The Washington times., 1918-06-04
265EMPTY BOOZE
BOTTLES ADDED TO
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ties were plainly labeled with we'll
known brand OF beer.
There seems to have been a con-
siderable amount Of this going on"
observed Mr.. Randall.
Concern Among Members.
At first minimized, the liquor sit.
uation in the House Office building is
today being viewed with concern by
many members, who admit that they
face a condition that demands action.
The Times expose means, they say,
that:
A bone dry law will be passed for
the District.
The House office building rules will
be amended so as to prohibit the car
rying Of alcoholic liquors into the build
ing, thereby making the building bone
dry" whether such law applicable to
the District is enacted or not
An act fixing bone dry" rules on all
Government buildings here.
The revelations have resulted in
admissions by attaches OF the build
Ing that whisky, beer and wine drink
ing has been so common in the
building that they gave ii no mere
throught than any other OF the
routine in the days program Of
building activities.
Representatives OF The Times who
on Friday OF last week uncovered a
cache OF twenty-siX whiskey bottles In
the fourth floor lavatory OF the
building this morning discovered
packed for removal to the junk man
a big brown box in the northeast cor
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eight others.
The House onice Building, which
up to today was known to AFFORD the
choicest brands of whiskey and bot
tied beers, was found today to carry
also "Old Esperanza port" wine, made
in Portugal A quart bottle,-With
only a "swig'' left. was found by The
Times representative hidden behind
a radiator on the hrst floor of the
building.
The great variety of brands OF
whiskey discovered would indicate
a variety OF tastes among those hav-
ing offices there. Old Taylor has the
lead in popularity. In the fourth
ties of this brand. while in the base
ment today eleven bottles Of Old
Taylor reposed.
Monticello Pure Rye and Monticello
Special Reserve Rye hold second
place. Five Of the former and two Of
the latter brand were found in the
fourth floor lavatory.
Sherwood whiskey, extra pure, has
its followers. Two bottles OF this
brand were found in the first cache
and four more showed up today in the
basement.
Several brands which were not
among those located on the fourth
floor appear to have been in demand
on other floors. Among the new
brands added to the list today were:
Two quart bottles of Old Forester,
two OF Canadian Club, two OF James
z. Pepper, two Of Private Stock Rye. |
one OF Cream of Kentucky, one OF
Four Roses, one OF Our Best, one
Connaught, one Three Feathers. one
Old Jordan, one Old Nectar, one Har- |
pers, one Mt. Vernon Whisky, one |
Federal Rye, one Western Rye. Three |
more quart bottles were in the col |
lection, but their labels were missing. |
Wandering around and around the |
corridors, q Times representative |
walked into an alcove on the street |
side. After looking out OF the win |
dow, the reporter turned and observ- |
ed n glitter as the suns rays fell on |
an object behind a radiator. The OBJ |
jert proved to be a large empty wine |
bottle The label showed that It was |
old Esperanza port, made in oporto. |
Portugal.
A reading notice lauding the quail !
ity and age OF the wine stated that |
il had been seized by the United I
States Government and, after legal /
permission was given to |
a Baltimore firm to bottle the fer-I
mented fluid. The bottle was rel
stored to its resting place.
AVeFse to Publicity.
While the attitude OF members of |
the House in general is to favor sup
preston of the facts relating to the |
presence OF whiskey and beer bottles |
scattered pDomiscuously about the
House Office building, they are not |
aYerse to expressing themselves on
the subject. Many Of them, however,
declare that they do not wish to have ]
their names connected with a discus
sion OF the situation.
A Times representative spent yes