The Washington times., 1915-02-26

place. Both said that no assurance had
been given them by the Excise Board
that a license would be issued by reason
OF the change. Preston Miller said the
rental Of the building was paid to Mr
and that Heurich had loaned the firm
tho money to meet the license fec.
The Grand Hotel summer garden and
the Marks Hotel were characterized ty
Lieut.. J. l.. Sprinkle as objectionable
and that he had testified adversely be-
Grand Hotel. General Smith invited the
attention OF the committee to Lieutenant
Sprinkle's full testimony before the Ex-
else Board.
Paid $3.50 Fee.
| Louis Bush. who was refused a license
In e street. between Thirteenth and
was common talk on the street that he
had been given a license and then It
had been recalled"
He said julius Peyser was his attor-
ney. to whom he paid $3.50 as a retainer.
and to whom he agreed to pay issd
that Peyser had told him that he was
going to have Attorney Joseph Sheehy
to aid him. The witness said he never
thought that Sheehy might have addi-
| tloHdl lluucHCe WIFI lHe OOdTu.
Mr.. Bush said he applied for privilege
| to seek a license In New York avenue.
but was refused. Later. a saloon was
privileged In the location Bush sought.
.nes sors wss tS Srosss :ss to Dear n ny behalf Of
VILLA ma. Engel. 1896 street north
west, were made by Senator Jones when
Mr.. Engel was on the stand. Mr.. Engel
said speculation WAS rife shortly before
made effort to get his friends to support
his application. e said he had taken
the matter up with the Pabst Brewing
did You talk with a man named
Mr.. Engel said he had. When asked IL
IL sm
Mr.. Engel said he had not asked Ment-
gel who he interested.
you don't really want to know what
Mr. Enee ae sad hs Sas msae no
forts to find out. He sstll his attorney
pected to pay very small fee"
M. j. Fitzsinmons explained his yer.
the hearing before the excise board or
the application. He said, he had not
been paid 800 by Mr.. Raftery for De
stroying protest petition !" that the
payment was for releasing the building
"Raftery later gave me protest blank
even stronger than the one I procured
from the Anti-Saloon League" Mr.. Fitx-
simmons said. ''and he and Attorney
alive, and l was to give the protest to
Keane two days before the hearing on
the transfer. l told him I could not do
that. but unfortunately. ! said ! could
probably get 1t DONE"
Jeremiah Costello. 5s1 First street
southwest. said he spent between $4,000
and $4,000 to start his bar there. "and
/ had no assurance Of getting a license,
and was taking chance"
construe enc the a JonesWorts oSo eofoFin law in 20
manner intended by Congress. was the
declaration made by Henry g. Baker
and Cotter 7. Bride. members of the
board. who were grillcd by the commit.
the committee that, the board had made
regulations at variance With the law.
Commissioner Bride emphatically de-
MED that he had told Albert E. Shoe
maker. attorney ,. for the Anti-saloon
and w. F.. Columbus had ''made col.
lectlons for Mr.. Baker" He said that
he had had no such conversation with
Mr. Shoemaker. and that such a state
ment was absolutely untrue"
Can't Recall Names.
Mr.. Bride could not recall that Sem
ators or Congressman had interested
Themselves In behalf of saloon license
applicants. and he was positive that Of
ficials Of the Government outside of leg
islators had not spoken for saloonmen.
Touching on the matter Of excessive
fees paid attorneys appearing before the
board. Mr.. Bride said he agreed thor
oughly with Justice Stafford that large
fees We're against public policy" He
said applicants could get along better
before the board without attorneys.
Touching on the Bush Engel license
grant. Commissioner Bride said the
board had ascertained that "Engel was
in poor circumstances; that he served
a better meal. and conducted a better
place than Bush. while Bush had an
other paying business"
He supported General Smith in de
claring that the board felt justified in
giving Miller Bros. a license when they
changed the door Of the saloon from e
street to Fourteenth street. He said that
no bad testimony was Civ en- at the hear
ing on the license for the Grand Hotel.
ut all developed since" he continued.
Il wish it had come then, and we'd have
refused the license"
Commissioner Baker was put through
q rigid grllins by all the members OF
the committee, senator Jones being par
ticularly active in the questioning. MIR.
Baker. at the o'itset. was vehement In
denying the statement that COLLECTIONS
mad been made for Mr.. Baker" He de-
clareG that he had never received any
money. "either from my son or other
wise"
Controlled By Observation.
He discouraged the employment OF
lawyers by applicants. and said that the
hoarG was controlled largely In its de-
c.sions by it's personal observation.
When asked If any lawyer had consult
ed him privately about any case. Mr..
baker answered In the negative, and
added that h. would not permit 1t.
Touching on the system of measure
mcnts followed by the Excise Board.
Senator Thompson asked the Witness II
the board did not figure the longest
way around was the shortest way
acruss." Mr.. Baker replied that the
traffic regulations established basis
for the boards measurements.
When asked II the board construed
the law to mean that Washington
should have not less than 800 saloons,
Mr.. Baker said that that figure was
the only one mentioned. He said