Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-06

mcnt shall be located within LOCO feet
of the grounds of the marine barracks,
the War College and the engineer bar
racks or OF the navy yard.
1t is estimated by officials of the excise
hoard that the establishment Of. the
southeast zone will put out Of commits
sion twenty-five wholesale and retail
places, while three saloons in the south
west zone and six in the northwest zone
are slated to go.
Eighth street southeast, south Of Penn
sylvania avenue, will be entirely cleared
:of saloons as a result of the passage OF
the act, the excise authorities say. On
this street alone thirteen liquor houses
will be forced to close their doors. Elev.
enth street southeast will lose all Its sa.
looms because OF the one-thousand-foot
navy yard zone.
It is yet too early to estimate how
ness because of other provisions contain
ed in the bill, among them the provisions
that saloons shall not be located within
40 feet of q school or church and tina,
those located in hotels shall be permitted
on one side OF street between intersect-
lag streets.
Assessor William p Richards today
said it would be impossible to predic,
how many drinking establishments will
be left after the measure has been car.
ried into effect.
That the bill will result in putting out
OF existence a great many moro such
places than is generally expected IL the
the excise board.
Requirements for Hotels.
The new law will prevent the issuance
Of barroom licenses to hotels that are not
equipped with fifty or moro rooms. At
present hotels with only twenty-five
rooms may obtain licenses. It Is expected
that the new legislation will affect twenty
or more hotels.
Wine View Club, Brentwood road
south OF Rhode Island avenue north
east, n the only liquor place left north
OF the city. the dry zone eliminating
the hotel at Brightwood. the villa Flora
Club and two saloons in Tenleytown.
Villa Flora Club is not licensed. but
an application for it's reopening has
been made.
but one saloon on East Capitol street,
the only such place on that thorough
fare, is left by reason OF the NUMBER
OF business houses on the block. some
of the saloons on II street nor.neait
Is thought, because they are within 4Oe
feet OF q church.
Two saloons near the north end of the
Aqueduct bridge will be closed, It 10
stated. and practically no saloons 3e VIII o os
wisconsin avenue. 1t is probable that
there will be substantial decrease IN
the saloons on 14th street northwest.
some Of them being within the church or
school zone.
From Near School Building.
1ust what number of saloons on 7th
street in the vicinity of the Central High
h,,l1
affected will have to be determined by
measurements.
There are seven saloons in the 1900
block. five saloons and one wholesale es-
Establishment in the 1900 block, and six re-
block.
II take II that all the places in the
1900 block will have to close, because
they are within the 4OO-foot school limit, .
said Albert E. Shoemaker. counsel Tor
the Anti-Saloon League.
I'm the 1900 block" he added, there
ia an alley that is thiclly populated The
law stipulates that licenses within 800
feet of the entrance to such an alley can
only be issued by unanimous consent OF
the excise board, and I imagine no IL
censes will be issued for persons to en-
gage In business in that block.
s.The law necessarily limits the num-
Der of saloons In the 1900 block to four, ;"
obstacle in the way there can be but
four saloons left in place Of seven now
located there"
ATTORNEY Shoemaker says his under
standing of the bill is thatpit applies to
clubs the same as 1t does to saloons;
that they can only be established in bust
ness streets where there Is a business
frontage of at least 90 per cent Of the
property exclusive Of the premises upon
which LIQUOR is to be sold.
ssThe law, it appears to me- he said,
will affect many of the larger clubs
Mr.. Shoemaker said the best thing OBJ
tanned by people opposed to saloons is a
broadening of the prohibited territory.
The Anti-Saloon League, he stated, was
anxious to have q stop put to the serving
OF drinks to women in restaurants as
well as in barrooms and disappointment
was shown when 1t became known that
the custom will be permitted to continue