Evening star., 1933-04-09
MANY FAIL TO GET
BEER LICENSES AS
D. c. OFFICES CLOSE
4O4 Permits Issued So Far,
With More Than LOO
Applicants.
ACTUAL TABLES REQUIRED
FOR SALES, POLICE TOLD
Minor Violations Of Regulations to
Bring Only Warnings for Time
Until Doubts Are Cleared.

AohPoAy oS OS&SSN> sNoS>~~ ~s-S
doors leading to the offices OF the
Beverage Permits Board were shut in
the faces of the throng of applicants
whose licenses had not yet come
through and the board adjourned. 1t
had issued 404 licenses in the three
hectic days of its existence. More than
100 persons had applied. Several
hundred were in the District Building
waiting for their licenses to come
through. The disgruntled applicants
were sent home to return at 9 O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
On Thursday and Friday the would-be
beer dispensers had paid $500. in
cash in the expectation Of getting
licenses. The sum paid yesterday was
not known, but it was unofficially estl-
mated that it would bring the recelpts
close to the 100000 mark. Veteran
District officials cannot remember a
time when taxpayers were so anxious
to pay the city money.
Their anxiety was easily explainable.
by the throngs which continued to press
mound those places licensed to sell
Beer. The beer yesterday appeared
slentiful, in spite Of temporary
Drought on Friday. There is nothing in
either the act or the regulations to
prevent the sale of beer today, either
by "on-sale" or "of-sale" establish
ments.
Violators to Be Warned.
Meanwhile, police captains were in
formed yesterday afternoon that for the
present. at least minor infractions OF
the beverage regulations will merit only
a warning. These instructions were
given by Inspector L. I. H. Edwards, as
sistant superintendent of police, ana
member of the Beverage Board, at
meeting called by Supt. Of Police Brown
for the purpose of getting all concerned
straight on Interpretation OF the resu-
lations.
inspector Edwards pointed out that
It is not necessary that food be served
along with the beer, but that places
where the beverage is served must pre-
viously have been used primarily Ior
the serving OF food. .....s1
In this connection, the ponce CON-
manders were-told that notnng put an
actual table at which one may SIT Wnne
drinking could be construed as table"
md the counters violated this regulation.
This was in line with a ruling py
w w Bride, corporation counsel. ~
is believed. however, that legal comph-
cations will arise on this point, for
strict enforcement would undoubtedly
close several businesses operating down.
town. or force them to rearrange tneir
furnishings.
Another questionable point that has
cropped up is the question as 70
whether places with "on sale permits
should be allowed to sell beer by the
bottle to be taken away. The BeVeragS
Board now holds that the on sale
licensees may not do this, but the queS-
tion has been raised as to whether the
language of the act on this point Is
strong enough to withhold court
test.
Barred in Post Office.
How far-if at all-the sale OF peer
will be permitted in cafeterias operated
in Government buildings is another
issue still to be decided.
The beverage is "out" so far as the
Post Office Department restaurant Is
concerned, as ban IN sucn estapnsn.
ments all over the country was appheo
Yesterday afternoon in an order Dy
Joseph G. OMahoney, First Assistant
Postmaster General, now acting POST
master General in the absence OF POST
master General Farley.
Taking cognizance Of the sale OF beer
in the cafeteria in the Chicago POST
Office, permitted by Arthur G. Lueder,
the postmaster, O'Mahoney ruled this
must stop.
RESTAURANTS in post Offices" he said,
"are conducted for the benefit and con-
yenience of employees. They are service
institutions pure and simple, and are
not intended to be patronized by the
general public 1t is my opinion. there
Haa chOt,1d mt hQ 066e0 TO
the menu of Federal employees CO.
operative cafeterias" .
Beer had not made its appearance at
the postal cafeteria here.
This problem, insofar as 1t affects
those building cafeterias which come
under the direction of the Welfare and
Recreational Association Of Pubic
Buildings and Grounds, will be laio
before the trustees and the heads OF
the departments concerned, F.. W. HOO
yer, general manager, said yesterday.
Army Plans to Have Brew.
While naval establishments here
must get along without the new bever-
age. by order of Secretary Swanson, the
Army proposes to have its beer. The
war College yesterday applied for an
''on sale" permit for the officers mess
and an "off sale" permit for the post
exchange.
The Abner Drury brewery, the only
one operating here. reported last night
that its shortage of the new brew was
mot due to any manufacturing dim
culties, but to the fact that but 2,ooo
cases a day can be bottled. While most
nIaces had about a week to get ready,
il was added, here, but two days were
available for the bottling operations
before sale started. This concern VIII
not make deliveries today. although
Corporation Counsel Bride said last
night that Sunday delivery is not pro-
hibited.
lunkAkM NihI We AWAY