Evening star., 1917-01-10
OASIS FOR CAPITAL
|NPR|NCE GEORGES
Liquor Men There Planning to
Reap "Harvest" Should Dis
trict Become-Dry.
ANTI-SAL00NISTS TO FIGHT

II the bill for prohibition in the Dis
trict passes Congress. thereby making
Washington dry" Prince Georges
county. Nd. will be the only place In
the vicinity where intoxicating liquors
may be obtained. In view Of this fact
the liquor men of that county are pre-
pairing for a harvest" while the per-
sons interested in seeing the county
60 dry are considering measures to
obtain the necessary legislation to pre-
vent the sale Of intoxicants there.
That the Wsshingtonians will stand
IN line to get thrist-QuenchinE bev-
srages for themselves and personal
use'' at home. it Is stated. 10 the dream
of some of the liquor men in the coun-
~. Some Of them. It 10 said, feel GER
tain they will accumulate money
enough in a year or two TO enaoie
them to retire.
Anti-Saloon Forces Planning Fight.
Anti-Saloon League forces. alive to the
situation that will be presented with q
dry Washington and a wet Prince Georges
county, It is reported, already are dis
cussing the question Of methods to close
the liquor traffic in the Maryland county.
At the recent referendum on the l:quor
question Prince Georges county voted wet
the surprise Of the dry forces. and, II is
stated. to the surprise OF those engaged
in the campaign for the vets Another
referendum cannot be had until some time
the dry forces could not put the county
In the dry column until May !, 1919, the
beginning Of the license year.
But the anti-liquor forces are not salts.
6~S Mt 4 Ia m a
will make an effort to get the county dry
by direct vote Of the Legislature which
convenes early next January. Members
ing November, and the Maryland Anti
Saloon League. assisted by members of
the Washington organization. 1t is said,
will take an active hand in the election.
To Support Dry Candidates
Rev. F. ]. Heisse, former pastor Of
Wesley Chapel, this city. IL president
Of the Maryland Anti-Saloon League,
and Rev. T. II. Hare is state superin-
tendent- They are deeply interested in
the future of Prince Georges county
and the entire state and, It Is asserted,
members Of the league and prohibition
lists generally Will be asked to cast
pledged to prohibition. They will be
asked to obliterate party lines.
Should the anti saloon forces win the
legislature. It will be possible for them
to close the saloons In Prince Georges
county and possibly the whole state by
May. 1913. the beginning of the license
term next year.
In Prince Georges county the dry
forces expect an influx Of washington
seloonkeepers II the excise board will
grant them licenses. Reports from that
county this morning, however, state
that the board IL not disposed to grant
licenses to such persons should wash
tngton go dry.
J. Chew Sheriff Of Landover is presi-
dent OF the board, and the other demo.
cratic member IL Barber DaingerfieId Of
Clinton. William T. Duvall Of Croome
10 the republican member. The board
meets the first Tuesday of each month
at Upper Marlboro. the county seat.
Whore the Gases Are Located.
The license fee in the county. with
the exception Of Bladensburg and Chill
lum districts. Is 500. the fee in the
two districts mentioned being $500.
There is an additional state license Of
about SIS. There are six licensed sa-
looms in the Bladensburg district and
enc in Chillum. Five of the Bladens-
burg district saloons are in the town.
while one Is between the town and the
District line. where it will serve as a
"nrSt and last chance" place for drink
erD should this city go dry