The Washington times., 1915-01-17
Details ALLEGED Illesalities.

Details Alleged Illegalities.
Senator Jones' arraignment Of the Ex-
else Board in the Senate yesterday af-
ternoon was not only general assault
OF, the board but 1t was detailed
setting forth Of the cases wherein. as
alleged by the washington Senator. the
excise law had been violated either
directly or In spirit. He charged that
a third of the licenses to saloons here
had been issued in violation Of law.
Hidden and powerful influence. ne
charged, were at work. His speech,
which was lengthy. was listened to by
crowded galleries and by large num-
The liquor interests" he said. have
nullified a reasonable regulative meas
aire; and IL not today. In. the very
near s,,i,,.. future they will face absolute
Referring to the issuance of licenses
within the recently extended fire lin
its. Senator Jones said:
THE board should not have hunted
for legal quibbles to nullify the law.
The very action taken to defeat it's
very evident purpose should have led
them to deny these licenses. They
seem to think they are the guard
ians Of the liquor business than the the
conservators Of the well-being OF the
people Of the District
SnSrR Law Nuluucus
The granting Of a license to Miller's
saloon by the device of changing the
entrance from Pennsylvania avenuS
to Fourteenth street, just around tho
corner, Senator Jones characterized
"a worse than a violation Of the law.
It is a perversion Of the law he said.
at Is a setting at naught of the plain
provisions of the law and the plain
Intention Of Congress"
Senator Jones was caustic in his crit
icism Of Hugh F. Iarve:. VINO, he said.
Dealers Association. and OF Joseph &.
sheehy. former member OF the Excise
Board. He charged Sheehy had re-
signed from the board to become at
torney for liquor dealers seeking
lie told of a case in which Sheehy
and his associate counsel entered into
contract to obtain transfer OF a license
for $3.50.
Draws Own Conclusion.
why any attorney was needed I cam
not conceive" said he, land the hu-
man. mind can draw only one conclu-
sion as to- why an attorney was en-
plOyed."
Senator Jones said there was no
doubt about the contract having been
entered into. because it was set out IN
a case filed in the courts by, William
f.. Columbus, who sued Sheehy to get
some OF the money.
He said the court held the contract
was void and against public interest.
threw the case out. and the N ..o ether r., man ,sa
got nothing, Sheehy got $500, and the
license WIS transferred. -
He discussed the Bucket of Blood
case and told of the removal OF the tre
limits and the granting, OF licenses WITH,
sanctioning it by the corporation coun-
He gave lists of saloons which he
said had been granted licenses either IN
violation Of the letter or the law or
the spirit Of the law.
Eighteen Near Churches.
His list Of eighteen which he said
we're located within 400 feet of some
school or place of worship. in disregard
Of law, was as follows:
John ]. Allen. So7 North Capitol
street. 3s7 feet from st. Aloysius
Church.
Michael DAILY, 1919 Seventh street
northwest. s97 feet long measure from
Church Of Immaculate Conception; 347
John B. oconnor, els Ninth street
northwest. 2s feet from College OF
August r. Plugge, 1917 Seventh street
msculate Conceptions; 37s feet long
John j. Brosnan. sos Four-and-a-half
street southwest. 3e4 feet from Jewish
Church on Il street.
James j. O'Donnell. 1888 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. 3S5 feet from Metro
John ]. Graff, 222 Seventh street south
east: :, sss feet from Eastern High
Patrick J. Mcdonald, sas Pennsyl-
vsnia avenue southeast. S64 feet from
WaIlach School.
". j., and jeremiah Costello. 900 9
street northwest. 100 feet from Greek
Margaret Casey. ia II street north
west. 200 feet from public school.
John T. O'Day, ss1 Ninth street north.
y west, 3s7 feet from College of Pharmacy.
street northwest. 3sS feet from New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church. New
York avenue entrance: SI5 feet from II
street entrance, measured at right
Mary T. Schulz, so7 G street north
west 200 feet from Greek Church.
John F. Eillen. 1914 Wisconsin avenue
~ feet from Dumbarton Avenue NJ T.
Charles II. Morris. oo2s X street north.
west. $50 feet from Stevens School.
Robert RI. Shook. sos Seventh street
northwest. $50 feet from Calvary Bap'
fist Church.
Frank c. Pooh, 900 Four-and- "A hall
street southwest. 1888 feet from public
school.
Hugh F. Harvey, 1918 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, $40 feet from Union
NJ. Z. Church.
In Residence Districts.
Senator Jones turned his attention tt
alleged violations of the provision of tn,
law against the issue of licenses in tn,
residence districts Of the city. He listet
siXty-two as follows:
Louise Gordon. 407 Q street northwest
Theodore G. Slower, 206 Seventh stree
southwest; John Il. Bronson. GA Elev
enth street southwest; Mary A. Nolan
1908 Seventh street northwest; Paul Al
len. . " street northwest; Patrick Raj
ferty, 225 Eleventh street northeast
Dennis ]. O'Connell, III Four-and-a-hal
street southwest; Gustave Brahler. Al
n street northeast: Patrick J. Caller
e2S Second street northwest: John Nor
ris, 1910 y street northwest; Pete
LOTUS. 100 Thirteen half stree
northwest; Austus LOTUS, BOZ y stree
northwest, John Z. Mergner AS Eas
Capitol street: Daniel +. Driscoll, lC
II street northwest: John j. Sullivan
1891 Thirty-ffth street northwest: Mich
ael j. O'Donohue, I0l I street southwest
Metropolitan Club. 100 II street north