Evening star., 1933-04-13
CITY BEER BOARD
PREPARES TO ISSUE
ANNUAL LICENSES
Investigation of Facts Will
Be Started Within Next
Few Days.
RUSH FOR TEMPORARY
PERMITS Is SUBSIDING
Total Increased to 1928 as Action
Is Taken on % During
Morning Session.

The Beverage Permits Board today
began preparations to issue annual per-
mits for sale of legal beer in the Dis
trict, as the rush of applicants for tenn
porary licenses fell off in comparison
with demands last week.
Actual investigation of the facts
needed for issuing permanent licenses
will be started in the next few days,
it was announced by Vernon E. West,
chairman of the board, after final de-
cision has been reached on necessary
forms and procedure.
The temporary permits already is
sued are subject to recall by the Dis
trict on five-day notice.
Another new development came when
members of the board decided tenta-
lively TO meet two or three times a
week to pass on applications for per-
continues. Final decision was post
poned for another day or two.
I,I2S Permits Issued.
The board has been in daily session
since before the sale of beer nationally
became effective last Friday and for
several days held extended night ses-
sions to consider regulations and ap-
plications.
Shortly before noon today the board
had issued % additional temporary per-
mits during its morning session, bring
ing the total to date to 1928 permits.
Those which had been denied totaled
201. Twenty-Five other applications were
being held for further investigation.
Applications filed with payments for
licenses had brought to the District
$115,50o in fees, when a count was
do ot Ia olo Of hue locf ,ioI,
Officials again called attention to a
provision of the beer act which pre-
scribes that no local licensee shall sell
beer purchased from an out of town
brewery until that manufacturer shall
have agreed formally to make returns
each month Of the quantity of beer
sold here to dealers. Collection of
revenues is the purpose of the pro-
vision.
Only three brewers have received
such certificates up to noon. In ad-
dition to two Pennsylvania concerns
which already had such approval, one
other was added today, a Maryland con-
Germ with Baltimore offices.
Test Case Anticipated.
Enforcement of the prohibition
against shipment of beer to the District
where certificates are lacking rests with
the United States attorney, District Of
ficial5 said.
Capt. Hugh P. Gram director Of in
spection, and a member Of the Permits
Board, said he anticipated test case
would develop over the sale of beer at
a owntown licensee over a food 'coun-
ter" to obtain a court ruling as to
whether it is to be interpreted as a
table" under the meaning of the Dis
trict beer act. y
Corporation Counsel Bride laid before
the District Commissioners an opinion
that the District should not grant a
license to sell beer to tenant OF the
receiver of the Washington & Old Do
minion Railroad who has shop IN
the circular business development at
the south end of Key Bridge.
The question involved the boundary
of the District. The shop Is in the
area of the approach" to Key Bridge,
over which the Federal Government
has placed Jurisdiction in the District
government. Mr.. Bride ruled that
while the District has control over the
approach, it is not in fact within the
District of Columbia.
The board yesterday issued permits
for sale of beer at the Tourist Camp
in East Potomac Park, the Municipal
Golf Course in Anacostia Park and the
Hains Point Tea House, which hao
the Endorsement of the Recreation and
Welfare Association, headed by Col.
U. S. Grant.