Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-01-17
SALOONS NEAR CHURCHES;
CITES EIGHTEEN CASES
Also Declares There Are Sixty-TWo
Barrooms Located in Resi-
dence Blocks.
IS SEVERE ON ATTORNEYS
Voices Criticism of Lawyers Who,
He Says, Have Received Fat Fees
for Representing Liquor
Dealers Interests.

An arraignment Of the District
excise board for failure to en-
force the excise law, such as has
rarely been heard on the floor oi
the Senate, was delivered yester-
day afternoon by Senator Jones
of Washington, co-author with
Senator Works OF California o1
the existing excise law of the Dis
trict.
Senator Jones directly charged
that the excise board had issued
license after license in Washing
ton in plain violation of the law.
Some Cases in Court.
In reply to questions by Senator
Smoot of Utah, Senator Jones said
that some of these cases of violations
of the law had already been carried to
the courts, and that in his opinion, II
the machinery of the courts could be
brought into operation, every violation
would be punished.
Senator Jones' attack upon the ex-
else board and its alleged failure to
enforce the law came during the con-
sideration of the Sheppard motion to
suspended the rules SO that prohibition
amendment might be offered to the
District appropriation bill.
At the conclusion OF the Jones
D4p moved
that the Senate take recess until
Monday at II o'clock. SO that the demo-
Gratis Of the Senate might meet In eau
Gus yesterday afternoon. Prohloltlon
for the District still remains to be set.
tied, as does the District bill. 1t will
come up automatically for considera-
tion Monday morning.
Jones Produces List.
During his address to the Senate
Senator Jones presented lists OF H.
censes which have been issued by the
excise board, prepared by the Anti
Saloon League, which, he claimed. were
issued in violation of the law.
After reading to the Senate a reso-
luton adopted by the Anti-saloon
League December I. 1914, stating that
the excise laws of the District had not
been enforced, and that the ieague
in the District, Senator Jones took up
in detail alleged violations of the law.
He spoke first of violations of that
section of the law which provides that
no licenses shall be issued FOR shMrHh
schoolhouse, etc. He said that this
provision had been violated in eight
cen instances, and he gave the follow
ing list:
Cited as Instances,
John J. Allen, So7 North Capitol
street, 397 feet from st. Aloysius
Church.
Michael Daily, 1919 7th street north
west, 3s7 feet long measure from
Church of Immaculate Conception; S47
feet short measure.
John D. OConnor. 91s 9th street
northwest, 32S feet from College OF
August H. Plugge, 1917 7th street
northwest, 1923 feet from Church OF
Immaculate Conception; 379 feet long
measure.
John J. Brosnan, sos Az street south
west. 1854 feet from Jewish Church on
James ]. O'Donnell. 1913 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, 1856 feet from Metro
politan Presbyterian Church.
east. sss feet from Eastern High
School.
Patrick J. Mcdonald, s4s Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast, 1854 feet from
Wallach School.
W. ]. and jeremiah Costello. 600 O
street northwest, 100 feet from Greek
Catholic Church.
Margaret Casey, ia H street northwest
200 feet from public school.
John T. O'Day. 921 9th street north
west. S67 feet from College of Pharmacy
John F. Schriner. 730 14th street
northwest, 1886 feet from New York Ave.
nue. Presbyterian Church. New York ave
nue. entrance: 375 feet from H street en-
trance. measured at right angles.
Mary r. Schulz. 6O7 G street north.
west. 200 feet from Greek Church.
John F. Killen, 1914 Wisconsin avenue
264 feet from Dumbarton Avenue NJ T.
Church.
Charles II. Morris, 2029 K street north.
west, $50 feet from Stevens School
Robert H. Shook. S25 7th street north
west, 339 feet from Calvary Baptist
Church.
Frank c. Pooh. 900 A. street south.
west, 3s3 feet from public school.
Hugh F. Harvey. 1913 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, $40 feet from Unior
NJ. E. Church.
Next, Senator Jones turned his atten
tion to alleged violations of the pro
vision of the law against the issue O.
licenses in the residence districts o.
IuC CitS. nc polulcu Oul ludI lH6 DOar(
was given some discretion in the mat
ter. but that Congress had provided
however. that no license was to b,
issued for any saloon on any side of :
block on which less than SO per cen
Of the frontage was used for busines,
purposes.
Has Adopted Proviso.
1.-The board" said Senator Jones. "ha.
adopted a proviso in enforcing this sec
tion to the effect that it shall not ap
ply to hotels and clubs. In doing 81
they went far beyond their authority
The board has issued sixty-two license,
in plain violation of the law as writer
in this section, and 1 present the fol
lowing list:
Louise Gordon. 407 Q street north.
west: Theodore G. Stover. 206 7th stree
southwest: John T. Bronson, 614 It'll
CONTINUED on Second PaSe.)