Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-14
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this notorious place" to continue SELL
ing liquor.
Law Evaded With Storm Door.
He mentioned q place on North Capt..
toll street. near st. Aloysius Church.
where he said q storm door had been
built to evade the law on measurement.
and mentioned his belief that An en-.
trance gate at the church had been
locked. forcing trafnc to another en-
trance to further this evasion.
In response to a question from Sena-
tor Salisbury. he said that the excise
board had always been notified and
given a chance to investigate in these
cases opposed by the Anti-Saloon
League.
Mr.. Wilson estimated that one-halt
the saloons within 800 feet OF alley
slums districts are "notoriously bad"
Saloons near the Gospel and Central
missions were mentioned as within
the 400-foot provision.
In reply to questions. he reviewed
the attempt to enforce the excise law
through suit brought in court regard
ing the Metropolitan Club license. In
this connection Senator Sheppard en-
phasized the fact that while the law
says specifically that hotels and clubs
are not to be counted as business prop
critics, the excise board says that they
snail be so counted in determining IL
one-half the property in a certain
block is used for business purposes.
Clubs in Residence Districts.
Senator Phelan wanted to know how
the clubs in Washington not located
in business districts got their liquor
licenses.
Senator Jones insisted that they were
not entitled to licenses under the law.
Mr.. Wilson explained that the court
before which the matter had been test
ed did nor decide upon the real issue,
but had held the attack upon the IL
censes had been made from the wrong
direction.
"Householders have no objection TO
asked Senator Phelan. But under
this law would all clubs and hotels
have to be located in the business dis
Mr.. Wilson replied that 1t would be
possible to have both clubs and hotels
in the residence districts. for It was
not obligatory that a club or a hotel
should have liquor license.
You can have a hotel without a
BAR said Mr.. Wilson, land want 10
say right here that the attorney for a
hotel corporation which has two large
hotels here, in one of which the liquor
people held their convention. told me
that IL we would hold OF our fight
for prohibition In the District for two
years the corporation would join US
in the fight to make the city dry
Status of the Cairo.
Senator Phelan asked Mr.. Wilson il
he considered the Cairo a "reputa BILE
place." in connection with the testi-
mony to the effect that it had been
granted a license illegally.
a smile passed over the faces of many
present Senator Jones is resident of
the Cairo.
Would you have granted the Cairo a
license" asked Senator Phelan.
No, / would not"
Mr.. Wilson then completed his state
ment to the committee, declaring that
mot a member of the excise board"
should have retained his place after the
investigation by the committee of the
Senate last session.
Senator MARITIME of New Jersey" he
said. who is not aligned with US in
support of prohibition, said after Sena-
tor Jones had made the charges against
the excise board on the floor of the
Senate that II one half of the charges
were true the members Of the board
ought to be impeached and removed
from office.
"All of these charges were subst.n.
tiated. and it is about time we were
making a change"
Rev. E. NJ. Ramsay. pastor of the
Randle Highlands Baptist Church, was
the next witness heard. He protested
against the action OF the excise board
in granting a license to q suburb In
the northeast where there was little
business and practically all tho terri
tory was residential He was inter-
rupted in his testimony by adjourn
ment OF the committee until 1880
o'clock tomorrow morning, when the
hearing will be resumed.