Evening star., 1933-04-07

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passersby and sold goodly portion OF
his stock before he opened his store.
At another establishment In the 500
block of Tenth street q line Of brewery
trucks from Baltimore attracted anoth-
er large crowd. This was an "off sale
place, but customers bought beer by the
case They would 60 inside, pay their
money and get o receipt and return to
the truck and carry their beer away
to waiting automobiles.
"a Arrests for Drunkenness.
The Police Department reported to-
day that IN the "a hours ended at
O'Clock this morning there had been "a
arrests for intoxication as compared
with the A in the previous "a hours.
The beer inaugural ball" was held as
scheduled at the Washington Auditor
ium, but no beer was served. The audi
ence was told shortly after o'clock
this morning by the orchestra conductor
that it had been impossible to get even
near beer.
District Attorney Leo A. Rover had
previously threatened to cause the
arrest of any person selling, serving or
giving away beer at the ball and num-
Der Of plain clothes men and uniformed
policemen were present. They were not
called upon to make any arrests.
Most of Washington's hotels refrained
from serving any beer last night In ac-
cordance with q resolution adopted by
the Hotel Mems Association, although
many Of them now have ION sale" per-
mits and are now selling the brew.
The White House still was receiving
beer today. two cases arriving from NIL
waukee. by air.
r Brewers Send. Greetings.
The beer. Of several varieties and from
seven leading Milwaukee breweries, was
in handsomely vanished cases, In
scribed For President Franklin D.
Roosevelt-3.2 Beer-From the Nation s
Beer Capital" Lional &C. Noise and
Leroy w. vizay, who had it in custody.
brought to the President also a parch-
ment memorial of greetings signed by
heads of the Milwaukee breweries. The
documents read, in part:
I'm gratitude to his excellency, Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, President Of the United
States: Greetings.
by this single act of expunging from
our national statutes onerous restric-
tions that were contrary to the spirit
of q free government, your administra-
ton has restored to useful employment
thousands Of worthy Americans. s
Good health, long life, prosperity,
PrositI"
The beer enissaries dubbed their
plane "The Spirit of 80" The ship
took of from Milwaukee in a snow
storm at lilo o'clock this morning,
stopping In Cleveland to refuel. 1t
landed late this morning at Boiling
Field.
The shipments Of beer delivered to
President Roosevelt today were for
warded by him to the National Press
Club with his compliments.
Mrs. Roosevelt has said beer would
be served in the White House to those
any herself. The President has re-
care for any, but apparently none is
No Federal Buildings.
o-far none of the licenses issued
has gone to Government or public
buildings. Word at the District Build
ing today was that there would be an
to sell beer In the House
restaurant next Monday.
Senator Copeland, Democrat, Of New
York, chairman of the Senate Rules
Committee, which has charge Of the
Senate restaurant, said today that he
had not given any thought to the ques-
ton of applying for permit for the
Senate restaurant.
The Senate by a roll call vote adopted
an amendment to prohibit the sale of
beer in public buildings, although this
was knocked out in conference.
NAVAL ACADEMY DRY.