Evening star., 1933-05-02
Careful Re.examination of
Applicants Eligibility
Will Be Made.
ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE
is REQUIRED BY BOARD
Supplemental Questionnaire on Cit
izenship to Be Sent All
Corporation Members.

Inc beverage HermlU 6OaTQ Planned
today to make start this week ON the
huge job Of issuing annual beer licenses
to replace the temporary permits under
which legal beer has been sold here
since April 7. This will involve care
full re-examinatian Of the details of
the eligibility Of the applicants, now
numbering more than 1900, before the
temporary permits are recalled and
annual licenses issued.
Additional help must be provided,
however, before the work can be pushed
effectively ahead, 1t was declared today
by Vernon E. West, chairman Of the
beverage board.
Several times the board has planned
to begin work on the permanent
licenses, but other duties Of the men,
bers OF the board, which now has but
one part-time assistant, and q con-
tinuation of calls for temporary per-
mits has caused postponements. Mr..
West plans to ask the District Com
missioners tomorrow to provide addi-
tional workers.
Thorough Check Needed.
During the past three weeks mem
bers of the board have become aware
of the need for very thorough check
Of the scores Of questions regarding
annual licenses which must be made
to assure obedience to the numerous
restrictions In the law and regulations.
One Is a check on regulations per-
mitting sale of beverage beer for con-
sumption at bars or counters and an
other Is the question of permitting
drug stores to sell beer for consumption
on their premises. Drug stores, the
board ruled, may have ION sale" IL
censes provided they have separate
rooms used primarily for the service
Of food.
The Hotel and Restaurant Employees
Alliance, Local 78l, recently filed with
the Commissioners protest against
sale OF beverage beer at counters or
bars and also questioned the right OF
drug stores to sell beer for consumption
at their places
Mr. West said these and other places
would be subjected to careful inspection
during consideration Of annual permits.
Before annual permits are issued to
holders Of "on sale" permits, members
Of the board plan to make personal
inspections to make sure both the law
and the regulations are being followed
o. KID Use Of Bar.
The District Commissioners shortly
after beer was legalized here decided
the beverage could be sold over the
oldfashioned bars or counters, as well
as at tables, provided such bars or
counters were equipped with stools or
chairs and provided such places were
used primarily for serving Of food. At
in
tended to prevent return of old saloon
conditions and that If the privilege were
abused they would issue new and more
drastic regulations.
The Commissioners and officials of
the Beverage Board said today they had
received no complaints of abuse Of the
privilege at any specified place.
Of1cials do not know how many
licenses have been issued to places
where bars or counters are used, since
no count was made as temporary per-
mits were issued. 1t is estimated
there are scores of them. There has
been no special police investigation of
these places as yet. This is to be
done prior to issuance of annual per-
mits, when other 'on sale" places
are inspected.
To date but a small number of beer
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spected by police, acting for the board.
Inspection Decided Upon.
Determination to have inspections
made OF all such establishments has
been reached since 1t was found that
in at least a number of cases there
Is reason to believe licenses have been
issued to persons not eligible. principal
ly due to incorrect answers made to
license questionnaires.
It was found yesterday also that
one question had been omitted from
the lengthey QUESTIONABLE. That was
whether members Of a corporation ap-
plying for license were all citizens Of
the United States. To correct this
matter before annual permits are con-
sidered, the board will send q supple
mental questionnaire to such corpora
tion members for their statements.
Inspector L. I. H. Edwards, member
Of the Beverage Board, said the license
applications would be turned over to
the captains of each police precinct
for investigation by men under their
command. It was believed this would
expedite the inspection work, but no
estimate could be given as to the time
needed to complete the investigations.