The Washington times., 1933-12-08
METHODS VARY
FOR SALE Of
WHISKY
Dr.. F. W. Bush Promises Profit
OF ST 1894, 900 to Capital;
Temperance Sought

"The Bride bill il good II
license system Is to be used, but
/ am opposed to such q system
for the District, feeling that
municipal control Is better.
''Under the license system
every restaurant and cafe in the
city will apply for a license,
making at least 1000 places
with liquor for sale on the
premises.
FIND BEER EVERYWHERE
"Under the beer bill they
tried to keep out the saloon, but
you find beer for sale over the
bar any place. and we can not
have that system with hard
liquor.
with municipal sale, and
stores in every locality, there
will be temperance. But it Is
impossible to have temperance
with high license. My plan
will give the District liquor at
the lowest price possible and at
the same time return revenue
to the local government and
keep out the saloon"
George w. Offutt, of the Wash
ington Board of Trade, declared
that his organization had studied
the Bride recommendations and
found them good. with a few ex-
ceptions.
Liquor easily obtainable and a
low license in order to eliminate
Illicit sale of liquor is NNnted by
the Board of Trade, he said. add
ing:
1--WE favor the license system
rather than the diSpenSary, but
we do not want to see the re-
turn Of the saloon"
Too Much Detail
The Bride bill contains too
much unnecessary detail. he said.
Regulations should be made by
the Liquor Control Board rather
than by congressional action.
Responsibility for handling
LIQUOR should rest in the hands OF
the liquor commission and not
the District Commissioners, he
said.
Commissioner Gotwals inter-
rupted to say:
"But the Commissioners must
have certain authority I'M such
details as ZOning, public health
and traffic problems"
Mr.. Offutt agreed with this,
but declared that in the main it
should be the duty Of the liquor
commission to see to the carrying
out of details. They should be
the final authority, except for ap-
peal to the courts, he said.
Against Hard Beverages
The Board of Trade also faVors
encouragement of temperance
through use of non-diStilled
liquors rather than whisky and
other hard beverages, he said.
There should be no class dis
tinction in naming the liquor
commission, he said, asserting
that while it would be desirable
to have a woman member 1t
should not be mandatory.
Terms Of the commission mem.
hers should be six years and
staggered, he recommended.
Opposition to the return Of the
saloon was voiced by the next
speaker, James P. Cochran. rep.
resenting the Night Watchmen'S
Association.
Opposes Hotel Licenses
This organization also opposes
the granting Of licenses to hotels
or clubs. Mr.. Cochran explained
this by saying:
''If you license . high class
hotel, you must license others,
and then we will see the lower
class places turned into gath
Oring places for undesirable
characters"
He urged that no on-Sale licenses
be issued; that no bars be per.
m1tted, and that liquor be sold by
the bottle only. Stores selling
liquor to be open from q. m. to
6 p. NJ, and closed Sundays and
holidays.
Henry Gilligan, of the Board Of
Education, urged that the sale of
liquor be kept "as far as possible
from the public schools"
Drug Stores Excepted
Edward S. Hege, of the Chevy
Chase Citizens Association, urged
that no liquor be sold in that sec.
ton, pointing out that 1t is a
purely residential district.
Commissioner HaZen asked him
If there would be objection to sale
in drug stores, and he replied that
there would be none.
Milton r. Volmer, of the Georgia
Avenue Business Mems ASSocia
tion. protested about legislation
which forbids sale Of liquor within
o mile of Soldiers Home, saying
"Such legislation Is disCrimi.
nation against the business men
Of that district and is . slap 1t
the characters Of the soldiers
who have fought for u.s."
His organization opposes thu
Government handling liquor, feel
Ing it is an industry that shoulC
be handle dby private business.
eliminate Treating"
Restaurants, hotels and club
should be granted on-sale licenses
he said. but the practice Of treat
ing should be eliminated.
Saloons should not be allowed