Evening star., 1933-10-15
Control Proposal includes
Provisions for On.SaIe and
Off-SaIe Licenses.
COPIES WILL BE SENT
CORPORATION COUNSEL
Plan Would Prohibit Sale Near
School, Church and Strictly
Residential Section.

A proposed plan for controlling the
sale Of liquor in the District after re-
peal Of the prohibition amendment was
advanced yesterday by q group of pros
pective wholesale liquor dealers.
Two provisions of the plan call for
issuance Of on-sale licenses only to
bona fide restaurants, hotels and clubs
and the granting Of off-sale permits to
establishments maintained and con-
Quoted solely for the sale Of liquor.
The plan, which is in the nature Of
suggestions the prospective dealers hope
to have embodied in liquor control
legislation affecting the District, was
drafted by Milton s. Kronheim. with
the assistance Of Attorney Charles E.
Ford. Kronheim said he has confer
red with q dozen men who expect to
enter the wholesale liquor business and
that the plan embodies their views as
to the most desirable type Of legislation.
Copies Of the proposal will be sent to
the corporation counsel, with re-
quest that It be sent to Congress along
with other plans for liquor legislation,
to the Board Of Trade and the Chamber
Of Commerce.
Restrictions Held Necessary.
Kronheim said he and the other
prospective wholesale dealers believe
the proposal for restricting of sale
establishments to the handling Of liquor
and nothing else is Of great impor-
would keep down the number Of off,
sale places, facilitate inspection and
supervision and result In the renting
Of a large number Of stores now va
cant.
The text Of the plan follo1s:
1t is vitality important that liquor
legislation for the District of Columbia
should mainly concern itself with:
(a) Protecting the home and family.
/. Limit number Of places for sale
and dispensing Of liquor by blocks or
zones.
2. Liquor not to be handled or dis
pensed near q school. church, army
post soldiers home. navy yard. play
ground or any strictly residential sec
ton.
3. Liquor not to be sold. dispensed
or handled by or to any one under the
age Of 81 years.
4. Liquor not to be sold or dis
pensed between ! am. and Z am. on
week days.
Would Bar Sunday Sale.
s. No liquor to be sold on Sundays
or legal holidays.
6. No females to be employed in on
sale places and allowed employment In
/ on-sale places only as mattresses.
b. Creating respect for and obedl-
ence to law and duty constituted au-
thority.
the chairman to be lawyer.
2. No one convicted Of violating
prohibition law allowed in liquor busl-
ness either as employer, employe, d.
rector or stockholder.
3. All licensees must not have been
convicted of any offense involving
moral turpitude, and must have direct
and personal supervision Of own liquor
business.
4. Clear and plain regulations perl
odically published in newspapers: with
certain ones publicly displayed IN es-
S. Drastic penalties for violations Of
laws and regulations.
Liberal Inspection Rules.
6. Liberal regulations for visits and
inspections by authorities.
Z. Monthly rotatable system for thu
assignment Of inspectors for zones.
c. Raising revenues.
l. Substantial license fee.
2. Heavy fines, In addition to other
penalties for violations Of laws and reg
ulations.
d. Giving employment and placing
idle money and assets In circulation.
/. On-sale and of sale systems.
2. No licensee shall maintain or be
financially interested In more than one
place for the sale and dispensing OF
liquor.
8. On-sale licenses limited to bona
fide restaurants, hotels and clubs.
4. Of-sale establishments must be
exclusively maintained and conducted
for the sale OF liquor, and for no other
purpose.