Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-24
WILSON TO NAME
HENRY F. BAKER
Nomination for Excise Board
to Be Sent to Senate in
J Lieu of F..B. Lord.
WAS FORMER MANAGER
OF COAL COMPANY HERE
Member Of St. Paul's English
Lutheran Church and Has q
Family Of Five.

President Wilson will send to the SEN
ate the nomination Of Henry S. Baker, to
be member of the excise board, Monday,
1t was learned last night. This will COM
plete the board of three. The others
Joseph p. Sheehy and Cen r. G.. Smith
are understood to be without opposition.
Mr.. sBaker will be named in place of
Frank B. Lord. whose name was with
drawn by the President.
MF. Baker, who was formerly manager
Of the Allegheny Coal Company, lives at
11O8 Avenue Of the Presidents and came
to Washington from West Virginia about
ten years ago. He is a member Of st.
Paul's English Lutheran Church and is
prominent In the affairs Of that denomina-
ton in this city. He has two sons who
are employed in the Southern railway Of
fice in this city and also has two daugh-
ters. His wife completes the family.
Anti-Saloon League officials. 1t is said,
are confident that the choice will be sat
tsfactory to that organization. Joseph G..
Sheehy, named by the President on the
board in the place of John B. Colpoys,
whose nomination also was withdrawn, is
indorsed by the Anti-Saloon League.
Decision Follows Conference.
The decision Of President Wilson to
complete the appointments to the excise
board without further delay is believed
to have been influenced by Commission
ers Newman and Siddons, who were in
conference with the President last week
1t is understood that until that time
the President had not been acquainted
with the fact that conditions respecting
the administering of excise matters in the
District were becoming chaotic.
The Commissioners informed the Presi-
dent that under decision of the con-
troller of the Treasury employees of the
old excise board had been forced out of
office and that liquor dealers were un-
able to comply strictly with the law re-
qufrtng that applications for license re-
newals shall oe filed with the excise
board on or before September 1.
No action has been taken by the Sen
ate on the nominations Of Joseph c.
Sheehy and Gen. r. G. Smith, named
as members Of the board. but 1t is be-
lieved that the personnel OF the commits
sion will be Immediately confirmed IL the
third nomination is transmitted to the
Senate tomorrow or Tuesday. There is
time to receive applications for license
renewals before the expiration of the
time allowed for this purpose by the
new excise law
In the absence of board to admin
lister the Jones-Works law, the Com
missioners have been confronted by
numerous difficulties. The most recent
of these developed with respect to the
collection of about $450.OO0 worth of
the Districts annual revenues obtained
through deposits made at the time ap-
plications for license renewals are
made. The law requires that the ap-
plications shall be filed with the ex-
else board on or before September l.
When the employees of the old board
were legislated out Of office last week by
the decision Of the controller of the Treas
ury the Commissioners decided to place
all excise matters under the Jurisdiction
of DR.. William Tindall. secretary to the
Commissioners, and authorize that official
TO accept applications.
This plan, although not permitting
dealers to comply strictly with the law,
will not be protested. it is believed, by
the anti-liquor interests.