Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-22
Proposals Should Go to Com.
missioners Friday, Mrs.
Norton Declares.
LICENSE CLASSIFICATION
PROVISIONS ANNOUNCED
Beer Law Will Be Changed to AL.
low "Taverns" to Dispense
Higher Content.

Tic oiSCliCI pTODdDly Will De made pub
lie next Tuesday, Chairman Norton of
the House District Committee said to-
DAY after a three-hour conference with
Corporation Counsel William w. Bride.
Mrs. Norton said Mr.. Bride hopes to
have the bill in shape SO it may be
presented to the District Commissioners
Friday. Speaker Rainey assured her
Yesterday that Congress will act on the
District situation Immediately after
converting.
She believes the bill as tentatively
drafted contains the best features of
the New York. Rhode Island, Connecti-
cut and Delaware laws. These same
provisions have been discussed with
committees from the Washington Board
OF Trade, the Federation of Citizens
Associations, the Federal Council of
Cnurches and the Anti-Saloon League.
AS grated the bill contains no fig
ures for license fee, the Corporation
counsel's office feeling that was a mat
ter Tor Congress itself to decide, Mrs
Norton said. However, at the confer
ence today, Corporation Counsel Bride
was asked to submit memorandum on
the OLD ices under the excise law en-
forced in pre-prohibition days. Mrs.
Norton Is firm in her opinion that the
license fees should be kept as low as
possible In order to discourage bootleg
glng and the sale Of Illicit liquor.
Would Have Committee of Three.
The proposed bill contains a pro-
vision for license commission of three
members, and Mrs. Norton said she
believes one of the three should be a
woman.
The various classes of licenses pro-
Vlded for In the ball are:
Manufacturers license, class A, dis
tilleries or wineries.
Manufacturers license, class B,
brewers.
Wholesalers, class A, for the sale of
all kinds OF beverages except alcohol
Wholesalers. class B, for the sale Of
beer.
Retailers. class A, for the sale in
original packages or containers.
Retailers. class B, for the sale of
beer
Retailers. class c, for bona fide
restaurants, hotels, clubs, passenger
carrying marine vessels, club cars or
dining cars on the railroad.
Retailers, class D, for the sale of
beer in tavern.
Retailers. class E, for pharmacists.
Retailers, class F, temporary 24-hour
license for picnics, barbecues and so
forth.
Solicitors license.
Food Not Necessary.
Under the restaurant license Mrs
Norton explained that any LIQUOR could
be purchased at table where food is
usually served without the necessity to
buy any food.
The tavern license, Mrs. Norton point
ed out, allows only beer to be sold and
not liquor, and Is worded to allow beer
gardens to be operated.
The bill as drafted does away with
the existing beer law for the District
which was hurriedly enacted by Con-
gress, and 1t changes the alcoholic con-
tent OF legal beer from 80 by weight to
S per cent, equivalent to e25 by volume
This is the percentage which the
Rockefeller Commission stated is the
alcoholic content of imported beer. This
increase in the alcoholic content of
beer was necessary, Mrs. Norton said,
in order that the beer definition might
also include ales and porter, which are
not included under the present alco-
holic content of 80.
Mrs. Norton intends to submit this
bill Immediately by mail to all the
members of the House District Com
mittee, asking them to be ready to act
upon 1t at a meeting of the District
Committee which she is calling for the
day that Congress conveneS
Meanwhile, however, members of a
Special Committee Of the District Anti
Saloon League made known they deem
it unwise for the league to sponsor any
liquor control bill which falls short Of
prohibition.
A statement made public by the COM
mittee today expressed specific opposi-
ton to the Bratt system and the Cana
such features of proposed local control
legislation which may have the tend
enCy to increase the consumption Of
alcoholic liquors for beverage purposes"
Anti-Saloon League Views.
The statement of policy of the Dis
trict Anti-Saloon League Committee
was made known today by Andrew Will
son, chairman, after conference of the
committee members late yesterday.
The statement follows:
1.-THE views of the Committee Of the
Anti-Saloon League of the District OF
Columbia as stated by those at the
meeting of the Committee on Policy
relating to proposed legislation for the
control of the beverage alcoholic liquor
traffic In the District of Columbia sub
sequent to the repeal of the eighteenth
amendment may be summarized as
follows:
II. The committee Is opposed to the
traffic in alcoholic liquors for beverage
purposes.
"2. The committee favors prohibit
ing such traffic in the District Of Co.
lumbia.
49, The committee favors a law SINH
lar to the prohibition act of March 8,
1917 commonly known as the Shep-
pard law.
a. The committee is opposed to the
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