro-
mitigating the regulations for enforcing
the Jones-Works law, and visiting the
various hotels and restaurants in the
city that have applied to be designated
as such.
One Of the regulations of the board
provides that saioons applying for IL
cense renewals must post notices 20 thus
effect on the exterior of the buildings.
The board prepared notices OF this cnar
acter and they have Already been distrlD-
uted by the police.
1t is pl obaole the list of restaurants to
be designated by the board will be made
public early this week. 1t will be turn
ed over to the police department and
prosecutions will ne made in all cases.
1t is stated. where restaurants not on
the list are found serving liquor to
women.