Evening star., 1933-12-03

openly, and should not be compelled
to take his liquor home with him be-
fore being allowed to drink it. also
believe that it is foolish to require
man to buy meal in order to get
a drink. That will get us back to the
days of the rubber sandwich, whicn
served the purpose of a meal for
years on a stretch"
Still for Prohibition.
Jesse C. Suter said that as one who
had fought for the passage of the
Sheppard law, he was still in favor o:
prohibition. This plan" he said,
won't cure bootlegging. We had that
in the days before prohibition and we
will have it again" He suggested that
all of the dry areas required by law
in the District by the excise law be.
fore the Sheppard law be made dry
once more.
Edwin S. Hege objected to allowing
any liquor establishments to be set up
in Chevy Chase. Harry N. Stull urged
prohibition of liquor establishments
near schools or places of worship. and
also the immediate forfeiture of the IL
to a minor. George E. Sullivan wanted
limited to wines of 18 per cent alco-
holic content by volume or per cent
beers.
DR.. w. P. Kenealy, A. H. Gregory and
Marvin NJ Mclean asked that the re-
port be adopted as it stood, because Of
its liberality.
w. j. Neale of North Cleveland Park
moved to complete the discussion at
special meeting and his motion carried.
80 to "a. Previously a motion to table
the whole matter by Thomas j. LEVEL
lyn had failed, Is to 40. The commit
tee will hold another meeting at
o'clock tomorrow night to redraft It's
report so as to include some Of the re-
strictive suggestions offered.
Text of Report
The text of the report of the Special
Committee on the Sale of Alcoholic
Beverages in the District of Columbia
follows
Your committee has had under con-
sideration the question of suitable law
to govern the sale of alcoholic beverages
in the District of Columbia. Individual
members of the committee, before meet
Ing in conference, gave careful con-
sideration to proposals and plans from
various sources and the laws already
adopted for liquor control in other
States and foreign countries. In con-
ference the committee also had before
1t resolutions of various citizens asso-
Citations $50. Eight OF the eleven mem
bers of the committee took part in the
conference, which resulted in the formu-
lation of this report, and six of the said
members voted to recommend that in
the framing of a law to govern the sale
of alcoholic beverages in the District of
Columbia the following general plan
be recognized:
1. Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board be established The said
board to consist of three persons ap-
pointed by the Commissioners Of the
District of Columbia. Each mem
Der Of the board to be a citizen of
the United States and an actual
bona flde resident of the District of
Columbia for five years immediate
ly preceding his appointment, during
which time he shall not have
claimed residence or voted elsewhere.
2. Said Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board to establish and operate
municipal stores for the sale to
Licensees at wholesale prices and to
all others at retail prices.
3. Alcoholic beverages for con-
sumption on the premises to be sold
for cash only by licensed hotels,
restaurants, clubs, dining cars and
boats
4. Alcoholic beverages for con-
sumption of the premises to be sold
only by municipal stores.
5. Unlimited purchases at munich
pal stores to be made between 900
am. and 900 pm. with the excep-
ton OF Sundays and holidays.
g. Licensees to be permitted to sell
alcoholic beverages for consumption
on the premises between noon and
midnight on all days except Sun
days.
7. Importation of alcoholic bev-
erages into the District of Colum-
bia for sale, except by municipal
stores. to be prohibited.
8. Reasonable license fees on a
graduated scale to be charged ac-
cording to the size, type and esti-
mated patronage of the licensed
places.
Your committee further recommends
that it be authorized to give further
consideration and study to the question
under consideration and to submit any
future recommendations that it may
care to make at future regular or
special meeting of this federation"
Protest on School Delay.
The federation resolved to send q
letter to the Commissioners protesting
against and asking an explanation Of
the delay of II months in the plans for
the Woodrow Wilson High Schc !.
Speakers said $4,000 had been ap-
propriated for these plans July /. 1882.
and they are not ready yet. Recently
the Commissioners hired three consult
ing architects, at $50 per day each. to
work on these plans.
1t also was decided to ask the Com
missioners to make an immediate start
on construction Of the Anacostia Junior |
decided not to do until funds for its