The Washington herald., 1915-03-09
ASKS wilson To
GUST EXCISEMEN
Senator Jones Says They
Have Made Law a Kissing
and By-word."
SIX APPLICANTS LOSE
Board Refuses Request for Wholesale
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six APPLICANTS LOSE
Board Refuses Request for Wholesale
Liquor and Barroom
Licenses.

The Excise Board has made the excise
| law kissing and by-word," and
clearly has demonstrated it's uniitness to
| serve the District. according to Senator
| Jones. of Washington, who yesterday
| issued a statement denouncing the men,
bers of the board and urging the Presi-
| dent to dismiss them. Senator Jones
WAS member Of the Senate InvestiSat-
ing Committee which delvcd into the
activities of the board
The facts brought to our attention
warranted much more severe condemna-
ton than we gave the board he de-
| clared. Why didn't We make it strong
er? Simply because We did not desire
to give an excuse for any one to charge
us with bias or with an undignitied at
tack on the board. l myself very earn
estly desired to close the report with
a positive statement that the board is
wholly unfit to be left longer in charge
of the execution of the law. am sure
that the members who Joined in the re-
port strongly felt this to be true. but
the majority of them believed it would
detraCt from the force and dignity of
the report to say this. and so it was
omitted
Says Charges Are Proved.
1T was true as we said that there
was no evidence-evidence that would
be admissible in court OF law-that
the board has been Influenced corrupt
~ in its action. but the action which
il has taken in the execution OF the
law is most difficult TO explain upon
any theory that excludes corruption
unless we conclude that they are un-
der the control of some strong po-
!itiCal influence or are devoid of all
sense of public or moral responsible
ity. Every charge that | made against
them as a board in my speech in the
Senate is fully, proved. II they are
continued in Office the President will
he responsible.
Il did not encourage this investiga-
ton. I urged that the President be
made acquainted with the facts. that
he might himself act and save himself
and his administration from attack
because of the action of the board. I
believed that il the facts that had
been gathered could be presented d.
rectly to him he would act promptly
and effectively. Attempts were made
TO do this, but failed.
The present board has made the
excise law a kissing and a by-word'
and the saloon interests have Haunted
braZenly their power and contempt
the President and the people Of the
District.
Six applications Rejected.
Six applications for Wholesale liquor
licenses and the transfer of barroom
licenses were rejected yesterday after
noon by the District Excise Board. One
application for the transfer of a bar
room was granted.
The successful applicant was Jacob
Bruegser. who was granted a transfer
from w. J. VOnderheide and William p.
{. ItaZen, executors for the estate of
Emile Wagner. deceased. The barroom
is located at 10 Ninth street northwest
The following applications were re-
fused: The Claspy Retail Liquor Com
pHny. Inc. Clifton J. Claspy. president.
for transfer of barroom from r.
l.. Steinhardt at AZ Eleventh street north
west: Anton Danhakl. application for
wholesale license at 1868 G street south |
last: Maple ?. Reynolds. request for
transfer of harroom from f. E Farley, |
!l5 Thirteenth street northwest: Harry |
Ta!bert, application for wholesale !!
icense for 10oi Twelfth street southeast: !
lanes y. Duffy, request for transfer Of |
larroom from r. II. Kearney, 90l IL z /
street northwest; and the Pen-Mar Dis !
iiling Company. William MiChsIis resi- |
lent manager. request for transfer OF |
wholesale license from the Pure Food .
liquor Company, $50 + street northwest !
The headquarters committee Of the |
inti-Saloon League will hold an eNecu-
i've session at AS o'clock this afternoon
II the hardwood Building to discuss
what steps shall be taken to reduce the
number of saloons and wholesale es-
in the District. They main
ain that approximately seventy-five es-
Adjustments are being operated in vio-
alton Of the spirit of the excise law.